You should get one of those AncestryDNA kits. The results can be pretty fascinating. I've actually found relatives of mine via DNA matches.
On Mar 22, 2017 12:13 AM, "George Skorup" <[email protected]> wrote: > George #1 was a barber. Came over early 1900's. George #2 says #1 was > Austrian. My dad (#3) always argued with his dad because #1's papers said > Hungary. Nobody knows what the real story is. My mom's dad and his parents > and grandparents are nearly full blooded German. Yeah, all that German from > both sides, I know where some of my anger comes from. It's probably good > that I don't drink. > > Funny story about #1. My great aunt (his daughter) found it in the news > paper from the late 20's or early 30's, I forget. Their apartment was above > the barber shop. He came upstairs for lunch one day and found his (first) > wife being shagged by another guy. He shot the guy in the ass climbing out > of the window. He then shot the ring finger off of her hand. Bam, divorced. > > On 3/21/2017 2:09 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > In St. George, Utah today.� Trade show.� Need a haircut real bad.� > Google barber shops.� First one closed, vacant.� Second one closed > vacant.� Hmmm > � > Third real barber shop, two guys, looks like perhaps a half hour wait.� > After a minute or two the barber asked if my name was on the wall.� I > looked up at a white board and saw perhaps 12 other names.� Told him I > was on a lunch break, he said to come back after work, maybe he would be > able to fit me in.� > � > OK, keep driving, across the street a sign says barber shop.� Hard to > figure out where it is, oh, back behind the hair salon.� Walked in, > nobody in there... but then this tall slim woman with long blond hair comes > walking in and says sit down.� German accent.� OK fine not a real > barber but whatever, I need a hair cut. > � > Then she starts on the story.� From Germany.� A barber not a hair > dresser.� She does not fuss around she says.� Been doing this for 25 > years, men only.� Trained in Germany.� > � > Hair cut took 10 minutes or less start to finish, including a hot shaving > mug brush and straight razor to the neck with a hot towel massage.� She > was a real barber, probably the best I have seen for 30 years.� $15 In > and out.� German speed and� precision.�� > � > Wish I could take her with me.� Harder to find real barbers and real > barber shops anymore.� > > >
