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Posted At: Monday, November 03, 2008 10:24 PM
Posted To: alt.home.repair
Conversation: America 2042: WHITE MINORITY, the country you have left
for your kids
Subject: America 2042: WHITE MINORITY, the country you have left for
your kids

On Nov 3, 8:07 pm, J?rgen Exner wrote:
"." wrote:
The European settlers had followed game animals on the ice shelf
extending westward from Europe and had been in North America for
about
2,000 years when they encountered the "Indians" moving eastward.

Interesting story, actually I have not heard about it before but would
be very interested in reading up on details. Do you have a reference?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solutrean_hypothesis

Anyway, I suppose you are tracing your lineage back to those European
settlers from 15000 years ago, right?

My lineage has only been traced back 2000 years, through Robert Brus
(father of Robert the Bruce, king of Scotland) to the ancient kings of
Sweden.

When I say that I am a Real American, I refer to my descent from
Master Richard Warren, Mayflower passenger and signatory to the
Mayflower Compact.
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Looks like we're cousins.
Are you a member of the Mayflower Society too?

I guess I've never thought of myself as more of a 'real' American
because of that lineage, rather a closer connection to our country's
founders. I've recognized in myself some of the characteristics and
strengths they had for survival. Of particular note was Richard's wife
(Elizabeth) who carried on after his death (8 years after he arrived on
the Mayflower).

She never remarried, lived to be about 90 yrs old, raised her children
and managed at a functional level usually allotted only to men. She was
allowed to succeed to her husband's rights as "Purchaser" and acquired
much property which she transferred to her sons-in-law before her death.
She was honored with the title "Mrs.", as most women were called
"Goodwife".

From the union of Richard and Elizabeth came many tenacious, creative,
brave, responsible and enduring spirited people: [Ulysses S. Grant
(President), FDR (President), Allen B. Shepard, Jr (Astronaut, first man
into space, 5th to walk on the moon), Laura Ingalls Wilder (author of
Little House on the Prairie books), Grandma Moses (artist), Richard Gere
(actor).