re: #156 ProTARDISLiberal

I could list here, but it would be stupid too. Suffice to say, my Mom’s side screwed around enough that I am likely distantly related to at least a few you.

Records in many cases go back at least to the 1600’s. And in one spot, the 1200’s.

I may well order that ancestry.com DNA test.

On my father’s side, one of my uncles traced back the family tree to the Roman Republic, which is sort of cool. There is one massive caveat in my particular case, however.

I’m adopted. And back in the day, the late 60s, adoptions were ‘closed’. Whoever my actual parents were, I genuinely have no idea. One tantalizing clue; my birth mother was only 16 when I was born.

I’ve been told, by Czechs, that I have distinctly Russian/Asian features, ie, the structure of my face, and I must say that Czechs are exceedingly good at spotting those who aren’t of their particular tribe. The most common thing I hear, largely from older Czechs, is that I’m a dead ringer for V.I. Lenin - as in ‘separated at birth?’ dead ringer.

It would be very interesting to find out what my actual ethnic background really is.