i know a fair amount about my father's side of the family thanks to my uncle, who did extensive research into our geneology. my mom's side... not so much. i have a million cousins thanks to my nana's 3 sisters and their off spring, but that's about as far as it goes. my nana and her sisters grew up poor in england during the war. their father had some kind of neurological disorder due to war injuries and their mother was from ireland. anymore than that, i'd probably have to travel and do some research myself.
the one that really interests me is my mom's dad's mom... my maternal great grandmother, edith. i don't know much about edith, but i've picked up bits and pieces over the years. i've only just learned her name. edith had black hair and no teeth (tho that was probably towards the end, i assume). she liked to wear red lipstick and she was an alcoholic, spending all of her money on booze. my nana has told me several times that she was a gypsy. my mom tells me that she was a burlesque dancer or lady of the night -- kind of hard to tell exactly if it was the former or the latter based on the time period (sometime 1920's-1940's).
stay tuned readers... i need to go pick my nana's brain.
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