tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post4071740570733652102..comments2024-03-24T19:29:46.463-07:00Comments on Ancestral Discoveries: "Who Do You Think You Are?" - Cindy CrawfordJanice M. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-28868772793856884912023-04-17T11:03:34.386-07:002023-04-17T11:03:34.386-07:00I think it is great that so many people can docume...I think it is great that so many people can document their descent from Charlemagne. I wish I could!Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-37007908920243757392023-04-17T09:23:39.634-07:002023-04-17T09:23:39.634-07:00Karen CottonKaren CottonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-18793451493159904422023-04-17T09:21:53.685-07:002023-04-17T09:21:53.685-07:00I am des. from another of the Trowbridge brothers ...I am des. from another of the Trowbridge brothers his des. Was found by doing President Hayes ancestors. Thomas Trowbridge's wife Elisabeth Marshall is also des. from Charlemagne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-37446863938249743042022-08-23T15:38:05.973-07:002022-08-23T15:38:05.973-07:00Isn't it great to have the WDYTYA team work on...Isn't it great to have the WDYTYA team work on your familhy history? And it's very cool to have your descent from Charlemagne documented. Of course you can call Cindy Crawford cuz! Unfortunately, that doesn't mean she'll call you back, though. :)Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-75225456386689887862022-08-23T14:05:11.862-07:002022-08-23T14:05:11.862-07:00Wow,this is fascinating.I'm a Trowbridge and h...Wow,this is fascinating.I'm a Trowbridge and have a family tree from 1968.My tree starts at Thomas and his four children.My bloodline is his son William (1633) who is James (1636) brother,(Cindy"s ancestor).I guess I go back to Charlemagne also.It also progresses through a Stephen(1760) who fought with Ethan Allens Green Mountain Boys.Never cared till I stumbled on the Cindy Crawford Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-57822876523941396522022-05-28T11:58:58.669-07:002022-05-28T11:58:58.669-07:00My writing style definitely tends toward sarcastic...My writing style definitely tends toward sarcastic, but many people appear to enjoy it. I wouldn't say bitchy, but to each his own. I love how you end up agreeing with me about the programs, though.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-67667471487588955252022-05-28T09:57:25.164-07:002022-05-28T09:57:25.164-07:00To Zara Zachary. Hahahaha!! That's giving her ...To Zara Zachary. Hahahaha!! That's giving her the gears! The article is a bit bitchy. However those ancestry shows are pretentious AF, flying around the World to look at one page, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-55257730757678610962021-03-14T15:21:22.611-07:002021-03-14T15:21:22.611-07:00Well, actually, it's my blog, so it is my busi...Well, actually, it's my blog, so it is my business to comment. But I guess we see my blog post differently.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-86200479477755644572021-03-13T23:26:12.378-08:002021-03-13T23:26:12.378-08:00Thank you for all the information on that branch o...Thank you for all the information on that branch of her family. It's all very interesting.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-23969648995580295702020-09-22T00:04:55.475-07:002020-09-22T00:04:55.475-07:00Better than Charlemagne is her descent from him th...Better than Charlemagne is her descent from him through Walter de Gant's father-in-law, Stephen (c1056-1136), Count of Treguier in northern Brittany. According to the Cartulary of St Mary's Abbey York, Count Stephen opened England's first "High Court of Parliament" in 1089. (That's still Parliament's official name.)<br /><br />Stephen's father was Count Odo (zoetropohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561232179829754977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-21339627674846357152020-05-23T19:36:25.456-07:002020-05-23T19:36:25.456-07:00Interesting! I guess that's another reason to...Interesting! I guess that's another reason to do genealogy, right? No more guessing, just the facts. ;)Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-16748132658962157352020-05-23T15:02:44.569-07:002020-05-23T15:02:44.569-07:00I always thought Cindy Crawford had latina or midd...I always thought Cindy Crawford had latina or middle eastern heritage, very surprised she's English,German and French!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-20408830487038631762020-04-28T04:17:08.724-07:002020-04-28T04:17:08.724-07:00It's a very sarcastic article. You run the gi...It's a very sarcastic article. You run the girl down, put aspersions on her ancestor even though it's not your business to comment but you want impose your crappy narrative on a story with no evidence. The tone is disrespectful. She has every right as anyone else to seek her ancestors. Everyone has some vanity about being li led to someone historical. So so what ,<br />Zara Zacheryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06162536958318228060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-26411639022803931952019-10-12T02:50:14.806-07:002019-10-12T02:50:14.806-07:00According to the Wikipedia page about Crawford, he...According to the Wikipedia page about Crawford, her mother's maiden name is actually Walker. It has her name as Jennifer Sue Crawford-Moluf, which somewhat suggests that she is no longer married to Mr. Crawford.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-81770602976123509202019-10-12T02:10:07.275-07:002019-10-12T02:10:07.275-07:00Her Mother's maiden name was Moluf which is Sc...Her Mother's maiden name was Moluf which is Scandanavian decent and a name from Norway. Schmidt last name doesn't become Smith cause they're kinda spelled similar. Nice try tho.Rhonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12081589696569169037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-39486389267669825522016-07-10T21:23:11.234-07:002016-07-10T21:23:11.234-07:00Based on what I have read, it does seem to be accu...Based on what I have read, it does seem to be accurate that pretty much everyone with western European ancestry is descended from Charlemagne. So it isn't really exciting to say that Charlemagne is your ancestor. If, on the other hand, you can document your family connection to Charlemagne, that's probably something worth mentioning.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-10834164027671299812016-07-10T21:13:11.807-07:002016-07-10T21:13:11.807-07:00If you believe QI, everybody who comes from wester...If you believe QI, everybody who comes from western Europe shares DNA with king charlemagneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11677282811977458560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-60616962029867404942015-08-31T08:37:46.101-07:002015-08-31T08:37:46.101-07:00That's true, we don't. There's always...That's true, we don't. There's always a difference between what the producers decide to emphasize on air and what the researchers may have found while working on the family. In this case, it's possible they didn't really do any research on Crawford's mother's side of the family. As viewers, we just don't know.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-47460296799639970532015-08-31T07:09:20.619-07:002015-08-31T07:09:20.619-07:00But we still don't know anything about her mot...But we still don't know anything about her mother's side the Malouf family which is a very common Middle eastern family namevixihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966896101229643679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-6534315906230762192015-03-10T13:48:12.767-07:002015-03-10T13:48:12.767-07:00As I understand it, the research results are given...As I understand it, the research results are given to the celebrity, and it's up to that person what she wants to do with them. I don't believe they're published, certainly not with all the citation details. I guess you would need to contact Cindy Crawford and see if she is willing to share the information?<br /><br />JaniceJanice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-75819483089446119792015-03-10T09:43:32.163-07:002015-03-10T09:43:32.163-07:00So where can one go to see the lineage, with prope...So where can one go to see the lineage, with proper source citation for Ms Crawford's line as far back as was presented on the TV?<br /><br />Roger Marble, OhioAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04065674594717219404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-72912958314027827322014-02-02T21:02:14.080-08:002014-02-02T21:02:14.080-08:00That is interesting about Trowbridge. I suspect i...That is interesting about Trowbridge. I suspect if they had been able to find a link between Crawford's family and the town they would have exploited it in the show, but maybe they had to draw the line somewhere. As for Somerset versus Somersetshire, I don't remember at this point which they used in the episode. It could be my mistake versus theirs. If so, I apologize!<br /><br />Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-74097357224028243382014-02-02T15:49:16.109-08:002014-02-02T15:49:16.109-08:00Very interesting piece! Strangely I live in Trowbr...Very interesting piece! Strangely I live in Trowbridge which is the county town of Wiltshire, a neighbouring county of Somerset (Somersetshire doesn't exist) I wonder if his ancestry came from this area way back when. CateJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15500450516091906138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-32784952591397748152013-09-02T09:12:25.468-07:002013-09-02T09:12:25.468-07:00Thanks for reminding me -- I meant to comment abou...Thanks for reminding me -- I meant to comment about the lack of family members shown in the episode. I was a little surprised also, because it seemed like a great way to integrate the child into the program. It's possible she wants to keep her family out of the public eye, I guess. (Even though both of her children's names were shown on the large scroll.)Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-82728325030834517882013-09-02T08:40:55.238-07:002013-09-02T08:40:55.238-07:00Better, but still not a realistic vision of what r...Better, but still not a realistic vision of what real research is like. And I like your analogy of the game...I've played RPGs where the scenario was about as linear and forced as some of these shows are.<br /><br />If this interest in genealogy was started because her 6th grader had the "do your family tree" assignment, why didn't her 6th grader come along and "do some of Carol Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062588763657870062noreply@blogger.com