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Originally posted by Lilred
lol...probaly not cold compared to where you are...but..back then..highs in the winter would have been in the 20's or 30's at best. Lots of snows too.
You are right, dsyentry was a big killer then..and scarlet fever.
But to be honest I would much rather live in a place like that than in some "gated community" somewhere.
I have no Irish in me...I am Scottish. My folks went from Scotland to Ireland durin the early 1600's in the northern part, where the king of England gave the Scots land and rid himself of the troublemakers lol...cause then they was too busy fightin the Irish. With my folks, it aint last 20 yrs fore my first ancestor to America came over. He returned to Scotland and sent his sons and their wives back to America 9 years later. They ported in PA and came straight to VA and found their deeded land in Augusta county. We have been here ever since tormentin the residents lol
Clans Anderson & Campbell are my scottish heritage.
My hubby swears there is Viking in me somewhere...but I dont believe him :P lol
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Now theres some history for ya. The Vikings pillaged, plundered and raped the British Isles on many ocassions. It was one of their favorite places for vacationing. Fact is it is said the Vikings discovered America long before Columbus got here. The Vikings were world travelers.
In some ways I'm glad the Irish and Scots never amassed large Armys and took off for domination. I'm sure they could have kicked a$$ and took names.
Now if we could just get the Vikings football team straightened out.
Bill