I think everyone would agree that this blog has allowed us to connect and get to know everyone in the family a lot better than we knew each other before. Blogging allows all of us to stay connected beyond Thanksgiving and Christmas.
With such a large family, I've also been in contact with people I haven't seen since I was five.
Earlier this week I was on this blog. Occasionly I'll look back at old posts, and read old comments just for the fun of it. One post specifically caught my attention: Lisa's Classroom. It caught my attention because there was a comment there that I hadn't seen before. The author is anonymous but here's what they said:
Hi Feyen's!
We are Feyen's as well! Our great grandfather and mother were Nicholas and Katherine from Luxembourg (and Feyen Germany just north of the border) They came in the mid to late 1800's and settled in Wisconsin and then Minnesota. Very Catholic and all blue eyed and blond. There are definately triplets and twins in the family....any relation? cgdaniel@comcast.net
Someone help me out! I haven't responded yet, because I simply don't know if we're related.
But seriously, how awesome! The internet does amazing things sometimes, and how great would it be if we were able to connect with these long lost "possible" relatives!
If this "anonymous" person is reading this blog update as well... thank-you for commenting, this has obviously grabed my curiosity! This would be so cool if we are related.
Hello world!
7 months ago
2 comments:
If you contact this family, it might be helpful to know that the original spelling of the name was Feijen, with Feije Feijen living in Dwingelo, Holland. This spelling makes sense if you think of Meijer, and how it is pronounced. Vonnie Feyen
Hello Vonnie,
That's helpful..I remember Feije and Stein coming to visit,but I didn't remember where they were from. I remember them telling us that they had traced our ancestory back to 1600 to 1700's when a Danish pirate came to Holland. Who knows maybe I was just a gullible youth..(some things never change) I'll pass on an e-mail to this family. There's a Dutch family living in our area for a year and when I mentioned the spelling change to them they said, "Oh, dat's not a change. In Holland, "ij" and "y" are interchangeable....interesting..
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