American people, help!!!?

Question

This is for one of my classes, which is called “American Culture”. My homework consists in asking American people to answer the following questions in order to know a little more about the early years of the U.S. and its first inhabitants. The questions are:
1. What nationalities were your ancestors?
2. When did your ancestors immigrate to America?
3. Does anyone in your family still speak the language of the old (original) country?
4. Does your family maintain contact with any relatives in the old country?
5. What family customs or traditions from the old country do you observe

Answer 1

I am what is called a "Heinz 57" (as in the number of ingredients in the ketchup) I'm a mut. My ancestors were Italian, Lithuainian, Scottish, English, Irish, possibly French, Viking, and a little Cherokee. There are more, but I have a hard time remembering them all.
Some immigrated in the 1930's, during the beginning of WWII in Europe. Some were here during the English colonial period, and the Cherokee were native, from a long time ago.
My great grandparents spoke Russian on one side, and Italian on the other. They all died before I met them, and the rest of us have all forgotten the old languages.
Supposedly the Prince of Monoco is a distant cousin, but we've never met him. (I'm being honest!) Other than that, I have no idea who our distant relatives in Europe are.
None of the old customs are left.

Answer 2

1. What nationalities were your ancestors?
Italian, Irish, Norwegian are the main ones.
2. When did your ancestors immigrate to America?
My great grandparents were all born in their native lands- so came here in 1890's.
3. Does anyone in your family still speak the language of the old (original) country?
Sad to say, but no- we know a few words and phrases.
4. Does your family maintain contact with any relatives in the old country?
No.
5. What family customs or traditions from the old country do you observe
Herring on New Years Eve= Norway
Fish only on Christmas Eve- Italian (actually probably Catholic but it is the Italian relatives that followed it)
Observing the saints day for who you are named-Italian
Corned beef and cabbage on St Patricks Day- Irish
Having a party at a wake for the dead- drink to the life of the person- Irish
Fierce loyalty to blood relatives- Italian and Irish
There's just a few!

Answer 3

. What nationalities were your ancestors? Irish, German, English, Dutch, and Swiss
2. When did your ancestors immigrate to America? One came before the War of 1812. Others didn't come until 1840-1850.
3. Does anyone in your family still speak the language of the old (original) country? Nope.
4. Does your family maintain contact with any relatives in the old country? Nope.
5. What family customs or traditions from the old country do you observe? We cook some of the old recipes like spare ribs and saurkraut.

Answer 4

1. English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, German, Swiss and Norwegian

2. I do not know when all my ancestors immigrated to America, but the last one immigrated in 1873. Some of the first ones immigrated in the 1600's. My family spans the time frame of this country.

3. I guess they do since my family speaks English and parts of my family is from England.

4. No, because I do not know any of my distant cousins from the old world.

5. I do not think anyone in my family observes any customs or traditions from the old world.

Answer 5

1. What nationalities were your ancestors?
Ukranian, Italian, Irish, English
2. When did your ancestors immigrate to America?
Early 1900's
3. Does anyone in your family still speak the language of the old (original) country?
No
4. Does your family maintain contact with any relatives in the old country?
No
5. What family customs or traditions from the old country do you observe
None

Answer 6

1) Scottish, English, Northern Irish, French Huguenot
2) From the 1600s until about 1890
3) Since Lowland Scots, the Northern Irish, and the English all speak English, yes--but, of course, not with a Texas drawl.
4) A third cousin twice removed from Scotland (who now has dual American-British citizenship) has contacted me on line as well as over the phone.
5) I don't think that English and Scottish customs are all that different from American ones.

Answer 7

1. English, Irish, mostly.

2. That I know about 1775, (he was transported from Britain as a convict for stealing deer), and also probably in the early 1800s.
3. I suppose we still do speak English, yes. Not the Queen's English, mind you, but still close enough. Irish, no.

4. I don't know of any of my relatives that live in England or anywhere else.

5. Oh, the usual. Christmas. Easter, so forth.

Cheers!!

Answer 8

1. Norway & Belgium (Flanders).
2. 1893 (Norway) and a late 1800's from Belgium.
3. I can speak a few words (30-50) of Norwegian. That's it.
4. the relatives there are very distant - but I have one aname and address in each country - we correspond maybe 1/year.
5. Food traditions - still eat certain foods and dishes that are not 'American" and came from Norway.

Answer 9

1. English, Scottish, Irish, French, German, Ukranian, Dutch and Polish.

2. Some of them came on the Mayflower. I know one of them came to the US in 1871. I believe another came came around 1920.

3. My maternal grandparents I think may still speak some Yiddish.

4. No. Most of the Relatives were either orphans when they came to this country or the records that would have helped identify them were destroyed in WWII.

5. None that I know of.

Answer 10

1. Western euros - Scot, Dutch, English, some German

2. From 1630s; most recent 1812 (he was captured, imprisoned, chose to stay when the war was over).

3. Nope.

4. After nearly 400 years? Nope.

5. Uhm. Who knows. We're natives here.