Debra wrote in part: >>I'm intriqued with the storyteller of the Appalacians if this is of >>Ireland? >> Debra, if you would like to learn more about the Appalachian Storyteller, visit my website at: http://hearlshill.freeservers.com/index.html The Herrells, Harrolls etc. originated in Denmark and Norway and spread all over Europe, Scotland, Ireland and other countries before coming to America. My Herrell family, having been in America since probably 1650, I can no longer claim a nationality such as Irish, Scottish, German, English or other, because in over three hundred years of intermixing with other nationalities and Native Americans, I am Everything combined, as are most Americans whose first families arrived during colonial times. Thanks for the interest! G. Lee Hearl Authentic Appalachian Storyteller Abingdon, Va.

Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's day. Searching my database of 15,000 showed only ONE event that happened in Ireland-The death of my 10th great Grandfather, who escaped there from France to avoid religious persecution. But that didn't stop my daughter from dressing all in green and heading off to school to be Irish for the day. Not one drop of Irish blood in the child at all. <G> Teresa Ghee Elliott Rutherford Co., TN cemeteries: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rutherfordcemetery/ TMG sentences: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rutherfordcemetery/TMG.html Organized genealogy [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: G. Lee Hearl [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 9:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VACAROLI] Appalachian Storyteller, Irish? Debra wrote in part: >>I'm intriqued with the storyteller of the Appalacians if this is of >>Ireland? >> Debra, if you would like to learn more about the Appalachian Storyteller, visit my website at: http://hearlshill.freeservers.com/index.html The Herrells, Harrolls etc. originated in Denmark and Norway and spread all over Europe, Scotland, Ireland and other countries before coming to America. My Herrell family, having been in America since probably 1650, I can no longer claim a nationality such as Irish, Scottish, German, English or other, because in over three hundred years of intermixing with other nationalities and Native Americans, I am Everything combined, as are most Americans whose first families arrived during colonial times. Thanks for the interest! G. Lee Hearl Authentic Appalachian Storyteller Abingdon, Va. ==== VACAROLI Mailing List ==== When responding to a 'gatewayed' post from the message board, be sure to use the board addy provided in the message. Since the poster may not be a member of our mailing list, they will only see your response when it is made through the board.

I had a ggreat uncle, Simon Herrell, who was born in 1825, very likely in Burke co., NC, who told people he was From Ireland! I wonder how many old stories like this have been passed down through families as absolute Truth and passed on to other researchers of today. The first thing I did when I got interested in researching the Harrell, Herrell, Harrold etc. families was read everything I could find concering the origin of the name. In my case, I found Harrald as a name used in Norway and Denmark when people had only one name and were referred to by some physical characteristic or a deed they had done. When I learned that the most notorious Vikings were Harralds or their relatives, it became very interesting! They ranged from fierce warriors to Kings of Norway, Denmark, England, Scotland and Ireland, one was even a Saint, Saint Olaf. I found that Fairhair Harald lived to be about 80 years old, dying in 935 AD, the average age of most of the Harrells etc. I have found in America. Makes me want to make a DNA comparison to the "old folks"! So you see why I may be at least part Irish today! G. Lee Hearl Authentic Appalachian Storyteller Abingdon, Va.