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20 | LIFE IN SOLERA | MARCH 2022 | In February, Marty Mangan gave a very interesting Part 2 review of the Vietnam War. He will present Part 3 on March 7. The History Group meets in Oakmont Room 1 and 2 from 4:30 to 5:30. In April, following on the heels of Marty's presentation of the overall history of the period, Richard Crowe will talk on his 1970-1971 experience in Vietnam – just one soldier's story – and his 50th anniversary return trip to Vietnam in December, 2019. ~ Richard Crowe HISTORY GROUP Surname Schema: As you build your family tree, you may find that the parent's surname for an individual is not the same as the parent's. For example, if you have ancestors of Spanish or Hispanic origins you will probably find that they have more than one surname. This makes it difficult to trace them back on your tree. However, there is a surname shcema used by Hispanic families when they become married or when children are involved. You may notice that two surnames are used. The first is the father's surname and the second is the mother's first surname. (for Portugese and Brazilian surnames this naming schema is reversed). The Spanish surnaming schema is generally used for official documents, etc. However, in everyday usage the first surname is generally used. Upon marriage the wife does not change her name. Their children will have a surname that is the first surname of the father followed by the first surname of the mother. Sometimes these two surnames are connected with a a hyphen or a 'y' between them. Of course, these naming shema are not always followed, but as you go farther back in an ancestor's Spanish or Hispanic ancestry this naming schema may be helpful to you in determining what family names to research or to look up in online data bases. There are other surname schemas for families, such as for Scandinavian, Irish, and Scotch ancestors. For Scandinavian families, the sones take the surname using the father's first name and adding 'son.' For a daughter, it is the same except you add 'dottar', 'dottir', or 'dotter' depending on their Scandinavian nationality. For Scotish ancestors they will put a 'Mac' in front of the surname in that ancestor's family line. This designates the 'son of ' the father's surname. The Irish do something similar, but use 'O' in front of the father's surname However, after the initial addition of a 'Mac' or an 'O' the subsequent surnames will have them already. There are other naming schemas that can help you in developing a branch of your family tree. So when you get to a point on a branch of your tree where you don't know who the parents are, maybe one of these surname schemas will help you. ~ Bill Cramsie ANCESTRY GROUP

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