Quote Originally Posted by Claire View Post
I live in northern California. Now most people including the weather stations think San Francisco is in northern California as opposed to Los Angeles which is in southern California. However, if you look at a map of California you will see that San Francisco is really only about the middle of California. I live about 100 miles south of the Oregon boarder in Arcata. We are known for the potency of our pot (not one of my vices) and our redwood trees. The surfing is excellent here too, but you have to wear a wet suit. Ozme is probably one of the few who will know where this is.

I grew up in the San Francisco bay area, but was born in Canada. However I have had relatives in North America since the 1600s. WARNING GENEALOGY BUFF SPOUTING OFF!!! My mothers maiden name was Van Meter. So my 8X great-grandfather, Jan Joosten, was probably from the town of Meteren in the Netherlands. He arrived in New Amsterdam (currently known as New York City) in 1662. My 6X great-grandfather settled in Old Fields, West Virginia and everyone since then up to and including my grandfather was born there. My great-grandfather took most of his family and homesteaded in Carrot River, Saskatchewan, Canada. Be thankful that my father was adopted so I can’t bore you with 10 generations of information about his family.
Chuckle... Old Fields... I know the place. North and east of where I grew up (but a mountain person would think of it as pretty much purely north, cause that's how the mountain ridges line up).

When your people were in New Amsterdam, mine (one branch) were due east of Old Fields (and a hair south) on the Virginia peninsula between the Rappahannock and Potowmack (Potomac, today) rivers.

Started in WV, southern part. Left home at 17, went to Md. Then, the Navy, and, in order, FL, IL, WV, FL, NY (upstate), and VA. Now in VA near DC. Hope to go back to WV when it's time to grow old and die.