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A product of the American melting pot, we have roots in Cuba, England, France, Germany, Haiti, Ireland, Nigeria, Norway, Scotland, Spain, and USA. Come in and visit. Granny greeted visitors who would smile at her syntax: "We're at home and wish you was too."

Genealogy Database

Check out our family genealogy database with records to the 1600's in Scotland.  Submit corrections and additions.

Turnbull Monument

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The Turning of the Bull Turnbull monument was unveiled in Hawick on July 18, 2009.  More..



Turning of the Bull - Hawick Scotland July 2009

In the year 1313 our forefather, William Rule saved the life of King Robert the Bruce by turning an angry bull the king had wounded while hunting. For that act his name was changed to Turn-e-bull and in that act it was demonstrated to the nation of Scotland and through that nation to the world that choice not chance determines destiny. Robert the Bruce made a nation of the cland and began the process of modern democracy, mass education, and inductive reasoning that has shaped the world as we know it today.

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Haitian Proverbs

  • Bon boy pa monte. The good dumpling does not float. (Good things are not easy. Good people are hard to find.)  
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  • De kòk kalite pa rete nan menm baskou. Two good roosters don't stay in the same yard. (Each situation needs only one leader.)  
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  • Dèyè mòn gen mòn. Behind mountains there are mountains. There's a hidden meaning to what is being said.  
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  • Fòk ou dòmi ak Jan pou konnen si l’ wonfle. You must sleep with John to know if he snores. (Only first hand knowledge can be sure of the truth.)  
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  • Lè w’ mouri ou pa konnen, lè w’ konnen ou mouri. When you die, you don't know; when you know, you die. (Wisdom/knowledge comes too late.)  
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  • Lè y'ap plimen poul kodenn pa ri. When the chicken is being plucked, the turkey doesn't laugh. (Don't laugh at others' misfortune, for it could hit you, too.)  
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  • Vant grangou fè lapriyè kout. A hungry belly makes a short prayer. (Let's get to it. Cut to the chase. When you are in a hurry you take shortcuts.)  
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  • Pa kite yè gaspiye jodi a. Don't let yesterday waste today. (Don't waste time reliving the past.)  
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  • Tout sa w’ pa konnen pi gran pase w’. All that you do not know is greater than you. (Knowledge is power. One fears the unknown.)  
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