Welcome to Our Family Website
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
The Turning of the Bull Turnbull monument was unveiled in Hawick on July 18, 2009. More..
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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.)
Truth and Secret in Haiti's Creole Proverbs
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Haitian Proverbs
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Bon boy pa monte. The good dumpling does not float. (Good things are not easy. Good people are hard to find.)Read more...
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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.)Read more...
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Dèyè mòn gen mòn. Behind mountains there are mountains. There's a hidden meaning to what is being said.Read more...
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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.)Read more...
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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.)Read more...
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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.)Read more...
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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.)Read more...
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Pa kite yè gaspiye jodi a. Don't let yesterday waste today. (Don't waste time reliving the past.)Read more...
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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.)Read more...