This site is the culmination of sixty-seven (67) years of genealogical and historical study (since the early 1960's AT AGE 15).

NOTE: I had been on hiatus for the past seven years because of illness. Now I am well and have discovered that my medications, for asthma. were the reason. No more BAD meds and I am healthy again. Hope to get back to work on this again. So much has happened in five years. :-(

Now in 2016 I had a fall from some sort of infection and spent all summer in the hospital and nearly died. Home again since September 2nd and much better. So hope can stay healthy from here on.

Raymond Sypniewski's side of the family is from Poland and German. Margaret [nee Knight] Sypniewska's side of the family has Native American, English, Scottish, German, and French connections. I have many "Notables in My Family Tree", and my lineage can be traced back to William I, the Conqueror, and the ancient Scottish Kings.

I have included heraldry, mythology, and religious subjects (saints, religious orders, ancient pagan beliefs) to enhance an understanding of my ancestor's worlds. Countries included on this site are England, Scotland, Poland, Russia, Estonia, Germany, Mexico, the West Indies and Caribbean, and the Americas (including the United States). I have tried to establish a website that gives more than just names and dates. Enrichment of other related facts will make my ancestors come alive and hopefully provide an understanding of what history can teach us.

Enjoy your visit and remember "We Are All Related," whether in blood or beliefs and morals.

NATIVE AMERICAN (U.S.A.)ARTICLES : Abenaki

Native American Introductory Page

The Bear Clan - Table of Contents

Exterior Sites About the Iroquois Confederacy

Maggie Red Bear" my alter ego COLONIAL AMERICAN (U.S.A.) AND THE AMERICAS (Mexico, Caribbean)ARTICLES : Early Virginian Colonies(NEW) Poles and the Native Americans in Jamestown, Virginia The Roanoke British Colony (NEW) The Powhatan Confederacy (NEWLY UPDATED) Pocahontas, An American Icon (NEWLY UPDATED) John Smith and Pocahontas (NEWLY UPDATED) The New England ColonistsTOC.html

The Dickerson Family Index

This family is connected to Yorkshire, England and early Salem, MA., Connecticut, New York, and Michigan. The Packard Family Index

This link has a multitude of articles about early Massachusetts, the Salem Witchcraft Trials, the Puritans, My Mayflower lines, a timeline of events, and more. The Bartholomew Family

Griffin passengers to America; St John's Church, Burford, England; Burghersh Manor; Salem, MA; Metcalfe; Scudder; Johnson; Lord; St. Friswede; Clint Eastwood; and Peter Bartholomew, the French Crusader.

1841 GOING WEST (USA) Old West Links to famous cowboys, Wild West Heroes, and horses.

Mexican Articles(NEW) BRITISH IN CHINA DURING WORLD WAR II : Shanghai, China, Part I(NEW)

Shanghai, China, Part II(NEW)

Shanghai, China, Part III(NEW)

The Fall of Singapore and Malay(NEW)

The SS Redang(NEW) ENGLISH ARTICLES : English Table of Contents (NEW)

Royals and Peerage(NEW)

Royal Great Britain

The Tudor Table articles about Henry VIII and Elizabeth I

The Spencer Table of Contents with information about Lady Diana Spencer's family

English Saints

The History of Witchcraft(NEW)

Four Native American Chiefs Visit England GERMAN ARTICLES : Germany HUNGARIAN/ROMANIAN ARTICLES : Dracula, Prince of Wallachia ESTONIAN ARTICLES : Estonia FRENCH Articles : French Table of Contents

Links to my articles about Napoleon's Campaign Against the Slave and the Polish Soldiers Who Were Left in Haiti, When They Sympathsized With the Haitians The Tragedy of the Lost Polish Brigades (1802-2002) Timeline of Events in Haiti Officers of the Polish Brigade in Haiti Events That Occured After the Poles Were Abandoned Article Regarding Recent Earthquake in Haiti 2010

POLISH Articles : Polish Table of Contents(NEW)

Index to Polish and Lithuanian History, Heraldry, and Genealogy

My biography

Who's Who is Our Family RUSSIAN ARTICLES : Russian Table of Contents SCOTTISH Articles : Scottish Table of Contents MYTHS AND LEGENDS : World Legends Table of Contents with a myriad of legends from all around the world. ART AND ARCHITECTURE : Art and Architecture ROYALTY, CROWN JEWELS, AND GEMS : World Royalty (NEW)

Gems and Crown Jewels CHIVALRY AND HERALDRY : Heraldry

The Death of Chivalry

Various Military, Chivalrous, and Secular Orders SAINTS OF THE WORLD : My Blessed Saints of the World Webring

.....With links to my own and other websites on saints. SOURCES USED : Bibliography

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