Cultural can be defined as the integrated pattern of human behavior that includes thought, speech, action, artifacts and, depends on man's capacity for learning and, transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations. Wow! This out of my good friend and lifetime partner Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary 150th Anniversary Edition which is now not so new since published in 1973 (p. 274). Anyhow, the pursuits, interest, and pleasures of my ancestors got pretty cloudy during this time (black death) of their journeys. Land and earth still played a dominate component among the three major spheres of influence seeking to climb together out of this deep valley of death. [see post 21 February 2024]
Celtic to Welsh to my Jones surname [ lots of posts starting Unto These Hills and Mountains 23 January 23, 2022!]. Then, that Offa and group built a dyke along the way [Welcome To The Neighborhood ... NOT 28 June 2023]. Finally, those French speaking fellas brought their own cultural dynamic called feudalism [post: A World In Crisis 18 September 2023]. Whew, all these cultural dynamics came together while trying to figure the connections of my family tree. My Jones surname family of Llwyn-Onn [ see: Through The Ages: "Of Llwyn-Onn" 28 August 2023]. The Norman families de Grey and Fitzalan had important connections [see: Neighbors In Time 7 September 2024]. Finally, it was the Saxon connection to the Hanmer family that broke through the final major brick wall. Yet to be presented after climbing out of this valley of deep cultural dynamics.
P.S. Here is a scan of the inside front of my Webster's copy. It is shown to thank them for all their help through my years since 1973 and, their years since 1831!
