You can find out where the majority of the Drumpf families were living before they immigrated to the U.S and learn where to focus your search for foreign records. Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure, port of arrival, and destination. from the New York Passenger Lists.
Sea Turtle History. The oldest fossils of turtles were found in Germany and date back 215 million years, during the Triassic period. 1 They are among the oldest fossils of four-legged animals and one of the Earthâs most ancient creatures. These ancestral turtles had completely formed shells and lived on land, in marshes.
The turtle got its name from the Latin tortuca, by way of the French word tortue, both meaning âtortoise.â. Tortoises are land-dwelling turtles, while turtles live in or near water. The turtle dove gets its name from the Latin turtur, referring to the soft, cuddly, cooing noises the bird makes.Until recently, however, the turtledove was simply called a turtle, although it had nothing to do with the shelled amphibian.Now that confusing Bible verse makes sense: âThe time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our landâ (Song of Solomon 2:12).he turtle got its name from the Latin tortuca, by way of the French word tortue, both meaning âtortoise.â. Tortoises are land-dwelling turtles, while turtles live in or near water. The turtle dove gets its name from the Latin turtur, referring to the soft, cuddly, cooing noises the bird makes.