tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30037974.post5784210166908397744..comments2008-09-12T02:35:54.525+02:00Christina | AmiExpat.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12990953167325306238noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30037974.post-285215570951940242008-09-12T02:35:00.000+02:002008-09-12T02:35:00.000+02:00Wow! That is so neat how you have been able to track down your family tree...even if it has hit a brick wall. My last name is Bear too! I was born in Central Ohio which is where just about all of the family that I know of is located/from. My cousin and grandfather have recently begun researching our family history so, who knows! we may be related! :)Sean Bearnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30037974.post-59007340836097916062007-11-12T10:15:00.000+01:002007-11-12T10:15:00.000+01:00Hi Christina. Very unlikely the Saami are related to the Bahr you refer to, but in case it is I want to tell you about it. There are Saami families with the name Bahr, Baer and Bær. The way the name is written has changed over the centuries. <BR/><BR/>Here you can see a photo of Per Andersen Bær (Baer) from 1883:<BR/><BR/>http://www.ub.uib.no/avdeling/billed/kortsalg/foto/tromholt/kort7.jpg<BR/><BR/>I do not have an authentic photo of Anders (Andy) Bahr (Bær) but there are made a Canadian documentary drama about him. He moved reindeers to Alaska in 1929 on request from the Canadian government:<BR/><BR/>http://nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=33607Saamihttp://saamiblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com