Comments on: Gitano, Jones County: Origins of Name? http://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/gitano-jones-county-origins-of-name/ histories of unconventional southerners Thu, 16 May 2013 11:46:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: renegadesouth http://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/gitano-jones-county-origins-of-name/#comment-48 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:25:01 +0000 http://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-48 Oh, yeah, and The View From Delphi also has the wonderful section on the gypsy dolls–I loved it!

Vikki

]]> By: Jon Odell http://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/gitano-jones-county-origins-of-name/#comment-47 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:14:31 +0000 http://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-47 I was so enthralled with the story of gypsies in Mississippi, I had to have Hazel come across a caravan and drink the tequila they brought up from their travels in Mexico!

]]> By: renegadesouth http://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/gitano-jones-county-origins-of-name/#comment-45 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:23:15 +0000 http://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-45 What a great story, Jon–so glad you posted the Meridian Star article. Being a Jones County descendant who was raised outside of Mississippi has made me woefully ignorant of the state’s Gypsy history–but I’m learning as fast as I can!

Vikki

]]> By: Jon Odell http://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/gitano-jones-county-origins-of-name/#comment-44 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:32:36 +0000 http://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-44 http://www.meridianstar.com/local/local_story_360003856.html/resources_printstory Here’s an article from the Meridian Star on the Queen Kelly.

]]> By: Jon Odell http://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/gitano-jones-county-origins-of-name/#comment-43 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:28:57 +0000 http://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-43 Have you seen the graves of the Gypsy Queen and King in Meridian. Very cool.

]]> By: renegadesouth http://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/gitano-jones-county-origins-of-name/#comment-41 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:11:59 +0000 http://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-41 Very interesting. I clicked on the website–which has other great stuff on it about ethnicity in the rural Mid-South–then scrolled down and found the reference to Gitano under “The Roma Dialects.” Wish we could find more! Thanks, Jon.

Vikki

]]> By: Jon Odell http://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/gitano-jones-county-origins-of-name/#comment-39 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:08:42 +0000 http://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-39 ” …there is a village in Covington County in the south Mississippi Piney Woods called “Gitano” because the landowner allowed them to camp there.” Found this on http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-ZMO1Fm08frV.6eXzD27d?tag=gypsies%2Froma

Wrong county, but sounds logical.

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