Laura Dern and Diane Ladd Discover the Secret Meaning Behind their Names | unFamiliar™

Laura Dern and Diane Ladd Discover the Secret Meaning Behind their Names | unFamiliar™ | Ancestry®

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5 ай бұрын

Mother-daughter duo Laura Dern and Diane Ladd go on a moving journey across New York City to revisit some of the most meaningful locations of Diane’s life, and discover Laura’s astonishing namesake. Watch their incredible bond grow even deeper on this very special holiday episode of unFamiliar™.
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@AncestryUS 5 ай бұрын

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@jklmnoqr Ай бұрын

So beautiful!❤❤

@LK-pc4sq Ай бұрын

I would love to check my moms ancestry. She is the grans niece of Yakima Canutt, the most famous stuntman of all time. The name Canutt, comes from what my mom told me is related to Kin Cnut, the king of Norway. Her mom, a Land sadly, who passed away last year, was third cousin to Evangeline Lodge Land, the mother of Charles Lindbergh. I still like to know more about the Canutt Ancestry.

@dsan5825 5 ай бұрын

What an amazing “mother daughter” relationship.

@Shakeyground 4 ай бұрын

THIS EPISODE made me cry! What a BEAUTIFUL MOM DAUGHTER BOND!

@GirlsEquipMgr 5 ай бұрын

Wow, my mom & I had a similar experience. Looking for my great grandmother's sister's grave. She had died in childbirth in the 30s, and my mom was named after her. When we found the headstone, my mom was near tears...there were the names of her & her stillborn baby girl. Her baby girl had my first & middle names. Mom had NO idea! Still gives me chills.

@deb7518 5 ай бұрын

Wow! This all kinda brings up the concept of "genetic memory," doesn't it?!

@mimimonster 5 ай бұрын

Wow!!! Gave me chills! How beautiful. She must have been inspired by that baby or her mother. Thank you for sharing ❤

@warrenbowen6223 5 ай бұрын

Spooky

@garylefevers Ай бұрын

Incredible.

@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059 21 күн бұрын

My great grannys obituary (died when my granny was 14) had my name listed as her daughter. My granny and I do not have the same name, not even the same number of letters/syllables and they don't even sound alike. My granny was raised by her dad since a toddler so it was not my granny or her father who placed the obituary and granny did not even know there was one because her mom was out of her life (mental illness) in another state when she died, so it had to have been extended family. We wish we knew who placed it and why they picked some random name (or why they chose it) as her daughters name instead of grannys real name. Maybe they didn't know grannies real name? Who knows. So my folks accidentally (I was named after two of my paternal grandfathers aunts) gave me that name on the obituary that the family didn't know about until after granny died at age 90.

@rachelhill4758 5 ай бұрын

Boy, Diane never lost that accent! I love it! Kudos to both of you!

@ladydeerheart1 5 ай бұрын

I didn't get the chance to do this with my mom. After she passed away I wished I had written down all those stories she told me over and over and over throughout my life because as many times as I heard them I didn't listen. I've forgotten the details. My advice would be to record your mom telling all of her stories because as much as you'd like to think you'll remember them you won't remember the details.

@franciet99 5 ай бұрын

Oh wow! I had the exact experience with my mom. I’ve asked her brothers about the stories and they don’t know them. 😢 I tell many that encounter to record their parents stories.

@user-qw9kx5su5h 5 ай бұрын

11 years too late! WOW, that is such a great idea!! Bonus, is you will have a voice/video of your mom/ parents as a keep sake!

@rodrigosays 5 ай бұрын

Those stories are still with you. Details always get muddy with time, but you are your mother’s blood. All the blessings and love she has passed you, you will pass down too. Creating new stories and learning new lessons for our future. Thank you for sharing by the way

@Kristenm28 5 ай бұрын

I'm the only one in my family who listened to all my grandmother's stories. And I remember them all.

@jedheart8059 5 ай бұрын

Maybe some else has done a lot of it, filling in blanks? Who knows? I don't have children but I do it because I have nephews and nieces and it was given to me by my Great Uncle and an Aunt.

@sskaggs4588 5 ай бұрын

Ms. Dern and Ms. Ladd, that was absolutely beautiful. Thank you for letting us share that special moment.

@Scottishgurl69 5 ай бұрын

How lovely to hear and see Diane ladd ... What a lady

@laurietijerina3816 5 ай бұрын

My grandmother was a midwife too ,and she did deliver alot of babies. Even the doctor from the hospital wanted her to work there,but she had alot of children of her own that I guess wasn't able to work at the hospital. My grandmother was great at most of everything. She was a strong woman ,she was the best cook ever. I miss her cooking. I miss her , my dad , uncles ,aunts and all my grandparents. So many have passed away. May they all rest in peace 💐

@marryellenmonahan5585 5 ай бұрын

Laura is just like this in real life. Such a love. I had the opportunity to meet her as she came to my store that I ran back in the nineties and early two thousand❤😊. So down to earth.

@karlahaverlah6072 5 ай бұрын

I got to do my Momma's DNA and lineage before she passed away. What a blessing it is to me! I love you so much Diane Ladd!

@NC-qc7wd 5 ай бұрын

One of my closest friends from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, got married at the beautiful Tavern on the Green. I was thrilled to receive my first-ever wedding invitation in NYC and I decided to purchase a stunning crystal vase for her from the famous Bloomingdale's. It was a special moment for me as a student in NYC, as I splurged $150 on the vase, my biggest purchase at the time..

@brewster13ful 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful Mom and her girl…bless their family of strong women!

@intodaysepisode... 5 ай бұрын

Their history is amazing!! People from generations ago were so STRONG!

@joannathesinger770 5 ай бұрын

This is very uncanny! My grandmother was born in Rankin County, Mississippi...and her family lived there from the early 1800's as soon as it was opened for settlement. People didn't name their children randomly in general. I found out that my mother was named for her great-grandmother...and my grandmother was named after her own grandmother...and in turn, I was named after my 3rd great-grandmother on my paternal side and my grandmother. As it turns out...there are Joanna's back in my lines for over 400 years!!!

@maryellenshock 5 ай бұрын

My birth mom was born and raised in Georgia, when she married my birth dad, and I came along I was named after both my great mothers. I have two first names ( I explain it as "a southern thing")

@joannathesinger770 5 ай бұрын

@@maryellenshock Ha! Don't I know it! Til I was about 6, I went by a contraction of my first and middle names--JoBeth--and I thought that even at that young age, it made me sound like a hick...so I put my foot down and said no more! My poor grandmother didn't even know that JoBeth wasn't my real name.

@Ernwaldo 5 ай бұрын

Diane, Bruce & Laura. A family of 3 amazing actors! 🤯

@clutzwinstead279 5 ай бұрын

TWO AMAZING ACTORS.

@robertshade8631 5 ай бұрын

I remember Bruce Dern in some good westerns with John Wayne.Laura hopefully had her father tested.

@dianethulin1700 5 ай бұрын

From one Diane to another I salute you! I had an ancestor who came into New Amsterdam in 1623. He lived at Broad & Market. There was no Ellis Island then

@dennok3357 5 ай бұрын

This clip is priceless!!! What a relationship and sharing of rich history. Carry it on to the next generation.

@jlcollins14 5 ай бұрын

Oh how fun this was! Also, that Chef! What a sweet person to do what they did! I miss who do you think you are episodes, I love seeing these snip-its. I'd love to see more family members engaging with the programs of their celeb family members too. Talking and sharing stories. Those are the real valuables of this show :)

@kathysanchez5945 5 ай бұрын

How Priceless to spend this/future time with your Mom & her with You...Blessings to you both. Thank you for sharing!!!

@carylosborn1808 5 ай бұрын

Hard to see Diane older. Always liked her.

@poshmum 5 ай бұрын

What a beautiful story my advice is to absorb all this family history while older generations remain with you. I'm in my fifties and have only just discovered family secrets that have changed my love and family history.

@walterschiller8281 5 ай бұрын

Simply a great story of a mother and daughter!

@hatarismom 5 ай бұрын

I would do just about anything to be able to have a journey like this with my mom, unfortunately she passed away in 1992. What a gift!!

@janetaeschliman3168 5 ай бұрын

This is something I wished I had done with my parents but came to realize it too late. I loved seeing this mother daughter relationship & I cannot believe how naturally gorgeous she is in her golden years ! You can clearly see she has had none of these weird cosmetic procedures that alter appearance. You can still see HER and it's a beautiful thing.

@Michelle-tk9jq 5 ай бұрын

What a wonderful mom daughter relationship ❤

@bporter1882 5 ай бұрын

I am also descended from the Ladners from Mississippi. Diane Ladd is a distant cousin.

@DelishBish 5 ай бұрын

Lovely segment of this special bond and ancestry between mother and daughter. Both great actresses. Will have to check out their book!

@persuasivebarrier2419 5 ай бұрын

Nice surprise to learn her father is Bruce Dern. Always loved his work but never put a name to him. Recognized him in photo immediately.

@Foomba 5 ай бұрын

We sang that crawdad song as cadence during basic training at Ft. Knox KY in1971. One of the few cadences I remember.

@LBGirl1988 5 ай бұрын

The Ladner family is part of the settlers of the Mississippi, Mobile, and Louisiana coastal areas. Diane is a Ladner who changed her name to Ladd.

@candacetucker2715 5 ай бұрын

Yes, my grandmother is a Ladner, her family is from Tylertown and Pass Christian. I traced her Ladner dna back to Switzerland. 6:42

@LBGirl1988 5 ай бұрын

@@candacetucker2715 then we are probably cousins. I descend from Christian Ladnier’s son, Nicholas.

@LBGirl1988 5 ай бұрын

I wish they had talked about how Christian Ladnier got kicked out of France although Swiss, for black marketing salt!

@dianenecaise1776 2 ай бұрын

@@candacetucker2715 I also discovered that Ladner's came from Switzerland. Doing my family history, I found out more than I wanted to know.

@tamasmarcuis4455 5 ай бұрын

The sequence of names or tradition as they say here, is a common convention across central Europe. It's the same in my own family from East Prussia and Western Lithuania.

@kristyscheide 5 ай бұрын

I just love Diane Ladd, that is so sweet ❤❤❤

@texanasimmons1761 5 ай бұрын

Id LOVE LOVE LOVE to see this whole story!

@sharonkaysnowton 5 ай бұрын

I enjoyed the Diane Ladd and Laura Dern Ancestry video and their naming tradition. Beautiful.

@Native-Kitty 5 ай бұрын

This was fun to watch. I LOVE Diane’s country accent ❤❤

@AncestryUS 5 ай бұрын

Hi there, Native-Kitty! Thanks for stopping by. We are delighted you have enjoyed this episode. We hope you continue to love the rest of the season.

@conniefroeber3806 5 ай бұрын

What a lovely lovely thing to do with your mom. Such a beautiful trip down memory lane with her. It creates such deep roots & I'm sure it meant everything to her. More of us need to take the time. Ty for sharing this with us.

@saraschneider6781 5 ай бұрын

Diane is so gorgeous!

@marilynrowland5197 4 ай бұрын

This was just heavenly! What a thrill to share those stories that they, mom Diane Ladd and daughter Laura Dern, told each other. It was so much fun, and I am jealous. What my mother told me, what she shared, wasn't true. All she said, again and again, was that daughters should be very close to their mothers and tell their mother everything. I thought she had that kind of relationship with her own mother, so I tried. But it failed because whenever I told her about anything I was dealing with, she didn't empathize at all. She just said, you shouldn't feel that way. Then she'd tell me what to do instead, and how to feel. What good is that, I ask you? Anyway, after she died, I found out from one of her oldest friends that my mom and her mother actually had a pretty fractious relationship. My mother left home at a very early age because she and her mother were arguing and fighting all the time. Wow!

@janloftness 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful two ladies!

@shiboof 5 ай бұрын

I did not recognize Ms Ladd until she spoke, but time marches for us all. Gorgeous conversation, so much love.

@gracietilert8952 5 ай бұрын

That is probably one of the most precious gifts you have been given in your lifetimes together here. How truly blessed you are.

@FabiolaMacabre 4 ай бұрын

This is lovely ❤ . How wonderful that she was named after an ancestor without even knowing that was their name!

@anastasiabeaverhausen8220 5 ай бұрын

This was so beautiful. I wish Laura could do the same thing with her dad.

@tracylf5409 5 ай бұрын

Laura, I'm glad you had this chance to reminisce with your mother. I lost mine when I was 35. xx

@jj3710 2 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing. This was one of the best interviews I've seen.

@joyoung2483 3 ай бұрын

This brought me to tears. The love and joy between these women is so touching.

@franciet99 5 ай бұрын

Wow! Great video! I just checked and I’m related to Laura on both sides of my parents, father to father and mother to mother.

@amyellen3845 5 ай бұрын

Mainz is a beautiful town. Congratulations! 🎉

@robertamyers5752 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely love the love you have for each other.

@marjoriemoser3961 5 ай бұрын

What a beautiful experience 💜

@nancypritchett1159 Ай бұрын

Loved loved loved this! Been a fan for along time and good to see you together. God bless you both!!

@O-Demi 5 ай бұрын

What a beautiful video! Really fills you with the Christmas spirit

@AncestryUS 5 ай бұрын

This was a beautiful video, O. Demi, and we're thrilled that you enjoyed it as much as we did. Have a lovely day!

@garyarnett1220 5 ай бұрын

Have always admired and loved both of these wonderful women. Thank you.

@darthnatas953 8 күн бұрын

These two ladies are beautiful. I'm sure there is never a dull moment.

@LibbyClarkeStudio 5 ай бұрын

This is just so beautiful. Such talented, intelligent women, loving their bond. I am in tears!

@mariaperoza3919 5 ай бұрын

What a beautiful relationship of mother daughter, I yearn for my mom 😢

@kimberlyokeeffe5360 5 ай бұрын

When my sister had her son and told me his full name, I gave a big gasp. His middle name was our dead half-brother's name. She didn't know about him until I told her why I was so surprised.

@dinaelalami5920 5 ай бұрын

Loved this episode. What an awesome family

@realshaho3180 5 ай бұрын

This is so similar to my middle name, apparently I’m the 14th person in 7 generations to have it, and my mother never knew. She just felt drawn to it.

@thesmileyeffect 5 ай бұрын

What a sweet mini film. Thank you!

@sylviajones4907 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful family. Absolutely share with your different generations. Just this morning my older brother asked about a family picture (small little b&w photo) we took when he was a teenager & i was just a wee one. He said, "You know that picture where dad is eating a chicken leg." I had to correct him. "That isn't a chicken leg...he's holding a cigarette!" Lol So, yes, talk now, get it right & enjoy a laugh. 😂

@suptrto 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story with us!

@karlalphelps9909 5 ай бұрын

It is incredible to learn stories about family members who are interesting

@joycestepancevich6591 3 ай бұрын

Honored to hear of your family's history!

@user-ns7fv3yk2t 5 ай бұрын

It's wonderful to see you both together. Wonderful!

@karenguidry90 5 ай бұрын

My father used to sing us that song also!!! Made me cry!!!😢

@bellydancer3146 4 ай бұрын

When I helped my partner Felicia do her ancestry we found out her great great grandma was ALSO named Felicia. It blew her mind.

@CountessCulhame 5 ай бұрын

I discovered to my surprise that my 4th great grandmother shared my name. We never knew her and it was only with a lot of digging I found her.

@stacylawson2321 3 ай бұрын

Awe!!! This is so special!! I currently and have lived in Picayune MS (Pearl River County) since Katrina. I'm doing this for my mom. What an inspiration!

@AncestryUS 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for stopping by Stacy! We're thrilled you enjoyed this segment.

@trainerskulb00d 17 күн бұрын

Diane Ladd is the grandma everyone wants :) I am kinda jealous of the camera person...they must of really enjoyed this time!

@cathy1883 5 ай бұрын

This was beautiful, thankyou

@Susieq26754 5 ай бұрын

I just loved Diane Ladd. She was so hillarious in Alice doesn't live here anymore.

@HokieJuju 5 ай бұрын

This was beautiful & very cool!!!

@debbiel8585 5 ай бұрын

What a wonderful story!

@bethedmonds9635 5 ай бұрын

This was an awesome story. Love Diane

@TheShadowMan. 5 ай бұрын

What a delight to come across this! Fabulous women

@tammyflinchum923 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful story! Wish I could get past my Henry & Lucy, have search 30+ years

@comealongcomealong4480 4 ай бұрын

@tammyflinchum923 Feel for you that you so much have wanted to find these two ancestors. I imagine you've tried researching in their home town, church records, any hints from Birth, Marriage and Death Certs, genealogy records in the town library or local newspaper records. I guess you could try putting a paid advertisement with the local newspaper or online news website. Asking if anyone has any knowledge of or information about these two. I hope you have a breakthrough 👴👵

@kellykeith3372 3 ай бұрын

Wow! What a wonderful gift.❤

@tenbroeck1958 5 ай бұрын

I could watch them for hours. I don't know what it is. Maybe they just exude so much class and creativity.

@gmfitzg 5 ай бұрын

OMG this is so cute. Wish I could hug my Mom right now 🥰

@samanthab1923 5 ай бұрын

I had no idea she & Bruce were Actors Studio. Very cool. I think Mary Stuart Masterson’s parents were too. Maybe Sean Penn’s.

@jerrilynhenson9024 5 ай бұрын

So cool. My middle name Alice is after my maternal grandmother, who was named after her maternal grandmother. But, I used my paternal grandmother’s name for the middle name of my daughter.

@mikeelek9713 4 ай бұрын

What a wonderful story for both mother and daughter.

@GlamourBella 2 ай бұрын

This made me so happy seeing the bond they have ❤

@AncestryUS 2 ай бұрын

It's certainly a touching episode. We're in constant awe at how much closer a DNA or ancestry reveal can bring a family. Have a happy weekend!

@victorialopez9717 3 ай бұрын

That was incredibly sweet! Laura wasn't an unusual name, way back then but it also wasn't incredibly common like Mary or Elizabeth that it could be an easy coincidence with a much more recent generation. That is really amazing.

@AncestryUS 3 ай бұрын

Hi Victoria, thanks for stopping by. We are happy to see that you enjoyed this video!

@patriciajrs46 5 ай бұрын

This is so cool. I had never liked Bruce Dern. His potrayals were always of bad people. I've heard that he is truly a great guy.

@sunii4264 5 ай бұрын

Enjoyed Diane and Laura.❤

@SamDiMento 24 күн бұрын

Omg Diane Ladd is DELIGHTFUL

@patriciamurashige6879 5 ай бұрын

Oh it’s going to be a great story!!

@phenom4943 5 ай бұрын

Very Cool .... Quality time with Mom .... Happy Holidays

@eshowoman 5 ай бұрын

Bruce Dern is still an active actor, and I wondered what happened to Dianne Ladd. I am sad to hear she has a disease that ended her career.

@maryeliason1504 5 ай бұрын

I have to say RAMBLING ROSE with both of you is on of my favorite films. You are both magnificent. Big fan

@melissalease5476 5 ай бұрын

It’s so neat that Miss Diane and Laura had a Granny Woman in their family

@clelaerrington1626 4 ай бұрын

I am so inspired and moved by your story told in the book and here in film. Honey Baby, Mine. Thank you both!

@AncestryUS 4 ай бұрын

Hi, Clela. We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed this episode. It was so enjoyable to watch. Thanks for your comment.

@MrTerrybp Ай бұрын

God bless you both! What a legacy of determined, talented women whose courage brought so much entertainment to us. . Wow

@AncestryUS 29 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words, Terry! We're so glad to hear you enjoyed learning about this family's incredible history. Thanks for stopping by!

@mickimicki Ай бұрын

I stumbled across the name Dern in my own research in Hesse (Germany). According to a family tree available online, Bruce Dern's name comes from an ancestor (in the 1600's or early 1700's) in a village near Gießen.