Some Hispanics proudly trace their roots to 17th-century Spanish conquistadors, for instance, while others to more recent arrivals from Latin America.

Sakaka is home to many Saudi families that can proudly trace their lineage to a few large, old tribes that have dominated the area since time immemorial.

The Tyler family proudly traced its lineage to colonial Williamsburg in the 17th century.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants proudly trace their lineage back to New York City but the Orioles never speak of mom and dad, back home on the Mississippi.

Fur-trading coureurs de bois settled down with Indian wives, and today more than a few Québécois proudly trace their ancestry back to native peoples with a tell-tale birthmark on the hip, high cheekbones, or long sleek black hair.

John Lynch of Woolverton Printing Company in Cedar Falls, Iowa, can proudly trace the origins of his company all the way back to his great...

Molly Childers, brought up in a family that proudly traced its roots to the Mayflower voyage, also influenced her husband's outlook on the right of Britain to rule in other lands.

He proudly traced five centuries in which "the Serbian people said 'no' " to injustice.

Standing amid snow-covered fields and squat white farmhouses, with fingers chapped from years of planting red peppers and ginseng, Ban Ki-jong proudly traced his village's destiny in the shape of a nearby mountain.

Ethiopian nationalists proudly trace their rich history back to a legendary liaison between the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon 3,500 years ago.