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Storey Origins and Subsequent Worldwide Diaspora Featured Article by Geoff Storey   The root of our name is of Norse origin. “Stor, or Storr”, meaning “Large”.   In the centuries before Christ eastward migrations of peoples saw bands of Indo-European Germanic tribesmen begin infiltrating into the inhospitable wastes of what is now Norway.   There they found widely scattered hunter-gatherers akin to the modern Lapps.   There was probably little violent conflict between the two peoples, rather displacement or assimilation.   The newcomers thrived in their new home of rock, forest, and bog. Although basically a farming people in a dark cold land with little farming land and a very short growing season they soon turned their faces to the sea . . . [read full article] The Story Source   Be sure to browse this excellent Story Genealogy resource provided by Elizabeth Story Moore.   Click here to head on over to the Story Source. Submit Info   If you have any research you would like to share, email StoryNet's webmaster for The United States: Jack Story, Indiana Have you seen this photo?        StoryNet   Visit StoryNet's other affiliates.   England & Scotland   Ireland   Canada   New Zealand   Australia All content © Copyright 2003 Story Genealogy Research Network. Storynet designed and encoded by David Story.