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Everyne is related to the rich and famous… Most of us just don’t know how. The online genealogy site, Ancestry.com has carried out a survey revealing 28 Irish Americans share the same Irish ancestor as President Obama. Just four years Continue reading Irish Americans Sharing President Obama’s Irish Ancestry
The Irish Cultural Center of Phoenix recently announced plans for an Irish Cultural Center Library to be built in the city. The 11,000 square foot library will be the first of its kind in the region. The project is scheduled Continue reading Phoenix to Host an Irish Cultural Center Library
DUBLIN, Jan. 27, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — US President Barack Obama is set to become one of the first “Irish-Americans” to receive a Certificate of Irish Heritage in recognition of his Irish ancestry. The certificate will be officially awarded to Continue reading President Obama to Receive a Certificate of Irish Heritage
THE PREVALENCE of giants in Irish mythology may have a genetic basis which exists to this day, researchers claim. DNA extracted from the bones of Charles Byrne, who billed himself as the world’s tallest man in the 18th century, shows Continue reading Irish Giants May Not be All Myth
The following excerpt is from Sharon Tate Moody’s in the January 2, 2010 edition of Tampa Bay Online. Those with Irish ancestors and relatives will be delighted to see that the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland is making photographic Continue reading New Online Irish Resources
The following excerpt is from a much longer article by Steven C Smyrl, published in the January 3, 2011 edition of IrishTimes.com . If you have Irish ancestry, the article is a must-read… GIVEN the astounding success of the National Continue reading Thoughts on Irish Records, the FREE Irish Census Returns, & the 1926 Census of Ireland
A reworked version of Ireland’s broadcaster, RTE’s “Who Do You Think You Are?” will aid families to trace their genealogy. The television program had concentrated on celebrities in the past but the new show “Genealogy Roadshow” will feature “ordinary folk” Continue reading Irish “Genealogy Road Show” to Feature Ordinary Folks
Aw – there is money to be made by foreign governments when it comes to genealogy. The “Certificate of Irish Heritage” is the latest in a long line of come-ons for Americans. Not necessarily a bad thing, but still a Continue reading Official Certificates of Irish Heritage to Most Likely be Available in January of 2011
According to Ancestry.com, they have a lot of new things in store for us in 2011. The following lists are from their press release of December 27, with details found on their “What’s ahead” webpage. United States Records to be Continue reading New Data Coming to Ancestry.com in 2011
The following was received from Paul Nauta, With FamilySearch: FamilySearch volunteers have some exciting new indexing projects to work on during this holiday season. Recently released projects include records from Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Jamaica, Nicaragua, and the United States. There Continue reading New Indexing Projects at beta.FamilySearch.org for the Holidays
Mormon prophet Joseph Smith Jr.,was definitely descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish chieftain of the fifth century, Ugo Perego, a senior DNA researcher at Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation has discovered. … Recent DNA tests show that the Continue reading Joseph Smith Jr. Descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish Chieftain of the 5th Century
The following information was received this morning from Paul Nauta with FamilySearch: There were over 150 new collections added or enhanced this week at FamilySearch.org. FamilySearch volunteers indexed over 120 million records — over 300 million new names — from Continue reading Over 300 Million New Names Added Online @ the New Beta.FamilySearch.org Site
A new database of source materials for Irish research, entitled simply “Sources,” has been launched by the National Library of Ireland. I did a search on the word, “genealogy,” and came up with 9,446 hits. Not bad! Following is an Continue reading The New “Sources” Database for Irish Research
The final resting place of a James Jackson, who hailed from somewhere locally, was discovered at the end of October during renovation works at Washington Square Park – one of the best known of New York City’s 1,900 public parks. Continue reading “Here lies the body of James Jackson… native of the county of Kildare Ireland”
The retired Bishop of Derry Dr Edward Daly has launched a new edition of his popular book on the history of the priests of the diocese of Derry. The Clergy of the Diocese of Derry, co-written with Fr Kieran Devlin, Continue reading “The Clergy of the Diocese of Derry” in a New Second Edition