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The following article was written by my friend, William Dollarhide: Note: Any old wagon roads identified here in bold type are shown graphically on the map below. If you had ancestors who went from the Chesapeake to the interior of Continue reading Get On Board the Great Valley Road
The following article discusses this new agreement to offer more genealogy services: Ireland’s genealogy experts join forces to provide Irish ancestry info Joint organizations will staff National Archives and Library of Ireland By JANE WALSH, IrishCentral Staff Writer The joint Continue reading Irish Consortium Joins with the National Archives of Ireland and National Library of Ireland to Provide Genealogy Services
Tracing Your Donegal Ancestors is the forth book in the Tracing Your [Irish] Ancestors series we have reviewed at this site. The series provides a wealth of information for searching Irish records county by county. Listed are the other three Continue reading Tracing Your Donegal Ancestors
Tracing Your Dublin Ancestors is the third book in the Tracing Your [Irish] Ancestors series we have reviewed at this site. The series provides a wealth of information for searching Irish records county by county. According to the author, “this Continue reading Tracing Your Dublin Ancestors
Galway county is Ireland’s second largest county. Galway covers 2,293 square miles; yet, a third of the population lives in Galway City alone. The city of Galway once served as the ancient trading port and home to the “14 Tribes” Continue reading Tracing Your Galway Ancestors
Note – This volume is no longer available – As of March 17, 2016 8:50am PDT The very first settlers to land on the Emerald Island came ashore in what is present day Cork. Cork is Ireland’s largest county of Continue reading Tracing Your Cork Ancestors – OUT OF PRINT
SANTA MONICA, California, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ Barack Obama is one of history’s three greatest political leaders with Irish ancestry, according to an international poll. John F Kennedy, however, is voted the greatest such leader, ahead of Ronald Reagan second Continue reading Obama Voted History’s Third Greatest Political Leader With Irish Ancestry, Behind JFK First, Reagan Second
I’ve continued to list and link to Dwight Radford’s Ireland-related research blogs. His The Journey Home Genealogy Blog is well worth checking out by anyone doing Irish research. Click here to see the entire list of his blogs thus far.
Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration: A British Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Naval Stores is a scholarly book, full of details and amassed facts in an effort to explain the mass migrations from the war torn Rhine Valley in the Continue reading Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration: A British Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Naval Stores
Any American doing Irish research will recognize the name John Grenham. In doing a Google search this evening I ran onto an excellent column written by this renowned genealogist for the IrishTimes.com. I was attracted to an article in which Continue reading John Grenham’s Irish Column
Dwight Radford’s new “The Journey Home Genealogy” Blog continues to grow with all kinds of Irish topics of interest to millions of Americans being posted on a daily basis. Since posting my intitial blog about the site, I’ve continued to Continue reading The Journey Home Genealogy Irish Blog Continues to Grow
While many Irish found their way to New York and other New England destinations, many landed further north, in Canada. The “Atlantic Canada” region receive a steady flow of immigrants between 1761 and 1853. The region recognized as “Atlantic Canada” Continue reading Erin’s Sons: Irish Arrivals in Atlantic Canada 1761–1853 Volume II
The following press release makes an interesting read, with a twist. Perfect for celebrating 100 years since the passing of Bram Stoker. News release: Monday, April 16, 2012 Dracula Was Irish Not Transylvanian, Says Genealogist Who Last Traced Obama’s Irish Continue reading Dracula was Irish?
My friend, and professional genealogist, Dwight Radford, recently started a terrific blog dealing Irish research. Dwight is adept at finding Irish ancestors – so much so that he’s been making a living at it for the last 25 years. Dwight Continue reading Dwight Radford’s New “The Journey Home Genealogy” Blog
Several weeks ago, my friend, Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, sent me a copy of her new book. It’s titled “Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing.” I finally got the chance to sit down and read it cover to cover. Megan knows Continue reading A Review of “Hey, America, Your Roots are Showing“