 It seems appropriate on St. Patrick's Day to celebrate one's Irish ancestry. If you had one parent or grandparent who was Irish, it is possible that you could obtain an Irish Passport. In fact, there is a proposal to grant Irish citizenship to anyone descended from at least one great-grandparent who was a native of Ireland.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, South Africans, and probably many others can legally obtain Irish passports because of... Read the rest of the story »
The following is a Plus Edition article written by and copyright by Lloyd Bockstruck. Historical research is dependent upon written records, and written accounts are based on words. Words can have more than one definition, and definitions evolve over time. One must consider who made the record and the locality and period of time of its creation. To a visitor from the British Isles to the United States, the term "strip mall" has an entirely different definition than it does for an... Read the rest of the story »
Tony Burroughs is well-known in genealogy circles as a writer and lecturer but he also seems to have a "second career" as a TV host and guide. This is a bit late notice but Tony's appearance in the "The Real Family of Jesus," will be re-broadcast this Tuesday, March 17, 2009 on the cable television channel, "Investigation Discovery," a Discovery Channel network. You might be interested in seeing it either to see Tony in action or to see the somewhat... Read the rest of the story »
Terrence M. Punch is a prolific genealogy writer and lecturer, specializing primarily in Eastern Canada research. I have a couple of his books on my bookshelves and have used them often. Now I see that Lorna Inness has written a nice article about Terrence in the ChronicleHerald.ca web site: "Being a successful genealogist requires a tireless dedication to the subject, an enthusiasm for following many leads only to have them turn into dead ends, and an ability to carry masses of details,... Read the rest of the story » Genealogist David Shannon found the graves and tombstones of several relatives, including his great-grandparents Julia and Lloyd Harp, in the Old Union Christian Church Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky. Shannon began to compile the names, birth and death dates on the tombstones, which date back to the early 1800s. "Once I got into it, I figured other people trying to find ancestors would find information in the cemetery helpful," he said. Shannon then created an independent research Web... Read the rest of the story » The following sad news is from the Association of Professional Genealogists in Ireland website: It was with sadness that APGI learned of the death of Rosemary ffolliott, who died in England on Thursday 12 March. Miss ffolliott was widely recognised as Ireland's premier genealogist of the latter half of the twentieth century. Her work and her approach to the subject had a marked influence on the development of genealogical research in Ireland. She retired from professional research several... Read the rest of the story » More Recent Articles |
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