Today I am so grateful for the school system that taught me how to quickly scan down a long list of names. I was on the Family Search webs...

In 1820 there was an outbreak of Yellow Fever in Savannah Georgia, taking over 700 lives, including two doctors that were tending to the s...

In 1879 the Honorable J H Pope, the Agriculture Minister of Canada, invited tenant farmers' delegates from the UK to visit the Domin...

The Royal Hibernian Military School (or Military Asylum, as it was first known) was founded in Dublin  by the Hibernian Society to educ...

This is a publication I came across while looking for memorials of my ancestors...   Memorials of those who suffered for the Cath...

A Commission , or Royal Commission, is a formal public inquiry created by the government. A commission would be put together to look into...

I can see how DNA testing and looking for matches can become addicting. For me the fourth try was a winner (first three samples were no go...

Catholic mothers always hoped one of her many sons would become a priest. If you can't find your Irish ancestor's son, try the Cat...

During our country's 150th anniversary celebration of confederation I will write posts titled Canada 150 with a link to a publica...

There have been more publications for Ireland uploaded to Internet Archive. These have to do with returns of convicts and prisoners. On...

There have been more publications for Ireland uploaded to Internet Archive and to HathiTrust. These have to do with public records and ch...

Your beloved ancestor dies. A plot is purchased and the funeral arrangements made. After a mournful service in the church the loved one is...