A Family Tapestry

  Perhaps each generation can point to a defining episode in their history. For those of our relatives no longer with us, that time might ha...

  As the saying goes, nothing in this world can be as certain as death and taxes . For governments, that means two certain sources of record...

  From the maze of geopolitical divisions in 1840s Ireland —now that we've sorted out the precise location where we hope to locate Anna ...

  Anyone researching their Irish forebears eventually becomes accustomed to seeing such terms as townlands and civil parishes. When we delve...

  Having a copy of the letter which Stephen Malloy sent to his wife Anna in Ireland before his abrupt departure for Boston helps us just a ...

  It's Labor Day—the day everyone plans on enjoying a last gasp summer celebration before plunging into the work of harvest, then winter...

  Every time I see someone like professional organizer and genealogy aficionado Janine Adams encourage others to do daily research on their...