Friday Finds – 01/08/10

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve learned or found.

52 Weeks to Better Genealogy – Challenge #1, The Local Public Library

The debut challenge for 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy is The Local Public Library. Go to your local public library branch. Make a note of the genealogy books in the collection that may help you gain research knowledge. Don’t forget to check the shelves in […]

Orphan Photo #38

Who is this lovely man?  The back reads: Yours Truly Carlton E Taylor Is this a photo of Carlton?  Perhaps.

Saturday in the Attic – 01/02/10

It’s a new year, and time to get back to my Saturday in the Attic column! This is a large pasta bowl that belonged to my grandmother, Joan McMAHON Cahill.  I have no idea where or when she got it, but it sure is a […]

Irish Genealogy Treasures

The 17th edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture is a Genealogy treasure “show and tell.” Genealogists are treasure hunters of a different kind. Instead of searching for riches, we dig for information. Instead of prizing gold, we value documents – the visual […]

I Think She’s Related

In October 2008, I went to various cemeteries to take photos of family gravestones.  I came across an unusual arrangement of three stones, two of which were for sure family. The first photo shows the stones for Henry August Leppin and his wife Ann.  Seeing […]

Orphan Photo #37

What a lovely wedding photo!  It’s a shame there is no identifying information for this one.

GeneaSanta Was Here!

GeneaSanta was kind enough to leave four new genealogy books under the tree this year.  Here’s what he left: Tracing Your Irish Ancestors, Third Edition, by John Grenham Land & Property Research in the United States, by E. Wade Hone Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, […]