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Oct 3
8 min

When the Wild Wild West shows up in your family tree! (part 2)

A few years ago, I wrote an article about my great great uncle William R. Kidd who was murdered aboard a train very early on a Saturday m...

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13 September marks the 175th anniversary of the Irish Famine

by Dave Miller

Sep 12
1 min

13 September marks the 175th anniversary of the Irish Famine

This Sunday 13 September marks the 175th anniversary of the saddest event in Irish history. As written in Neil Cosgrove's recent article ...

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When your family search turns into an unbelievable story!

by Dave Miller

Aug 11
9 min

When your family search turns into an unbelievable story!

I have been researching my own family ancestry and others for quite a long time. I've come across a document every so often or learned ab...

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When the Wild Wild West shows up in your Family Tree!

by Dave Miller

Jun 26
7 min

When the Wild Wild West shows up in your Family Tree!

(This was an article that I wrote in 2018 and was published in The Septs magazine October 2018, Volume 39, Number 4.) Many Irish emigrate...

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Finding those unexpected Family Treasures!

by Dave Miller

May 28
2 min

Finding those unexpected Family Treasures!

Sometimes you can find new family information in places you just don't expect. Here's an example!

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The Celtic Connections Conference announces "The Virtual Journey Home!"

by Dave Miller

May 21
1 min

The Celtic Connections Conference announces "The Virtual Journey Home!"

The Celtic Connections Conference has announced that it will hold a virtual conference available on its web site beginning on July 31st. ...

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A high tech way of remembering a loved one.

by Dave Miller

May 4
3 min

A high tech way of remembering a loved one.

I am occasionally asked by folks who are beginning their genealogy, "how do I start?". My comment is always "start with yourself!". Write...

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More events and conferences are now canceled this summer.

by Dave Miller

Apr 23
1 min

More events and conferences are now canceled this summer.

I hope you are staying safe and healthy. We have been told by the Milwaukee Irish Fest that this year's festival has been canceled. The ...

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It's Census time! How much do you know about the U.S. Census?

by Dave Miller

Apr 15
3 min

It's Census time! How much do you know about the U.S. Census?

We have recently filled out household information for the 2020 Census. Do you know how past Census records useful for the family researcher?

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Celebrating St. Patrick's Day through Sean Nos dancing!

by Dave Miller

Mar 16
1 min

Celebrating St. Patrick's Day through Sean Nos dancing!

Since many of the St. Patrick Day celebrations have been canceled this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, I thought it would be fun to...

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by Dave Miller

Mar 15
1 min

Have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I would like to wish all of you a Happy St. Patrick's Day. Due to recent events involving the Covid-19 virus, many celebrations and parad...

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Searching for the descendants of the Primrose girls!

by Dave Miller

Feb 7
2 min

Searching for the descendants of the Primrose girls!

The Primrose Girls Project is attempting to locate the descendants of 156 orphan girls who departed Ireland for Canada in 1853.

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A chat with Irish Genealogist Stuart Rosenblatt!

by Dave Miller

Jan 12
1 min

A chat with Irish Genealogist Stuart Rosenblatt!

Some of us who have been working on our genealogy for a long time. It is no doubt a tough task keeping all our family's ancestors names a...

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by Dave Miller

Dec 5, 2019
9 min

When your family search turns into an unbelievable story!

I have been researching my own family ancestry and others for quite a long time. I've come across a document every so often or learn abou...

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Learning the history of St. Michan's Church.

by Dave Miller

Nov 26, 2019
1 min

Learning the history of St. Michan's Church.

During a recent trip to Ireland, I had a chance to visit and tour St. Michan's Church in Dublin. Built in the year 1095 AD, it is one of ...

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Riding in the western trolleys during the early 1900s.

by Dave Miller

Oct 16, 2019
1 min

Riding in the western trolleys during the early 1900s.

Getting to and from work today is a matter of getting in the car or perhaps a bus or even the subway and many of us use public transporta...

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Stuck on your research, Create a theory about that ancestor!

by Dave Miller

Sep 18, 2019
4 min

Stuck on your research, Create a theory about that ancestor!

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines "a theory" "as a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles of...

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Milwaukee Irish Fest 2019… A time for celebrating!

by Dave Miller

Aug 21, 2019
1 min

Milwaukee Irish Fest 2019… A time for celebrating!

Late July and August is the time for ethnic festivals in North America. Milwaukee's Irish Fest is no exception. The four day event wrappe...

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by Dave Miller

Jul 12, 2019
1 min

A Walk into History!

Wouldn't it be interesting if you could talk to an ancestor or someone who lived over a hundred years ago? Would you ask them about their...

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by Dave Miller

Jul 11, 2019
1 min

Celtic Connections Conference 2020

The Irish Genealogical Society International has recently announced that THE CELTIC CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE will be held at the Westin Chi...

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