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    Finding those unexpected Family Treasures!
    by Dave Miller
    • May 28, 2020
    • 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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    Searching for the descendants of the Primrose girls!
    by Dave Miller
    • Feb 7, 2020
    • 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, 2020
    • 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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    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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    When searching for ancestors, 
visit the Ulster American Folk Park!
    by Dave Miller
    • Mar 21, 2019
    • 1 min

    When searching for ancestors, visit the Ulster American Folk Park!

    This is one of our favorite blogs from the past and one of our favorite places to stop when in Ireland and Northern Ireland. If you plan ...
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    Remembering the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice!
    by Dave Miller
    • Nov 6, 2018
    • 1 min

    Remembering the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice!

    The Ancestor Guy is remembering the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice that signaled the end to World War 1 and honoring those who serve...
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    The Celtic Connection Conference 2018!
    by Dave Miller
    • Sep 7, 2018
    • 1 min

    The Celtic Connection Conference 2018!

    Genealogy conferences are held each year to help update researchers and family historians on the latest records available and research te...
    2 views0 comments
    Digitizing History
    by Dave Miller
    • Jun 24, 2018
    • 1 min

    Digitizing History

    For over a century, people have been using cameras to take photos of events, family members and places.. These photos have given us a pea...
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    Learning the art of Sean Nos dancing
    by Dave Miller
    • Apr 8, 2018
    • 1 min

    Learning the art of Sean Nos dancing

    Now that we are past all the St. Patrick's Day activities, I hope you enjoyed all the parades and celebrations during the month of March ...
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    THE US CENSUS... A GOOD PLACE TO START!
    by Dave Miller
    • May 24, 2017
    • 4 min

    THE US CENSUS... A GOOD PLACE TO START!

    I often have people who are very new to genealogy ask me. "I don't know where to start!" I usually tell them to start with themselves. Yo...
    10 views0 comments
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