Dave MillerJan 17, 20213 minBe Sure to Look at the Document!If you’ve been researching your family history for any length of time, I am sure you have run across an index to a document. It might be...
Dave MillerJan 17, 20212 minFinding those unexpected Family Treasures!Sometimes you can find new family information in places you just don't expect. Here's an example!
Dave MillerJan 17, 20211 minThe 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....
Dave MillerJan 17, 20213 minA 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...
Dave MillerJan 17, 20211 minMore 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...
Dave MillerJan 17, 20212 minSearching 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.
Dave MillerJan 17, 20211 minRiding 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...
Dave MillerJan 17, 20214 minStuck 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...
Dave MillerJan 17, 20211 minA 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...
Dave MillerJan 17, 20214 minDiscovering more on your ancestor from the local newspaper!I was clearing through some paperwork on my desk recently and ran across a newspaper article about one of my great uncles Len Goerlinger....
Dave MillerJan 17, 20212 minApril 15 is Titanic Remembrance DayThe 15th of April is now known as Titanic Remembrance Day. It is a day where we pause to remember the sinking of the HMS Titanic in the...
Dave MillerJan 17, 20211 minWhen 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...