Sean Nos Dancing, Irish singing and the Irish culture
Recently, I attended an Irish Fest in Appleton, Wisconsin and spoke to a couple of very talented individuals regarding their skills in...
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Dave Miller
- Jan 17, 2021
- 3 min
Be 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...
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Dave Miller
- Jan 17, 2021
- 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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Dave Miller
- Jan 17, 2021
- 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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Dave Miller
- Jan 17, 2021
- 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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Dave Miller
- Jan 17, 2021
- 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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Dave Miller
- Jan 17, 2021
- 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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Dave Miller
- Jan 17, 2021
- 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...
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Dave Miller
- Jan 17, 2021
- 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...
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Dave Miller
- Jan 17, 2021
- 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...
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Dave Miller
- Jan 17, 2021
- 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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Dave Miller
- Jan 17, 2021
- 4 min
Discovering 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....
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Dave Miller
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2 min
April 15 is Titanic Remembrance Day
The 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...
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Dave Miller
- Jan 17, 2021
- 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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