Dave Miller3 days ago2 minFinding those unexpected Family Treasures!Sometimes you can find new family information in places you just don't expect. Here's an example!
Dave MillerMay 211 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. This virtual confere...
Dave MillerMay 43 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 down information ab...
Dave MillerJan 121 minA 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 and dates together an...
Dave MillerOct 16, 20191 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 transportation out of convenie...
Dave MillerSep 18, 20194 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 offered to explain phe...
Dave MillerAug 21, 20191 minMilwaukee 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 wrapped up on Sunday. It w...
Dave MillerJul 12, 20191 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 past and what was l...
Dave MillerJul 11, 20191 minCeltic Connections Conference 2020The Irish Genealogical Society International has recently announced that THE CELTIC CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE will be held at the Westin Chicago North Shore Hot...
Dave MillerMay 17, 20194 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. My Uncle Len was a ...
Dave MillerApr 17, 20192 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 North Atlantic early ...
Dave MillerMar 21, 20191 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 to study your Irish ...
Dave MillerFeb 1, 20191 minThe Ancestor Guy tours a mansion in Minnesota.Genealogy is more than just obtaining dates and names of ancestors. Understanding how your ancestors lived and what life was like in that time period can be ...