My 12th week in Amy Johnson Crow’s “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” family history blogging challenge. The challenge: have one blog post each week devoted to a specific ancestor. It could be a story, a biography, a photograph, an outline of a research problem — anything that focuses on one ancestor. I’m a few weeks […]
#52Ancestors: Walter Ward (b. 1916), My Grandfather’s Mystery Brother Read More »
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My 11th week in Amy Johnson Crow’s “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” family history blogging challenge. The challenge: have one blog post each week devoted to a specific ancestor. It could be a story, a biography, a photograph, an outline of a research problem — anything that focuses on one ancestor. I’m a few weeks
#52Ancestors: My 2nd Great Grandfather, Irish-Born Patrick Flanagan ( d. 1925) Read More »
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This past Sunday afternoon and evening proved to be an extremely productive one for my genealogical journey. In addition to the wedding record that I found for my great-grandparents Patrick Thomas Flanagan, Jr. (c. 1897-1928), and Sarah Kennedy (c. 1898-1930), I also found the wedding record for Sarah’s first marriage.
Just Found: Marriage Record For My Kennedy Great-Grandmother And Her First Husband Read More »
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I am so excited! Yesterday afternoon, I found a copy of the wedding record for my great-grandparents — Patrick Thomas Flanagan, Jr. (c. 1897-1928), and Sarah Kennedy (c. 1898-1930) — who were married on April 10, 1925, in Steubenville (Jefferson), Ohio.
Just Found: Marriage Record For My Flanagan And Kennedy Great-Grandparents Read More »
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