I am delighted and honoured to receive the Ancestor Approved Award from Kim at Footsteps of the Past at http://footstepspast.blogspot.com/. It was a real treat to receive this in an emotional week as I watched from afar as my home town, and others with links to my family’s heritage, were flooded, lives lost, homes demolished … More Ancestor Approved Award
It’s time to list my “families of interest” again: not just those on my own family tree, but those I’ve come to research: KUNKEL: George, son of Adam & Katharina from Dorfprozelten, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany to Australia -mid-C19th. Brickwall is his brother Joseph Philip or Philip Joseph Kunkel who reportedly went to “America”. O’BRIEN: Mary … More Surname Sunday-my “families of interest”
Having been in something of a blog-storm today I’ve responded to a number of comments made on my posts. I thought it worthwhile to consolidate some of the general tips I’ve passed on in case they’re useful to others. Although focused mainly on the German research under discussion, they have general applicability to other immigrants. … More German (and other) search tips
I’ve recently obtained the death certificates for my Offaly ancestors: Martin Furlong and Margaret Furlong nee Stanton or possibly Staunton. Although like British certificates they are frustratingly sparse in their details in comparison with Australian records, there was enough to effectivey confirm that these were the parents of Bridget Furlong. Margaret Furlong was 73 when … More Martin Furlong family Tullamore Offaly (Kings Co)
Thanks to Noel from the Toowoomba & Darling Downs Family History message boards (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TDD_Family_History_Group/messages) for posting about the new online Griffith Valuation search engine at: http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml Not only does this let you search the GV across Ireland, it gives you a great deal of original information to build up the story of your family. A search by … More Griffith Valuation (GV) online
Irish family history research and County Clare … More Irish Ancestry and County Clare research
Family history across the seas 