For the last week or so, I've been researching one of my elusive Irish ancestors - William Hall. He was born circa 1800, most likely in the Shankill section of Belfast, Northern Ireland. From the few family records that I have found, St. Anne's Church of Ireland seems to have been the family church. This … Continue reading William Hall – Elusive Belfast Irish Ancestor
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Exciting Genealogy News!
The long anticipated release of Irish Roman Catholic parish registers held by the National Library of Ireland (NLI) are now available in digital format! Here is the link: http://registers.nli.ie/ There are over 370,000 digital images online from microfilm held by the National Library of Ireland, from parishes from the 1740s to 1890s. I did a … Continue reading Exciting Genealogy News!
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday – First Grandchild
Grandchildren are such a joy and a blessing. My Polish grandmother, with her hands resting on her daughter's shoulders, was called Bapcia. I'm not sure what Mary Lubas was called, but you can see she is beaming, too. Paternal grandparents, John and Mary Lubas, were from Montgomery Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. All four grandparents … Continue reading (Almost) Wordless Wednesday – First Grandchild
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