This holiday we tried out a new pierogie maker, called Hunky Bill's Perogie Maker with great success! Here's the link for more information: http://hunkybills.com/history/ My son-in-law, Jack, and I decided to try to make a batch of potatoe cheese Pierogies and see if it was easier using this gadget than making them by hand. At the end … Continue reading Family Recipe Friday – Pierogies
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Genealogy Sisters Year in Review – Dedicated to Sarah “Sal” Rafferty Mayer
Here at Genealogy Sisters we've had a very good year of family research. We are dedicating our research this year to Sarah "Sal" Rafferty Mayer (1909-1998). Many years ago she did a wonderful thing by typing up four pages of family research centered on the four main names in her family tree: Doran, Hall, Kelly, … Continue reading Genealogy Sisters Year in Review – Dedicated to Sarah “Sal” Rafferty Mayer
The Old Pound Loney, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Recently while researching our Doran clan of West Belfast, Northern Ireland, I realized that our family lived in a specific neighborhood called the Old Pound Loney, near Shankill and the Falls. This was a section near to where St. Peter's Roman Catholic Cathedral was built. The word "loney" comes from an old word meaning lane. … Continue reading The Old Pound Loney, Belfast, Northern Ireland