I'm remembering a wonderful couple today, Victor Joseph Mirota (1937-2015), and his beautiful bride of fifty years, Bettyann Heiney (1938-2010). They were married in their home-town church, St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, on First Street, in Dunellen, New Jersey, June of 1960. Bettyann was the daughter of Elmer and Elizabeth Heiney. Victor was … Continue reading Remembering the Wedding of Victor Mirota and Bettyann Heiney – 1960
Genealogy
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