Ireland

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> Okay, so I read that I can email a post to my blog. Let's see if it
> works!
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> Last night was so productive! I found new information about Vinny's
> family on the 1911 Irish Census and then a simple internet search
> found the obituary of a great uncle which yielded the maiden name of
> Vinny's Great Grandmother! Hello Mary Jane Mulholland.
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> What's amazing about the Irish census is that each household filled
> out their own form - so the writing is that of our ancestors and I
> haven't found a spelling error yet! The Irish archives is diligently
> working on the 1901 census too.
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> http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/
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> Another interesting site is this one:
> http://ifhf.brsgenealogy.com/
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> It's birth, marriage and death records. It's free to view the search
> results. I haven't felt like enough of a gambler to pony up 5 euros
> for the specific record someone who might be, but might not be, an
> ancestor... Who has the least common name?...

Cemeteries

I wanted to try an entry with a photo...

This is a photo of my dad and kids at the cemetery in Seaside.

Many relatives are buried in this cemetery. We searched high and low for everyone we knew. During this adventure, Sean found a small tennis ball and proceeded to play catch with Grrrand-pa-pa. As I was pondering the ramifications of playing catch in a cemetery, the ball landed on the headstone of someone we were looking for.

The kids are standing near the markers for two little angel cousins. I took the photo as a reference shot so we will always be able to find them.

A family journal

It's about time I started a journal about my genealogical escapades.

I've dabbled with my family tree and the stories that go along with it for as long as I can remember. My most recent success is meeting new cousin Mark- we share the same great grandparents, John Gabriel Johnson and Johanna Christina Peterson. I have old (and not very good) photocopies of family trees and family group data sheets from the early 1980s. Mark says he has some photos to share. I haven't had the chance to ask, but I think he might have the original photos from the photocopies. I believe the woman who created them is his aunt.

I'm primarily interested in direct lineage although I do record the names of siblings, their spouses and their spouse's families if time allows. It is just so easy to get distracted...