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Tag: Irish American Genealogy

Photo: Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Matt H. Wade.; Wikimedia Commons.

Obituaries Add Critical Details to Family Tree

By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 19, 2018

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about uncovering the obituary of Frances (Ferris) Stark, from his family tree, and learning where in Ireland she was born... (Read More)

Illustration: Irish hat and shillelagh.

Research Your Irish Family History in GenealogyBank

By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 9, 2017

An article (with a complete title list) about GenealogyBank’s Irish American Newspapers collection to help you research your Irish American ancestry... (Read More)

Illustration: Irish hat and shillelagh

Free Webinar: Learn More about Your Irish Roots in GenealogyBank

By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 17, 2016

An article describing a free genealogy webinar provided by GenealogyBank, about Irish American genealogy... (Read More)

Illustration: Irish hat and shillelagh

Genealogy Tip: Try Your Luck with Irish American Newspapers

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 17, 2016

In this blog article – in honor of St. Patrick’s Day – Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about GenealogyBank’s online Irish American Newspaper Archives... (Read More)

Illustration: Irish hat and shillelagh

Free Webinar: Our Ancestors’ Trip from Ireland – Is There More to Know?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 16, 2016

Article about a free webinar on Irish American genealogy... (Read More)

Illustration: Irish hat and shillelagh

What Was Her 1850 Voyage from Ireland to America Like?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on March 15, 2016

Learning more about Mary Ryan’s trip to America as a 14-year-old with her family on board the brig Falcon in 1850, from old newspapers... (Read More)

Free Guide for Irish Genealogy to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

By Tony Pettinato on March 17, 2015

Got Irish roots? Since March is Irish American Heritage Month and we are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day today, everyone is feeling a wee bit Irish this time of year. For Irish Americans, however, that sentiment is year-round, as feeling connected to Ireland is part of their family history. Have you been tracing your Irish... (Read More)

GenealogyBank Is the Only Source of This Irish Passenger List Information

By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 4, 2015

I am just amazed every time I see these Irish American passenger lists in GenealogyBank’s online newspapers and see that they tell me where these new arrivals had lived in Ireland, and where they were going to live in America. That information is NOT in any other passenger list source. How in the world... (Read More)


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