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Tag: Irish American History and Genealogy

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Genealogy Tips: My Immigrant Ancestors’ Records

By Katie Rebecca Merkley on March 24, 2025

In this article, Katie Rebecca Merkley describes the records needed to establish the movement and relationships of her immigrant ancestors... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tips: Searching for My Immigrant Ancestor (part 2)

By Katie Rebecca Merkley on March 19, 2025

Katie Rebecca Merkley concludes her explanation of some of the records she searched – and how she searched them – to learn about her immigrant ancestor... (Read More)

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Genealogy Tips: Searching for My Immigrant Ancestor (part 1)

By Katie Rebecca Merkley on March 18, 2025

In this article, Katie Rebecca Merkley explains some of the records she searched – and how she searched them – to learn about her immigrant ancestor... (Read More)

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Story My Father Told on St. Patrick’s Day

By Katie Rebecca Garner on March 13, 2024

In this article for St. Patrick’s Day this Sunday, Katie Rebecca Garner writes about her great-great-grandpa, Joseph McElhinney, an Irish immigrant... (Read More)

Illustration: Irish hat and shillelagh

Genealogy Tip: Irish Immigrant Ancestors

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 20, 2023

Since March is Irish American Heritage Month, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for researching your ancestors in Irish American newspapers... (Read More)

Illustration: Irish hat and shillelagh

Missing Friends in the ‘Irish World’ Newspaper

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 28, 2022

Gena Philibert-Ortega describes the Missing Friends ads in the “Irish World” newspaper that provide valuable clues about your Irish American ancestors... (Read More)

Photo: Inisheer (Inis Oírr), Aran Islands, Ireland. Credit: Eckhard Pecher; Wikimedia Commons.

Important Irish Genealogy Resource: Griffith’s Valuation

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 17, 2020

To help celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about Griffith’s Valuation, a valuable tool for researching your Irish ancestors... (Read More)

Illustration: Irish hat and shillelagh

8 Tips for Finding That One Irish Relative

By Sarah Stevens on January 17, 2020

Are you trying to locate that specific Irish relative that you've never met before? We have 8 tips to help you get started!.. (Read More)

Illustration: "Peasant Wedding," a painting depicting the wedding celebrations of Irish people, by Pieter Breughel the Younger, 1620. Credit: National Gallery of Ireland; Wikimedia Commons.

Irish Wedding Traditions and Customs

By Sarah Stevens on December 18, 2019

Does your family have any of these Irish wedding traditions? We’re sharing different Irish traditions which may be clues to your ancestry. Learn more... (Read More)

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