Amanuensis Monday – An Amanuensis is a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. Amanuensis Monday is a daily blogging theme which encourages the family historian to transcribe family letters, journals, audiotapes, and other historical artifacts. … [Read more...]
Way Back Wednesday: Remembering Grandma
17 August 2011 By
I was put in charge of creating the memorial video that was to be played at my Grandmother's funeral today, so that everyone could remember her through the years. I assume this is due to the fact that I seemed to have inherited the title of "Family Historian" which I have no problem with. I love … [Read more...]
Ireland Loses a Daugther
10 August 2011 By
Mary Jane (Corrigan) Zalewski April 27, 1926 - August 10, 2011 Today we lost my grandmother, Mary Jane Zalewski, one of the world's biggest fans of Irish heritage. Born in Ashland, Wisconsin on April 27, 1926 along with her twin brother, Tommy, to Maurice & Agnes (Braatz) Corrigan. Story … [Read more...]
State of the Research
7 August 2011 By
It seems I've been away for almost two months. Sorry about that. I just haven't had the time I'd like to do any genealogy research. Though, I've been able to do some stuff recently. I ran across more information and was also able to add more generations to my paternal line. Thanks to … [Read more...]
Way Back Wednesday: Agnes
6 April 2011 By
A photo of my great-grandmother, Agnes (BRAATZ) CORRIGAN. If I had to take a guess, I'd say the photo was taken around 1904-05 since she looks to be about 1-2 years old. … [Read more...]
SNGF: Ancestral Roulette
15 January 2011 By
This week on Randy Seaver's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun is Ancestral Name List Roulette. The rules are as follows: How old is one of your grandfathers now, or how old would he be if he had lived? Divide this number by 4 and round the number off to a whole number. This is your "roulette … [Read more...]
Who’s To Blame?
16 October 2010 By
Randy Seaver of GeneaMusings has posted this week's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun. The prompt for this week is as follows: 1) Read Brenda Joyce Jerome’s post Who or What Do You Blame? on the Western Kentucky Genealogy blog. She asks these questions: * Can you identify person or event that … [Read more...]
Weekly History: July 25th – July 31st
25 July 2010 By
The important dates for this week in our family history. As always, you can find this info on the Dates & Anniversaries page. July 25th 1915 - Died - Thomas J CORRIGAN - Thomas is my great-great-grandfather on my father's side. He was born on 3 Mar 1855 in Mara Township, Brechin, … [Read more...]
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