Way Back Wednesday

Thomas & Emma Corrigan Family

This is as Irish as I can get today. I don't have many pictures of my CORRIGAN ancestors before this time. This is the Thomas CORRIGAN family with his wife Emma Jane FIRMENICH (who is also part German and French.) My great-grandfather, Maurice CORRIGAN, is their oldest son. My guess is that this … [Read more...]

Way Back Wednesday

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This is a photo from my grandmother's 8th Grade class in November 1939. My grandmother, Mary Jane CORRIGAN, is in the 3rd row from the left and 4th from the back. Her twin brother, my great-uncle, Tommy is also in the class. He is the boy the in the far bottom right corner, closest to the camera. … [Read more...]

Weekly History: January 31st – February 6th

Ignatz Szulta

February 1st 1849 - Born - Ignatz Peter SZULTA - Ignatz is my 3rd-great-grandfather on my father's side. New evidence that I found may actually move his birth date to January 30th. Recently, I had found that Ignatz was born in what is now Sulęczyno Parish, Kartuzy County, Pomorskie, Poland. He … [Read more...]

Weekly History: Nov 8th-14th

November 11 1630 - Born - Jean CUSSON-CALLIOU - Jean is my 10th-great-grandfather on my mother's side. He was born at St. Marguerite-sur-Durclair, Rouen, Normandie, France. He married Marie FOUBERT in 1656.  He passed away on 8 Apr 1718 at St. Sulpice, Quebec, Canada. 1719 - Born - Josephte … [Read more...]

Tell Me Thursday

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I forgot to post yesterday, so I'll just skip to the Thursday post. My grandmother, Mary Jane (Corrigan) ZALEWSKI with her siblings. Twin brother Tom, Mary Jane, older sister Shirley in the back. Younger siblings Pat and George in the front. … [Read more...]

Weekly History: Sept 6th – 12th

One day late. Oops. 3-day weekends confuse me. September 6th 1852 - Born - Ida SCHAVANDIE - Ida is my 3rd-great-grandmother on my mother's side. She was born in Prussia. In March 1870, she married Peter MUHM in Palatine, New York. She passed away on 12 Nov 1934 at Antigo, Langlade Co., … [Read more...]

Tell Me Thursday: Maurice and sisters

This is a photo of my great-grandfather, Maurice Corrigan, with three of his sisters. From left to right (as it is noted): Lenore, Clarice, Ethel and Sadie. It also looks like my grandfather, Richard Zalewski, in the back on the bench. I'm not sure what year this is, but it seems to be sometime in … [Read more...]

SNGF – Sweet 16

Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings came up with this fun post on Saturday. I thought I'd give it a try. Here is your SNGF assignment for the evening (if you choose to accept it - this is not stump the genealogist or even Mission Impossible): 1) List your 16 great-great-grandparents in pedigree chart … [Read more...]