I missed the Way Back Wednesday this week, oops. Anyway, here is the weekly history for this week. As always, you can find this on the Dates & Anniversaries page. June 28th 2005 - Died - Edwin Bernard CORRIGAN - Edwin is my great-granduncle on my father's side. He was the last surviving … [Read more...]
Weekly History: June 13th – 19th
13 June 2010 By
Weekly History for my family tree. As always, you can find this on the Dates & Anniversaries page and now even with a cool calendar. June 13th 1774 - Died - Josephte CHEVREFILS-BELISLE - Josephte is my 7th-great-grandmother on my mother's side. She was born 11 Nov 1719 in Montreal, Quebec, … [Read more...]
Weekly History: May 16th – 22nd
16 May 2010 By
The history of my family for this week. As always, you can find this information anytime on the Dates & Anniversaries page. May 16th 1842 - Born - John HUIZEL - John is my wife's great-great-grandfather on her father's side. He was born in Bohemia, Czechoslovakia. He married Barbara REINDL … [Read more...]
Way Back Wednesday: Moran Family
12 May 2010 By
This is a photo of my wife's great-grandparents, Fred & Norma (POWELL) MORAN and their children, Keith (her grandfather) and Vivian. The Moran men, at least for a few generations, seemed to be easily recognized by their one physical attribute, their ears. It doesn't seem to have been passed down … [Read more...]
Weekly History: May 9th – 15th
9 May 2010 By
Happy Mother's day to all of the moms out there (and moms-to-be.) As always, you can get this info at anytime on the Dates & Anniversaries page. May 9th 1860 - Died - Mary (CRONIN) MCCANN - Mary is my 4th-great-grandmother of my father's side. She was born about 1797 in Ireland. She … [Read more...]
The Next Generation Begins
2 May 2010 By
I am forgoing the normal "Weekly History" post this week for a special announcement. It's now been 12 weeks into the 36 weeks of the pregnancy of our first child. A big announcement that was hard to keep a secret until this point. 12 weeks is usually the point when most couples make the large … [Read more...]
Surname Saturday: MORAN
13 February 2010 By
This week I decided to do a Surname Saturday on one of my wife's surnames, Moran. The MORAN surname first shows up in her tree with Robert MORAN who was born in Ireland in 1820. We're not exactly sure where in Ireland. Tracing this name into Ireland is like tracing the JOHNSON surname in America … [Read more...]
18 June 2009 By
Another photo from my wife's family collection. This is a photo of her grandparents. Her late grandfather, Keith Moran, and her grandmother Barb (Collins). You can tell that Keith worked a lot with his hands since he has huge arms. … [Read more...]
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