Are You Intensely Curious?
Are You Intensely Curious?
Abner Fish is my 3rd-great-grandfather. There are strong rumors around the internet about who his parents are but a significant lack of facts. Bernd and I took a research class this past week in Washington, DC to learn how to…
DNA is an evolving science that is affecting what we believe about history and mythology. The testing of the “Y” chromosome is looking back to the origins of the paternal line. Another way of saying that is it traces back…
On May 17, 1847, young William Michael McGee arrived in New York on the ship Pontiac from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He listed his age as 14 on the ship roster, but if the birth date on his tombstone is correct,…
In a previous post, I touched on the perplexing concept of Duffy’s having dark skin and dark hair, which seems to have been totally lost by my generation. I found photos hidden away of John James Duffy and Bridget Helena…
The Carney family immigrated from Ireland. Either they didn’t all come together, or they didn’t keep track of dates very well. The 1900 census is the first time people were asked to report the year they went to the US.…