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Category: History
May Day
The Spirit of the Old May Day. —Santa Ana Register, 1 May 1926, Sat, Page 2
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Chicago
Chicago – Catholic Cemeteries
Almost 2 million Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago cemetery records new on @FamilySearch : http://buff.ly/2eLuMLE Illinois, Archdiocese of Chicago, Cemetery Records, 1864-1989 Description Index and images of miscellaneous records of cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Chicago [Illinois]. The majority of the collection is comprised of burial index cards. A small percentage of the… Continue reading Chicago – Catholic Cemeteries
Irish Sayings
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!! If you want to wish somebody a Happy St. Patrick’s Day in Irish today, the most common greeting is ‘Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit.’ People of Irish descent around the world gather to celebrate St. Patrick every year on 17 March… IRISH SAYINGS AND PROVERBS Many an Irish property was increased… Continue reading Irish Sayings
Making Irish Surnames
Making Irish surnames English – In 1518 the authorities of Galway decreed “neither O’ nor Mac shall strut and swagger through the streets of the city”. The names of the native Irish male population all names began with O’ or Mac meaning “grandson of” or “son of” followed by the personal name of the ancestor.… Continue reading Making Irish Surnames
Prairie du Chien, 1870
My second great grandparents, Peter Henry Phillips and his wife Rose Anna Garvey, moved to Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin sometime after their marriage on January 04, 1861 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Their son George Phillips was born September 09, 1875 in Wisconsin and is listed with his parents on 1880’s US Census… Continue reading Prairie du Chien, 1870
Cleveland, Ohio, 1861
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Finding Irish in Ohio
Finding Irish in Ohio, by Joe Buggy Traveling by ship to Canada and then making their way to the U.S. Midwest via the Great Lakes is an often overlooked route that countless Irish emigrants took to that part of the country. One of the states that benefited from this migration was Ohio (OH). . .… Continue reading Finding Irish in Ohio