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Duchas.ie – Irish School Records and more

7/30/2022

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Landscape: Picture of donkey with side panniers. by Caoimhín Ó Danachair Settlement: landscape | dúchas.ie (duchas.ie) https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/828 The Photographic Collection, A001.01.00052 Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD
I have been reviewing genealogy records from my Irish ancestors and was reminded of this interesting site:  dúchas.ie (duchas.ie) which features Irish School Records. These records are not quite what you’d expect. Let’s look.

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Using Local Genealogy Resources

7/23/2022

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Photo by Prateek Katyal on Unsplash
​With summer here, making day trips to scout out genealogy resources is much easier. These local libraries and genealogy associations have items that are not available online and are focused on the places that you are interested in exploring. Let’s look.

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National Archives of Ireland

7/16/2022

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Donegal, Ireland Photo by Ainars Djatlevskis on Unsplash
​One of my dreams is to have the time, money, and luxury of researching in person at the National Archives of Ireland. Wouldn’t it be fun to have that opportunity? While that is not something that I can do today, the National Archives of Ireland has created a genealogy site that has many online records to explore. Let’s look.

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Sweden Household Examination Records

7/9/2022

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​One of the treasures for those of you with Swedish ancestors is the Sweden Household Examination Records. The pastor of the parish originally kept these records to track the family’s that lived in the parish as well as to track and evaluate their religious knowledge. For the genealogist, these records are great substitutes for census records. Let’s look.

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Happy 4th of July 2022

7/2/2022

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Happy 4th of July 2022!  Enjoy the time with family and friends! And if the usual summer storms come through this weekend, find a quiet corner and get in a little family history research! Enjoy the weekend and week!
History of the Fourth of July - Brief History, Early Celebrations & Traditions - HISTORY
Independence Day (United States) - Wikipedia
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The History of the Fourth of July | Military.com

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