Genealogy, History, Heritage, How To
If you’re a regular reader of my blog you know that I’m on what seems like a neverending quest to figure out who the Dolan’s in Patrick Dolan’s reinstated probate file were. The quest has sent me in circles like a crazed character in a Looney Tunes cartoon. A Little Background Patrick Dolan died in…
You may have heard. The National Library of Ireland website now has the Catholic Church Parish Register records online and available to research for free. The records are available to research for free. I’ve been waiting a long time to get my hands dirty with Irish research. To say I am eager to begin this…
Do you have that one ancestor or relative who drives you nuts? I don’t mean those who are still living. You know, the one who no matter how many databases you search, microfilms you roll through, and indexes you go through, they managed to slip through the cracks. It appears they went through life and…
There are times when I am more efficient than I thought I was. I was beating myself up for misplacing Patrick Dolan’s probate file when it hit me. I took copious notes from the massive file! I pulled down the Kelly/Dolan binder, flipped to Patrick Dolan’s section, and began reading. After going through the notes,…
After I wrote my blog post last night about Mary Collis, daughter of Bridget Dolan, something occurred to me. How do I know that Mary Collis ever came to America? Every thing I know about Mary Collis came from the refiled probate records for her Uncle, Patrick Dolan. I have part of that file in…