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my mum was Florence lavinia  younglove who married a Canadian soldier - Leslie George Greenway   in 1945 & came with me to Winnipeg. Manitoba ,Canada until we moved to England in 1959. 3 of us daughters married & stayed in England but mum and youngest sister returned to Canada.

Have found  grandfather William George Younglove she married and he was born in U.S.A. so says 1911 census. Married Ellen Young in  London ,England  about 1915-had 3 children-my mum was the middle one.;…

 Created a settlement in Murry county, Minnosota. And brought Irish immigrants to settle there. The family was also very prominent in county Wexford Ireland.

Park, County, Colorado, USA is one of my researching stomping grounds and where I am most active among local archives, and fellow researchers. If you need help there, I might be able to point you in the right direction.

I am researching the Cuffe clan from Clohamon, Ferns, Wexford, Ireland. If you have this family surname please contact me I would like to share with family.

I asked my friend, Vicki Samuels Levy to write me a brief perspective on her experience as a video honoree in one of my Legacy Multimedia productions. After all, I write a lot from my perspective; what I’m trying to do with the video, the feelings that I want my audience to experience. I usually get a nice note from my clients and they often agree to allow me to use it as a website testimonial. So I was thrilled when a few hours later, Vicki sent me two pages of writing from her experience.…

He was born 1868/lived,I believe, in Kaiserslauten/Wilhelmshaven,his father Henry was a blacksmith.He had a brother Peter who emigrated to the USA.

He came to South Shields,England in 188? was a musician playing saxaphone in the local theater.He married Louisa Stubley in1888 & had seven children.

NYQVIST, Gustaf  Adolf Severin was born June 14, 1886 (parents Carl Oscar Johansson Nyqvist and Augusta Charlotta Fahlström) in Örgryte parish.  Carl died 19 February 1894 and Augusta 24 December 1895. Gustaf was first put in a poor house in Örgryte parish, then in a foster home in Forshälla from Feb 2 1898  to 13 Dec 1901 when he returned to Örgryte.  On 4 December 1909 he was listed in the Household Record of Örgryte BII:3 (1908-1913) Bild 141 as being moved to the Book of Missing…

I am researching information on John Hackett b. abt 1772 in Wales and d. abt 1820 in Irish Town, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland and his wife, Mary Christopher also b. abt 1772 Wales and d. abt 1820 also in Irish Town, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland.  Their son, Pierce Peter Hackett was born 2 Sep 1795 in Irish Town, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland.  Apparently, local records were burned in a Parish fire so we have been unable to pursue the line further.  We are hoping there is a…

Frank L. Smith Sr., 79, of Enfield, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, after a brief illness.



Frank was born in Biddeford, Maine, the son of Willis and Ida (Harmon) Smith. Frank lived in the Enfield area most of his life, working as a finish carpenter before retiring.



Frank is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Sally and Alphonse Carbone; a son, David Smith; a…

           After signing in at https://new.familysearch.org , I find the new conditions of use .      Rather informative , to say the least ! 

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Genealogy glossary – fra ENGELSK til  NORSK (the most commonly used words)

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This is a picture of Henry Huffman later HOFFMAN and wife Elizabeth HIGGINS.

You can read about the HIGGINS line on this blog…

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I just want to let you know that not all the Sheppards emigrated. Many of us remained. In fact, we're having a Sheppard family gathering this weekend in Tipperary, just a few short miles from CastleSheppard. CastleSheppard was the home of William Sheppard, the younger brother of Thomas Sheppard.

This weekend gathering coincides with the 100th anniversary of my great-grandfather James Sheppard. We are all there to unveil a memorial to him. Incidentally, my uncle and father are…