Ireland – Family Locket

Are Your Irish Roots Showing? Understanding Your Ancestry DNA Ethnicity Results

Mar 15, 2017

You sent off your Ancestry DNA test in the form of a tube of saliva and you just received your results. Are you surprised? Excited? Puzzled? Wondering what to do next? Why not explore your ethnicity results and learn where in the world you come from. The science of DNA can seem daunting to the beginner, so I invite you to join me as I learn about DNA and how to use it for genealogy purposes. I'll be posting regularly about my discoveries, so follow along and see what you can learn. My genealogy paper trail has so far led...

Celebrating Irish Heritage on St. Patrick’s Day

Mar 13, 2016

St. Patrick’s Day is only a few days away! Here are some ways that we've been celebrating our Irish Heritage: Learn about your Irish Heritage Did you know that 3.7 million American residents claim Irish ancestry? According to this graphic, that’s more than 7X the population of Ireland. Between 1830 and 1940, nearly 4.5 million Irish immigrants arrived in the United States. Do you have any Irish immigrants in your family tree? If so, here’s an article about how to find more records about them from the FindMyPast blog: I know my ancestors are from Ireland, what do I do next? Decorate with...