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Written in Stone
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Written in Stone
My 2X great grandfather, David Conroy, died in Edmonton in 1939. He was reported to have been one of Edmonton’s oldest citizens, having turned 100 years old only a few months before! [1]       David’s obituary indicated that “Interment will be made in the family plot in the Edmonton Catholic ceme...
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Written in Stone
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Written in Stone
My 2X great grandfather, David Conroy, died in Edmonton in 1939. He was reported to have been one of Edmonton’s oldest citizens, having turned 100 years old only a few months before! [1]     David’s obituary indicated that “Interment will be made in the family plot in the Edmonton Catholic cemete...
Published at Colleen Murray Genealogy
New work on Old problems
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Photo courtesy of Avacados via Flickr Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/3ZX5aE   Ontario Church records   A few years ago, when I was researching some ancestors in Sullivan, Grey County, Ontario, I tried to piece together where to find their church records from the late 19th and early 20th centu...
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New work on Old problems
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New work on Old problems
Photo courtesy of Avacados via Flickr Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/3ZX5aE   Ontario Church records   A few years ago, when I was researching some ancestors in Sullivan, Grey County, Ontario, I tried to piece together where to find their church records from the late 19th and early 20th centu...
Published at Colleen Murray Genealogy
New work on Old problems
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New work on Old problems
Photo courtesy of Avacados via Flickr Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/3ZX5aE   Ontario Church records   A few years ago, when I was researching some ancestors in Sullivan, Grey County, Ontario, I tried to piece together where to find their church records from the late 19th and early 20th centu...
Published at Colleen Murray Genealogy
Research at the Capital
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Research at the Capital
I was at the Legislature Library here in Edmonton today doing some newspaper research using microfilm.  The microfilms may be about the same everywhere, but it is nice to work in such a beautiful and historic building for a day, and come outside afterwards to enjoy the beautiful gardens.       My...
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Research at the Capital
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Research at the Capital
I was at the Legislature Library here in Edmonton today doing some newspaper research using microfilm.  The microfilms may be about the same everywhere, but it is nice to work in such a beautiful and historic building for a day, and come outside afterwards to enjoy the beautiful gardens.       My...
Published at Colleen Murray Genealogy
Research at the Capital
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Research at the Capital
I was at the Legislature Library here in Edmonton today doing some newspaper research using microfilm.  The microfilms may be about the same everywhere, but it is nice to work in such a beautiful and historic building for a day, and come outside afterwards to enjoy the beautiful gardens.       My...
Published at Colleen Murray Genealogy
Visiting Ireland this summer?
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Visiting Ireland this summer?
The National Library of Ireland offers an excellent service- they have genealogists available to answer your questions on family tree research, for free, when you visit them in Dublin.  These genealogists are very knowledgeable and can give you about ten or fifteen minutes worth of advice to get ...
Published at Colleen Murray Genealogy
Visiting Ireland this summer?
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Visiting Ireland this summer?
The National Library of Ireland offers an excellent service- they have genealogists available to answer your questions on family tree research, for free, when you visit them in Dublin.  These genealogists are very knowledgeable and can give you about ten or fifteen minutes worth of advice to get ...
Published at Colleen Murray Genealogy
Visiting Ireland this summer?
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Visiting Ireland this summer?
The National Library of Ireland offers an excellent service- they have genealogists available to answer your questions on family tree research, for free, when you visit them in Dublin.  These genealogists are very knowledgeable and can give you about ten or fifteen minutes worth of advice to get ...
Published at Colleen Murray Genealogy
Irish Research Trip
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It's been a whirlwind of a month since I last posted.  Not only did I begin the ProGen Study Group (a study group set up to study the classic textbook Professional Genealogy, edited by Elizabeth Shown Mills) I also have been madly preparing for my research trip to Ireland. In fact, I am posting t...
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Irish Research Trip
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It's been a whirlwind of a month since I last posted.  Not only did I begin the ProGen Study Group (a study group set up to study the classic textbook Professional Genealogy, edited by Elizabeth Shown Mills) I also have been madly preparing for my research trip to Ireland. In fact, I am posting t...
Published at Colleen Murray Genealogy
Irish Research Trip
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Irish Research Trip
It's been a whirlwind of a month since I last posted.  Not only did I begin the ProGen Study Group (a study group set up to study the classic textbook Professional Genealogy, edited by Elizabeth Shown Mills) I also have been madly preparing for my research trip to Ireland. In fact, I am posting t...
Published at Colleen Murray Genealogy
Basketball: Update
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In my previous post, I mused about my grandmother's team's basketball trophy and what may have happened to it.  Upon contacting the Edmonton Public Schools Archives and Museum again, I received a long list of the trophies in their collection, leading me to the description of a shield that seemed ...
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