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The Records Got Me This Far: Now It’s Time for a Cemetery Visit
For more than twenty-five years, I have traced my Plunkett, Dowling, and Marcisak ancestors through census records, death certificates, and newspaper notices. I found them on Find a…
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Two Brothers, One Vocation: The Lives of the Plunkett Priests
Two of my great-granduncles, Reverend Bernard Plunkett and Reverend Peter H. Plunkett, grew up in the same Red Hook, Brooklyn household and both became Catholic priests in the…
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How a Simple Tradition Became 45 Years of Christmas Memories
Prefer to Listen? Click here:Your browser does not support the audio element.0:000:00×Generated with Mementor's Text-to-Speech plugin for WordPress, using ElevenLabs.I am not entirely sure when the tradition started,…
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Five Strong Sessions Closed Out OGS 2026
Day 3 of the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference closed out OGS 2026 with five strong sessions. Kate Penney Howard opened the morning with a fascinating confidence-man case study…
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Five Remarkable Sessions and One Bold Decision at OGS 2026
Day 2 of the Ohio Genealogical Society 2026 Conference packed in five sessions, a pedigree chart victory, and a long-overdue lunch with friends. Robert Cameron Weir opened the…
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The OGS 2026 Keynote, Four Sessions, and One Big Lesson
Day 1 of OGS 2026 is in the books. Sandra Rumble’s keynote opened the conference with a message I cannot unsee: most of us are telling ancestor stories…
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