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She Lost So Much, But Found Unexpected Strength
Julianna Knysz Dubinsky was not easy to find in the records. Name changes, a second marriage, a death certificate filed under the wrong name: she slipped through every…
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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×This audio version was created with TTSWP, a text to speech plugin, and voices from ElevenLabs. Built…
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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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