Family History Nuggets

     Yesterday I wrote about my current projects. I did however leave off the work I'm doing on my Irish ancestors. I have names and dat...

It was hard to think of an ancestor that I associated with this week's theme of solitude. After some thought I have decided to write abo...

My great-grandfather Frank J. Kain (pamapa) was a member of the Knights of Columbus in Creighton, NE. I know this thanks to the book "K...

 In the book "The History of Clinton County, Iowa" from 1879 ( The History of Clinton County, Iowa: Containing a History of the Co...

For 2023, as a way to get back into blogging, I'm going to try to take part in Amy Johnson Crow 's " 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks ...

I found my great-grandparents, John and Mary Huigens in Creighton, NE on ancestry.com: While looking for them, I also found the families ...

Week 13. Local Societies: Local genealogical and historical societies are the lifeblood of genealogy. Members and volunteers give their tim...

For St. Patrick's Day, I thought I'd recap my Irish lines of Kain , Kennedy , Fox and Collins . 1. Kevin Joseph HUIGENS 2. Jose...

Week 10 – Genealogy Road Trips: No two genealogy road trips are the same but they’re always fun and meaningful. Describe a memorable trip i...

March 2 — Post a photo of one of your female ancestors. Who is in the photo? When was it taken? Why did you select this photo? This is ...

Since I'm trying to keep up the pace of a blog post a day, I guess I'll take advantage of Lisa Alzo's Fearless Females blog pro...

1) Using your ancestral lines, how far back in time can you go with two degrees of separation? That means "you knew an ancestor, who ...

Sometimes the challenges in life provide the best learning experiences. Can you find an example of this in your own family tree? Which brick...

For which free offline genealogy tool are you most grateful? How did you find this tool and how has it benefited your genealogy? Describe to...

That's right -- "Nolaurd." How's that for a typical Irish surname. Yet that's what it states on the microfilmed transc...

Kennedy was the maiden name of my paternal grandmother's mother. My grandmother felt a strong connection to JFK and his family because ...

Today's prompt for the Fearless Female Women's History blog challenge is: March 4 — Do you have marriage records for your grandpar...