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November 4, 2022November 4, 2023

Unraveling Irish Ancestry in the 19th Century: Delving Deep into Historical Challenges

Finding Irish genealogical records from the 19th century is challenging due to large-scale emigrations, inconsistent record-keeping before 1864, the loss of documents in the 1922 Dublin fire, common surnames, Anglicization and Latinization of names, and undocumented internal relocations. This combination of factors makes tracing specific Irish ancestry complex.

August 29, 2021January 19, 2025

Irish Catholic Americans: From outcasts to All-American

More than most the story of the native Irish, mainly from the counties that make up the modern Republic of Ireland, is a rags to riches tale of a nightmare start turned American dream. The Irish set the template for mass migration to the United States for others arriving without money and status.

August 28, 2021January 19, 2025

Scots Irish Americans: Swapping Frontiers

Scots Irish Americans are descendants of expert frontiersmen and women. For centuries they defended Scotland’s border with England as elite light cavalry, then when peace arrived they moved to protecting Scottish and English protestants in the north of Ireland from native catholic Irish attacks. They moved to America with a deep sense of betrayal after rents increased despite guarantees given by the new British State. If you are protestant and one of over 30 million Americans who have Irish ancestry, you likely descend from them.

August 24, 2021January 19, 2025

English Americans: From Jamestown to Georgetown

English Americans weren’t the earliest European colonists when they founded Jamestown towards the end of the 16th century . But they did provide the foundations for the United States and they weren’t afraid to abandon the home country when their interests were at stake.

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