Ukrainian Easter egg “Pysanka” may become a UNESCO heritage – Yes. 💛🥚💙

Downton Shabby: One American’s Ultimate DIY Adventure Restoring His Family’s English Castle – If you’re like me and on the lookout for pleasant diversions in your reading, you might enjoy this one. A genealogical fantasy for most of us, but true for this fellow! That said, what a learning curve and commitment!

President Biden invited to visit Galway after discovery of family links – Did this at 1:20 a.m. my time, so fingers crossed I sound semi-coherent. 😆 President Biden is visiting Ireland this week, so there’s apt to be some chit-chat about his roots and Irish cousins.

How 27,000 bricks from Biden’s great-great-great grandfather helped build the cathedral where he’ll speak in Ireland next week: Deal made family $25K – before they sailed to the US to start new life – Hey, y’all, it’s that season again. Joe Biden is visiting Ireland this week so there’s going to be a lot out there about his Irish roots and cousins. Some of it has already mentioned my work, but I also expect a few discoveries I had nothing to do with. And this is one of them. Pretty cool.

Joe Biden invited to Galway after genealogist uncovers family ties to the county – This title is a little misleading in that I confirmed what then-potential family members suspected, but yes, he has Galway roots as well. ☘️

Cut from the Same Cloth: Joe Biden and Stephen Colbert Share More than Their Irish Heritage – My latest on Medium. Some parallels I’ve been struck by over the years.

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