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Greetings Fellow Family History Sleuths, Genealogy can take you to unexpected places. Four years ago, I traced the roots of then-candidate Obama to a village called Moneygall in Ireland. I never would have imagined then that this research would eventually lead to me being personally thanked by the Obamas and Kennys (Irish Prime Minister and his wife) in Ireland, but that's exactly what happened on May 23rd. Can't tell you how much I loved hearing the g-word in a Presidential speech! Here's wishing you your own entirely unexpected genealogical adventures this month!
Meeting President Obama in Ireland
For a genealogist who is so diligent about discovering the lives of others, I am spectacularly bad at recording my own. If it weren't for Facebook and Twitter, I'd hardly remember what I did last week, but this past week is definitely worth remembering so I've decided to post some photos and a brief video to my blog to help retain the memory. Back in early 2007, I traced Barack Obama's roots to a small town in Ireland by the name of Moneygall. On May 23, 2011, he visited there to meet his distant cousins and pay tribute to his Irish heritage. I also traveled to Ireland and had the opportunity to meet the President and First Lady, as well as the first couple of Ireland, Taoisearch Enda Kenny and his wife, Fionnuala. Click here to view photos and a video that capture some of those moments. Genealogy Round Up, May 19Buzzy Jackson and I both interviewed with TaRhonda Thomas of 9news in Denver re: genealogy Another Irish Obama song -- this one's a reel. Fun video, too. Any fellow Bones fans out there? If so, this might interest you: What Kind of Name Is Boreanaz? Ahoj, Jozef! (former mayor of the village all Smolenyaks come from) And thanks, Thom Kolton Genealogy Round Up, June 2Irish American Barack Obama Heartily Welcomed Home Know anyone 50+ who'd like some help from me with their family history? Can I ask y'all a favor? If you're part Irish, if you're familiar with Annie Moore (first immigrant through Ellis Island), if you support historical venues & resources, if you're descended from immigrants(!), pls "like" this Cobh, The Queenstown Story page (the Irish counterpart to Ellis Island): National Archives Names First Wikipedian In Residence The World's Most Creative Marriage Proposal? A Graffiti Mural Time Lapse. Think they're finally realizing this might not be such a bad thing? Genealogy Round Up, June 9Wow, one of my Army cases from 2002. RIP, Cpl. Moore. Shared the front page of local paper (Haddonfield Sun) with a tree! Julian, Adrian Riester, Buffalo-Born Twin Friars, Die On Same Day At Age 92 Like the sound of this latest genealogy TV show I used the original Chef Boiardi as a naturalization example in my Who Do You Think You Are? how-to genealogy book! Thank goodness for the scrapyard owner. I think the women should be "sentenced" to place flags at local cemeteries each Memorial Day for the next 5 years. Commemorative military gravemarkers stolen from local cemeteries Woman, 100, has bank account dating to 1913 Say it isn't so! Great read! Upcoming EventsIf you plan to be near any of the events where I'll be speaking, I would love to meet you. It's always a kick for me when folks mention that they read this newsletter, my blog, Huffington Post or whatever, so don't be shy about introducing yourself! For more information on these events, please see my Events Calendar. And if you're interested in scheduling me, just click here.
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