Born on June 2, 2007, this little blog has reached toddlerhood today. It is the ripe young age of two! Thanks to all of my readers out there - family members, fellow genealogists, lovers of Irish lore and culture - you have made this journey an...

The Irish have always been a proud people, and many of us who have Irish roots mixed with other heritage continue to carry on that Irish pride. As a child I was able to stand taller and beam with pride when someone asked me on St. Patrick's Day if I...

Today is the scheduled publication date for the 13th edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture. Normally I like to publish the carnival as early as possible in the morning so that readers can find it when they first look at their morning...

From the The Columbia Book of Civil War Poetry: From Whitman to Walcott: "Written for more than 200,000 Negroes who served in the Union Army during the Civil War". Memorial Wreath by Dudley Randall In the green month when resurrected flowers, Like...

When I first started researching my family history as a young lady, the Cowhey side of my family was a little bit frustrating for me. It was during the days before internet access and I lived quite a distance from the area where this branch of my...