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The view from my corner of the world

Lisa posted an article on - Nov 21, 2009, 6:00 pm
As a final tribute to Geography Awareness Week, I've reposted this article: a look at my personal "view of the world". It originally appeared here at 100 Years in America on March 30, 2008. It i...
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Irish Geography 101

Lisa posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 8:11 pm
This article originally appeared here at A light that shines again on December 27, 2007. I've reposted it here in honor of Geography Awareness Week. Want to do genealogy in Ireland? First you ...
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Cóbh: The last goodbye to Ireland

Lisa posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 8:11 pm
This article originally originally appeared here at Small-leaved Shamrock on January 26, 2008. I've reposted it here in honor of Geography Awareness Week. I am one of 12% of Americans who are ...
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Međimurje: Meeting place of rivers and cultures

Lisa posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 5:09 am
This article originally appeared here at 100 Years in America on April 27, 2008. I've reposted it here in honor of Geography Awareness Week. It is also one of my favorite contributions to the Ca...
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"The waves' rippling song": South Beach, Staten Island

Lisa posted an article on - Nov 18, 2009, 4:18 pm
This article originally appeared here at 100 Years in America on June 1, 2008. I've reposted it here in honor of Geography Awareness Week. It is also one of my favorite contributions to the Carn...
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Geography Awareness Week: From Eastern Europe to NYC

Lisa posted an article on - Nov 17, 2009, 8:46 am
In honor of Geography Awareness Week, I encourage you to make a visit to the series I posted last year at this time. I took a little visit (by way of online quizzes) to the parts of Eastern Europe t...
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"Cousins in genealogy", the COG and me

Lisa posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 7:46 am
When I first began my journey into the world of the family history blog I envisioned the fruition of something I had been hoping to see for a long time: the connection of my extended family. Reaching ...
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Shades of wonderful

Lisa posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 1:29 pm
Though I'm busy taking care of my new baby, I couldn't resist taking the time to share the news about footnoteMaven's new baby: Shades of the Departed - The Magazine. If you are a fan of ...
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Happy Birthday to the Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture!

Lisa posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 5:39 pm
Please join me in celebrating the 2nd anniversary of the Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture! Born here at Small-leaved Shamrock on November 6, 2007, we are sixteen editions strong and looking forwa...
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For the love of history: Save the Massachusetts state library!

Lisa posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 4:46 am
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is at the heart of America's history, not to mention my personal family history and that of many other Americans. It is unreal to think that its state library ma...
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Irish portraits: An "album" of stories

Lisa posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 7:44 pm
Welcome to the 16th edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture. This is a special week for the carnival as we celebrate both our 16th edition and our second anniversary on the web. A specia...
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Upcoming 17th edition: Genealogy treasure "show and tell"

Lisa posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 7:08 pm
The upcoming 17th edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture will be a Genealogy treasure "show and tell". Here are the details: Genealogists are treasure hunters of a different kind. Instea...
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16th edition: Irish portraits - An "album" of stories

Lisa posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 7:07 pm
The 16th edition of the carnival has been posted. You can find Irish portraits: An "album" of stories over at Small-leaved Shamrock. Also please plan to join us for the upcoming 17th edition of the ...
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Death comes in threes: The sorrows of Margaret Foley Cowhey, 1891-1895

Lisa posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 8:55 pm
Margaret Foley Cowhey was surely no stranger to the trials of motherhood. She and her husband had ten children. Before she gave birth to those children, she had become mother to at least four children...
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Wisdom of the past: The rite of "churching" new mothers

Lisa posted an article on - Oct 27, 2009, 7:04 am
It was with great interest that I read the article in Rachel Murphy's Irish Family History blog about the rite of churching. "Churching" refers to the visit to the church and corresponding priestl...
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Join us in creating an "album" of stories

Lisa posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 8:15 pm
The deadline for the upcoming 16th edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture, entitled Irish Portraits, is coming up on Sunday, November 1. Hope you'll join us in creating an "album" of...
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Got a "weird and wonderful" Irish story in your family?

Lisa posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 11:13 am
Here's a last minute project for you writers out there... Eneclann is running a competition and has requested entrants to submit a short "weird and wonderful" Irish story that has been passed dow...
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Taking "baby steps" back into the blogosphere...

Lisa posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 6:18 am
While I've been busy living in "babyland" and trying to keep up with the rest of life, the genealogy blogging world has been busy. I haven't quite been able to get fully back into the blogosp...
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Upcoming 16th edition: Irish Portraits

Lisa posted an article on - Sep 5, 2009, 4:10 am
The upcoming 16th edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture will be entitled Irish Portraits. Here are the details: Share with us a story about an Irishman or Irishwoman within your family ...
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15th edition: A few new books on good "ould Ireland"

Lisa posted an article on - Sep 5, 2009, 4:01 am
The 15th edition of the carnival has been posted. You can find A few new books on good "ould Ireland" over at Small-leaved Shamrock. It's short and sweet compared to last year's edition of the...
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A few new books on good "ould Ireland"

Lisa posted an article on - Sep 5, 2009, 3:12 am
Welcome to the very short and sweet 15th edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture: the results of the 2nd annual Small-leaved Shamrock Summer Reading Challenge. As you may know by now, I...
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Reading challenge extended - Come join us!

Lisa posted an article on - Aug 31, 2009, 11:35 am
The deadline for the Small-leaved Shamrock Summer Reading Challenge (the 15th edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture) has been extended to Wednesday, September 2 due to a little glitch wi...
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Reading challenge extended - Come join us!

Lisa posted an article on - Aug 31, 2009, 11:13 am
The deadline for the Small-leaved Shamrock Summer Reading Challenge (the 15th edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture) has been extended to Wednesday, September 2 due to a little glitch wi...
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A "little bit" of news from Small-leaved Shamrock

Lisa posted an article on - Aug 27, 2009, 2:10 am
Wondering where I've been for the past few months or so? Stop over at 100 Years in America for the announcement of the "project" I've been working on lately that has kept me away from the blo...
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Small-leaved Shamrock reading challenge: this is the week!

Lisa posted an article on - Aug 27, 2009, 2:04 am
Sunday is the deadline to share with us your summer reading on the topic of Ireland and the Irish. Details are below. Hope you'll join us! Ireland has a long tradition of literature, both in the ...
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A new little light shining in the world

Lisa posted an article on - Aug 27, 2009, 1:38 am
There's a new little light in the world that's recently been warmly welcomed into my family! Visit 100 Years in America to learn more about why I've been away from blogging lately.
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Announcing the smallest leaf on my family tree...

Lisa posted an article on - Aug 19, 2009, 8:10 am
Regular readers of 100 Years in America and my other blogs have surely noticed that new posts from me have been few and far between for awhile now. In fact, I have recently had a fellow blogger write ...
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Make a visit over to the Irish vacations edition of the carnival

Lisa posted an article on - Jul 30, 2009, 9:06 pm
The 14th edition of the carnival has been posted by Colleen Degnan Johnson over at CMJ Office. You can find it at The Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture, 14th Edition, Vacations. Thanks very much to...
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Irish Vacations carnival still in the works

Lisa posted an article on - Jul 9, 2009, 9:06 pm
Sometimes making family history gets in the way of studying and recording our family heritage. That's been the case with this blogger as of late, and also more recently our guest hostess of the 1...
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100 Years in America the Beautiful

Lisa posted an article on - Jun 30, 2009, 9:40 pm
With great appreciation to Katharine Lee Bates who penned the beloved song America, The Beautiful in 1913. O beautiful for spacious skies that welcomed all my kin who crossed the seas with hopeful dr...
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14th edition: Irish Vacations

Lisa posted an article on - May 28, 2009, 7:11 am
The 14th edition of the carnival has been posted by Colleen Degnan Johnson over at CMJ Office. You can find it at The Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture, 14th Edition, Vacations. Thanks very much to...
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