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1940 Census Stories: Michael John Flanagan, Orphaned And Alone Again At 12 Years Old

June 7, 2012

1940 US Census, courtesy of Ancestry.com. Click on the image to view a larger copy. Work at my day job and some personal web development projects in my spare time have kept me away from genealogy work for a couple of months. But, when I read in the news that Ancestry.com just published its index today […]

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Family Photos Friday: My Father-In-Law, As A Toddler

April 21, 2012

My husband’s father, as a toddler, in his sailor stripes. I haven’t had much time for research the past few weeks, but I will continue to at least share old family photos until I resume my research. Since I shared a photo of my dad last week, this week’s Family Photos Friday submission is a

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Family Photos Friday: My Dad, As A Toddler

April 14, 2012

My dad, as a toddler. His hair still looks like that at times. This week’s “Family Photos Friday” selection is one of my very favorite photos — it’s my dad, as a toddler, wearing exactly the kind of coordinated boy outfit that he refused to allow Mom to put on my brother as a child.

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Family Photos Friday: Hessie Hemphill McNamara

April 6, 2012

Hester “Hessie” Hemphill McNamara (1863-1941) This week’s “Family Photos Friday” features a well worn photo I discovered just this week in the Public Family History Content of Ancestry.com, from Public Tree member jad3164. The subject is my husband’s great-great-grandmother, Hester “Hessie” Hemphill McNamara (1863-1941). I myself haven’t done much research on our McNamara line, but fortunately, there are

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