my genealogy life

Family stories are my buried treasure

Tracing ancestors in Canada, England, Scotland & Ireland

Sharing my love of digging through old documents, uncovering family stories, and sharing the real papers that bring our ancestors back to life.

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Category: Ireland 2017

  • The Next Step After Griffith’s Valuation

    The Next Step After Griffith’s Valuation

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    Patricia Greber
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    The next step after finding your relative in Griffith’s Valuation is to head to the Valuation Office in Dublin, either in person or remotely. Read to the end to find out exciting news about this collection. What you can find there is a record of the land you have located in Griffith’s changing hands. You…

  • Conference Day

    Conference Day

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    Patricia Greber
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    Today we drove into Nenagh, Tipperary today and I have some time before the Clans and Surnames Conference begins. It is really hard to relate all that we have experienced so far on our trip. For us the highlight has definitely been our New Inn stay. It is great to see Ireland but also to…

  • Airport Fun

    Airport Fun

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    Patricia Greber
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    I am sitting in the Edmonton airport waiting for the start of what in my mind is my ‘trip of a lifetime’. Although not purely a research trip, more of an exploratory journey, I will be doing some genealogy research. I plan to stay close or in the communities that I know my family has…