Welcome. I’ve been doing a lot of genealogical research on our families, and thinking about how to share the great stories and people.
Continue reading227 – Meenderrynasloe?
We’ve used the Tithe Applotment Books of 1830 and Griffith’s Valuation of 1857 to find those townlands where Gallaghers and Roartys lived near each other.
If we’re correct, one of these townlands is the ancestral home of John Gallagher and Hannah Roarty.
226 – Gallagher and Roarty
We’re going to use the Tithe Applotment Books of 1830 and Griffith’s Valuation of 1857 to try to find where John Gallagher and Hannah Rhoorty lived.
225 – Search for John and Hannah
224 – Kathleen Gallagher Teply
Kathleen Gallagher Teply died Monday morning, June 6. She was our mother, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, mother-in-law, and friend.
223 – Gallagher and Donegal
222 – Gallaghers and Ireland
Tom Gallagher met Catherine Riley in Sedalia in 1920. By 1922 they were engaged to be married.
Before they marry, we’re going to take some time to meet Tom’s family.
Continue reading221 – Family Nibbles – Volume 8
Family Nibbles – Volume 8 is here! This book is about the lives of our Pensa and Riley ancestors, with a little bit of Gardella thrown in.
220 – 1920, A Year of Change
1920 was a leap year. It was the 20th year of the century and the 1st year of the Roaring Twenties. A lot of things happened in 1920. But then, a lot of things happen every year.
219 – You’re in the Liquor Business?
We think of Prohibition beginning in 1919 (18th Amendment ratified) or 1920 (Enforcement began), but it began years earlier.
What did the Rileys think? What were they going to do? How about the Pensa brothers in St. Louis?
Continue reading218 – Fruits of Their Labor, But…
It’s 1916. The Riley children were coming of age, with weddings, jobs, and school. Will and Josie Riley were enjoying the fruits of their labor. Will was age 53, Josie was 47.
Family Nibbles 