O’Rourke family tree ~ Treasure Chest Thursday
Hidden amongst all the photos and documents in my father’s stack of genealogy “stuff”, I came across a faded copy of a hand drawn O’Rourke family tree. It was barely legible in places, but I could...
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Peter Gaffaney & Margaret O’Rourke ~ Wedding Wednesday
Brigid O'Rourke, Peter Gaffaney, Margaret O'Rourke and James Gaffaney, Napier, NZ 1909 I just adore this photograph! Isn’t it marvellous? The gloves! Those hats! My great grandfather Peter looks...
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Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig!
I always knew I had Irish ancestors, but was never quite sure who they were and exactly where they were from. In the 1990s I spent several years living in Ireland. Oh, when I think of all the research...
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My Heritage Pie ~ SNGF
Every Saturday night Randy Seaver sends out a Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge at Genea-Musings. Usually I miss out because of the time difference, but this week I thought I’d just post a day...
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Bridget (Power) O’Rourke ~ Sunday’s Obituary
Oh my word, it has been a long while since I’ve posted. I have been busy with IHGS assignments, lots of family history research, and correspondence with distant cousins – hence this blog has been...
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Bridget (Power) O’Rourke… maybe ~ Wordless Wednesday
Woman in black, Napier, New Zealand Woman knitting, New Zealand One of these women could be my great great grandmother, Bridget Power. Or not. Wordless Wednesday is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.
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The Arrival of my Ancestors ~ Waitangi Day
Today is Waitangi Day in New Zealand. It commemorates the date the Treaty of Waitangi was formally agreed between the Māori tribes of Aotearoa/New Zealand and the Queen of England way back in 1840. For...
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