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Over Half a Million Irish Parish Records newly released by TheGenealogist

The following announcement was written by TheGenealogist: Another whole county’s worth of Irish parish records now bolsters the record collections of TheGenealogist! Today, one of the leading providers of family history resources has added the records of 510,007 individuals from County Laois to its site in their latest release. [County Laois, once known as Queen’s County from 1556 to …

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Over Half a Million Irish Parish Records newly released by TheGenealogist

The following announcement was written by TheGenealogist: Another whole county’s worth of Irish parish records now bolsters the record collections of TheGenealogist! Today, one of the leading providers of family history resources has added the records of 510,007 individuals from County Laois to its site in their latest release. [County Laois, once known as Queen’s County from 1556 to …

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Ask Amy: The Transformative Power of Genealogy for Adopted Individuals

From the “Dear Amy” column by Amy Dickinson: Dear Amy: As an adopted person, I have found genealogy an extremely interesting way of learning about my families. DNA directs to family histories on maternal and paternal sides. By adoption I am connected to many different branches on many trees. I recently connected to my grandfather, …

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