Tuesday, September 02, 2014

Minnesota Historical Society-"H" ABC WEDNESDAY







Recently I have become interested in family history.  Although I hail from Wisconsin, my DH's family has been in Minnesota for a few generations so I decided to begin in Minnesota with the Irish Kilbanes so my children and grand-kids can discover some of their paternal roots. No better place to start than the History Center and what a terrific facility it is! I've already learned a lot, but unfortunately finding records for the Irish Kilbanes is going to be a challenge.

Linking to ABC  WEDNESDAY

14 comments:

  1. So now I understand why you want to go to Ireland. It is because of the roots!

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  2. neat building. good luck with the search!

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  3. That is a gorgeous building! Good luck with your quest.

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  4. I researched my roots for about three years. Learned so much and became very absorbed. My father grew up in an orphanage and I actually found some of his (my) relatives and his father's grave. oops don't get me started ...I tend to get carried away!

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  5. Well this looks like a good place to start Kate, good luck with the search!

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  6. Good luck Kate. Love the shots.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  7. I like the architectural style!

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  8. It seems with the Irish you can go back only so far and then you hit "there was a fire in the cathedral/registry in Dublin that burned all the records".

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  9. Beautiful building.

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  10. My father's side is Irish, but on this side of the pond the immigration records just say "Ireland" for the departure place, so I can't track down where in Ireland they came from. There is some slight family lore that they came from near Inch, on the Dingle peninsula, but when I was there decades ago I walked through two cemeteries and couldn't find any stones for folks with names like the ones in my family. Dead end.

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  11. I'm with Janey & Co. (see her comment above). I'm almost afraid to say anything about family history research because I just won't know when/where/how to stop! Enjoy the adventure.

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  12. Interesting building design!

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  13. family history, which I should check *someday*
    ROG, ABCW

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  14. What a great building! Good luck in your search!

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