The 52 Ancestors challenge prompt for this week is “maps” so I’ve been looking at this one and making plans. Some time in the not too distant future I would like to take a trip to Ireland and visit the places my ancestors lived. I have visited Ireland before with breaks in Dublin and Cork. … Continue reading An Ancestral Road Trip
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My Cousin and Uncle James Gerard Burns
The latest 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge prompt is “branching out” so I decided to go back in my family tree and along the branches and choose someone at random to see what interesting facts I could find about them. The person I chose was John Burns who was born in Newmains, Lanarkshire in … Continue reading My Cousin and Uncle James Gerard Burns
Shaking The Branches 