Why was my ancestor’s baptism (or marriage) recorded twice?
In searching for your ancestors’ Catholic church records, the most common problem you’ll encounter is that you cannot find a…
Walter Morin/Moran and Ada Costello
A reader (and distant cousin) has sent me two photographs, one of Walter Morin/Moran and the other of Walter’s wife…
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Welcome!
Welcome to Ottawa Valley Irish: A Family History Weblog and Genealogy Database. This website covers the family histories of a…
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Forkhill, Armagh to Lanark & Leeds, Ontario
I’m currently researching the Ireland-to-Canada emigration of my McGlade ancestors. Did your ancestors emigrate from Forkill/Forkhill (or the neighbouring parishes…
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In Flanders Fields
Leonard Cohen recites John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields:”
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Batch baptisms: Loughgilly, Co. Armagh
The NLI’s Catholic Parish Registers is pretty much the most amazing Irish genealogy site I have yet to come across….
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The second home of the Scots
Because Canada really is the second home of the Scots, every Canadian province has its own official tartan, of course….
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Obituary for Thomas and Alexander Moran
While it may seem a glaringly obvious point, it’s a point worth keeping in mind when you discover an ancestor’s…
