Galligan – Ottawa Valley Irish

Why was my ancestor’s baptism (or marriage) recorded twice?

Posted on 18 March 2017by M.C. Moran

In searching for your ancestors’ Catholic church records, the most common problem you’ll encounter is that you cannot find a…

Posted on 14 April 2015by M.C. Moran

I found this photograph attached to a family tree at ancestry.ca, and contacted the owner for permission to post at…

Posted on 7 April 2015by M.C. Moran

One of the challenges of Irish genealogy is that of identifying and locating townlands, the names and spellings of which…

Posted on 1 April 2015by M.C. Moran

It’s wonderful to have online access to The Tithe Applotment Books, but there are some issues. The problems are described…

Posted on 31 March 2015by M.C. Moran

If you’re lucky enough to find a family in the Irish census fragments, you will no doubt feel enormously grateful…

Posted on 11 June 2014by M.C. Moran

From 1852, there was a Catholic Mission at Fitzroy Harbour (Carleton Co., Ontario). A stone church (St. Michael’s) was built…

Posted on 7 November 2013by M.C. Moran

Our Roots/Nos Racines is an online collection of Canadian local histories in both English and French. Well worth searching if…

Posted on 13 June 2013by M.C. Moran

My father’s family tree. With maple leaf icons for those born in Canada, shamrock icons for those born in Ireland:…