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Getting My Irish Ancestors Back to Ireland
I am completely stuck on my Irish lines. I’ve got them back to the late 1840s in New Hampshire, but can’t make the leap. I know they were from County Roscommon, but that’s it. There are a few problems...
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Anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
Today marks the 103rd anniversary of the San Francisco earthquake and fire. Though the Richter Scale was not yet in use, it’s estimated that the earthquake was about a 7.8. What the earthquake didn’t...
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In Remembrance of the 1906 Earthquake and Fire
Were your ancestors living in San Francisco on April 18th, 1906? My Kelly, Dolan, Jones, and Segalas relatives were there. The Mazeres and Breilh cousins were over in Oakland and Berkeley. The Cosma’s...
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You Can Research Around the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
It has been a challenge having so much of my ancestor in San Francisco before and after the earthquake. It can be really difficult finding records that replace those lost during the disaster. I have...
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San Francisco Record of Orphans
I found a little gem on the San Francisco Genealogy website last week. They’ve add the San Francisco Orphans, Half Orphans, Etc. on State Aid, 1903-1910. I looked to see if any names were in my...
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Remembering the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
Today is the 105th Anniversary of the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. My relatives were in San Francisco on 18th of April 1906. Their lives torn apart as the earthquake and fire destroyed...
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106 Year Anniversary of the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
With all the crazy stuff going on this week, I forgot that this today marks the anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. This is the first year that no survivors of the tragedy took...
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Remembering the 1906 Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco
It is the 109th anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. There are just two survivors left from that terrible day. Some day soon, there won’t be any and we will have to rely on...
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