During the month of March, I will be shining the light on my Irish roots.
Adhering to both the themes of 52 Ancestors AND my commitment to honoring my Irish ancestors requires me to get creative this week. This photo of my grandaunt Helen Killeen Parker is one of my favorites.
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| Helen Killeen with Victrola |
She was on a camping trip with friends and someone brought along a gramophone – the 1920s version of ye olde boombox or the modern day Spotify and earbuds. Read two versions of the camping trip HERE and HERE.
But what would really be music to my ears would be if
- I could identify the parents of little John Jr and his sister “Bob”
- I could find John Sheehan in New York City
- I could determine which Daniel Sheehan in County Limerick, Ireland was mine
- I could find out how Thomas Gorman who witnessed Johanna Sheehan’s baptism was related to her mother Bridget Gorman and if this was the same Thomas Gorman who witnessed the marriage of Bridget Gorman and Daniel Sheehan
- I could find out how Elizabeth Sheehan Enraght who witness John Sheehan’s baptism was related to his father Daniel Sheehan
- I could find out how Patrick Gorman who witnessed Margaret Sheehan’s baptism was related to her mother Bridget Gorman
- the descendants of Johanna Sheehan Hederman, Margaret Sheehan Nagle, Delia Sheehan Christian, and Elizabeth Sheehan Byrnes would contact me
Amy Johnson Crow continues to challenge genealogy bloggers and non-bloggers alike to think about our ancestors and share a story or photo about them. The challenge is “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.”
Wendy
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I hope you hear music soon!
ReplyDeleteYou are a more seasoned researcher than I am, Wendy, and you have no doubt thought of this, but I'll share this thought in case you haven't: Have you searched for your NYC Sheehan using Sheen as a name variation? I was just reading along and kept mentally shortening the name to Sheen. Just a thought.
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