For 210 years the body of 28-year-old County Kildare native James Jackson, a young Irish immigrant, has lain undisturbed in the center of Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.
But this week, as park workers dug below Washington Square they revealed his gravestone, a three foot sandstone tablet buried so long ago that it’s a wonder the writing on his headstone is still so clear.
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Friday, October 30, 2009
210-year-old Irish immigrant's grave uncovered in New York park
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Manhattan,
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Ask Olive Tree Blog, A Fantastic Blog
If you are looking for answers to your genealogical questions try the Ask Olive Tree Blog. Queries, challenging genealogy puzzles, brick wall ancestors -- ask Olive Tree, get answers.
Ask Olive Tree Blog
Ask Olive Tree Blog
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Ask Olive Tree Blog,
Genealogy
Monday, October 12, 2009
Death Reports of American Citizens
Death Reports of American Citizens Abroad,1910-1974 has just been put online on Ancestry.com
Death Reports of American Citizens Abroad includes records of the U.S.
consular officers that reported to the Department of State the names
of U.S. citizens who died within their consular districts. These death
reports commonly provide acceptable documentation in the English
language for cases in which satisfactory proof of an American death
might be very difficult to obtain in any other form.
You might also want to consult the
Ancestor Death Record Finder to help you in your
search for an ancestor's death.
The free death records on AncestorsAtRest.com include Coffin Plates, Funeral
Cards, Obituaries, Cemetery records and more.
Death Reports of American Citizens Abroad includes records of the U.S.
consular officers that reported to the Department of State the names
of U.S. citizens who died within their consular districts. These death
reports commonly provide acceptable documentation in the English
language for cases in which satisfactory proof of an American death
might be very difficult to obtain in any other form.
You might also want to consult the
Ancestor Death Record Finder to help you in your
search for an ancestor's death.
The free death records on AncestorsAtRest.com include Coffin Plates, Funeral
Cards, Obituaries, Cemetery records and more.
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American,
Death Records
Monday, September 21, 2009
Coffin Plate of Hermine Stephan
The Coffin Plate of Hermine Stephan is now online. From the photo I would say Hermine died in the 1900 to 1915 time period.
Hermine Stephan
If you want to take a look at all the coffin plates on Ancestors At Rest try the Coffin Plate Index
Hermine Stephan
If you want to take a look at all the coffin plates on Ancestors At Rest try the Coffin Plate Index
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Coffin Plate
Friday, September 18, 2009
Man crushed to death by 200-kilo gravestone
Police in Vienna are investigating after a 40-year-old man was killed when a 200-kilo gravestone fell on top of him. Police said foul play had been ruled out and fingerprints on the stone had revealed the man had touched it before it fell.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Historical group protecting plots
There’s a plot of land off South Dixie Road that seems empty — but it’s not.
There are no markers, no fences, nothing to indicate it’s a cemetery except a few places where the ground has sunken in a little.
“I wouldn’t have known it was a cemetery,” said Mitch Adams, a senior GIS (Geographic Information Systems) technician for Whitfield County. “I only know it’s one because Marvin (Sowder) told me it was and because there are indentations in the ground.” Sowder is a local history enthusiast.
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There are no markers, no fences, nothing to indicate it’s a cemetery except a few places where the ground has sunken in a little.
“I wouldn’t have known it was a cemetery,” said Mitch Adams, a senior GIS (Geographic Information Systems) technician for Whitfield County. “I only know it’s one because Marvin (Sowder) told me it was and because there are indentations in the ground.” Sowder is a local history enthusiast.
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Cemetery
Monday, September 07, 2009
Tying The Knot In A Cemetery
Becka Sampaio and her fiance Kevin Bossons are planning a Halloween wedding and are dead set on tying the knot in a cemetery.
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Cemeteries
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