Tag Archives: Family History

Mystery Monday!

Posted on November 16, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

Faces Without A Name…THE DASH I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of his friend. He referred to the dates on her tombstone from the beginning – to the end. He noted that first came … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday!

Posted on November 5, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

My Love’s of Co. Londonderry… “Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, … … but beautiful old people are works of art.” Eleanor Roosevelt      

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The Robinsons of Ballyarr!

Posted on November 2, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

“They Too Hailed From Donegal…”  On 20 Nov 1909, at the age of seventy; in Garryharry, Churchill, Co. Donegal, Fanny Sweeney, a farmers widow; passed away.  Her son John was the informant of her death.  She was my 2nd great … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday!

Posted on October 22, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

Johnston Alexander Love, My Maternal Great Grandfather…  

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Sentimental Sunday!

Posted on October 19, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

A Short Life… Born on 23 Jun 1906 in 41 Cherryville Street, Belfast I had always thought that my paternal grandmother, Lizzie Berry; was the youngest of seven children born to James Berry and Mary Agnes Scott.  It would seem I … Continue reading →

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Strangers in the Box!

Posted on October 8, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

“Strangers in the Box”… Come, look with me inside this drawer,  In this box I’ve often seen,  At the pictures, black and white,  Faces proud, still, serene.  I wish I knew the people,  These strangers in the box,  Their names … Continue reading →

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Tombstone Tuesday!

Posted on October 7, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

Hidden Headstones…  In August of 2014 I was, once again, in the Derry City Cemetery searching for family graves.  Since my last trip “back home” in 2012 my research had unearthed several family connections and various other family members who were … Continue reading →

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The Murdock-McAleese Twisted Limb

Posted on October 4, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

From Co. Antrim, Ireland to Pennsylvania, U.S.A. … Born in the Ballymoney area of Co. Antrim, Ireland on 30 March 1878, she was the eldest of three children, and only daughter; born to Alexander Murdock and Jane Holmes.  Her two … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Faces From The Past!

Posted on October 3, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

My Berry Connection… “I would I were alive again to kiss the fingers of the rain.” Edna St. Vincent Millay     Copyright (c) (2014) (https://colleenjmurdoch.wordpress.com). All Rights Reserved. 

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A Full Circle Moment!

Posted on September 17, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

MY Sweeney’s of Garryharry, Co. Donegal… For years I didn’t know what the initial “S” stood for when my father was signing his name.  After quite some time I discovered he was named after his paternal grandmother Lizzie Sweeney.  As … Continue reading →

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