Category Archives: Just for Fun!

Oh, Those Irish Romantics!

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Patricia Desmond Biallas

Tradition and romance appear to run deep in my line of the Desmond clan–more than two centuries deep–from what I’ve discovered so far.  It seems my great-great grandfather, Patrick Desmond (b. 1795) was baptized on his (and my) namesake’s day–exactly 223 … Continue reading →

Posted in Biographies, Family Legends, Family Stories, Holidays, Ireland, Just for Fun!, Research | 4 Comments

Really? There’s a National Siblings Day?!

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Patricia Desmond Biallas

I just noted on Facebook via my friend Jana Last, that today, April 10, is National Siblings Day. Who knew?! Jana learned about it herself via Facebook and reposted it there.  I had to find out more so I “googled” the term.  That led me to this site for the Siblings Day Foundation. There, I […]

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Posted in Biographies, Just for Fun!, Photo Stories, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Obituary Offers Recollections of Long Time Railroad Man…

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Patricia Desmond Biallas

Birth, marriage and death dates. They may provide the framework for genealogists researching the lives of their ancestors, but what about those old obituaries? Ahhh……now that’s  where you’ll find the good stuff! Over the course of the last few years … Continue reading →

Posted in American History, Biographies, Family Legends, Family Stories, Just for Fun!, Newspaper Research, Obituaries | 2 Comments