by Jackie Young | Dec 5, 2019 | genealogy, ireland, travel
So, in 2014 I went on an expedition, armed only with a visual image of my paternal grandmother’s birth certificate, her name, and the name of the town she was born in. I spent 10 blissful, amazing, adventurous days in Ireland alone. Trip of a lifetime!! After...
by Jackie Young | Dec 5, 2019 | genealogy, ireland
When my parents passed away, I realized my mistake. I didn’t ask enough questions about their parents and other family members. No one knew enough to direct me or even where I should start. So, I started like a lot of other people on Ancestry.com and...
by Jackie Young | Nov 18, 2019 | citizenship, genealogy, ireland, travel
I studied abroad in London during my Junior year of college. My parents took me to Ireland for 2 weeks before school started. It was eerie how familiar it all was. I hadn’t been since I was only 2 years old and the sounds and smells remained with me all that time....
