Theory: Where Did Titus Come From?

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A short article here. Just putting to words a theory that bubbled up while scrolling through some old baptismal records from Ballymore Eustace. I mentioned in this earlier article that my great-grandaunt, Agnes, called her father “John Titus Keating”. Nowhere Read More …

An 1854 Irish Wedding

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I’m a little bit late on this article. Ideally, it would have been posted on the 170th anniversary of the wedding, last month. On the 27th of February 1854, my immigrant ancestors, John Charles Keating and Julia Ann Hyland, were Read More …

Obituary – Lawrence “Larry” Charles Keating

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March 4, 1969 – September 11, 2021 I met Larry halfway through high school. We had both recently moved to Rhode Island from the deep south, he from Florida and I from Alabama. Some thought we were related due to Read More …

Guild of One-Name Studies

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In their own words, the Guild of One-Name Studies (GOONS, as they are affectionately called) is “the worldwide centre of excellence in one-name studies and promotes the interests of both the individuals and groups who are engaged in them.” So, what’s a “one-name study”? According to their site, “a one-name study (ONS) is a project researching all occurrences of a surname, as opposed to a particular pedigree (ancestors of one person) or descendancy (descendants of one person or couple).” Read More …