An 1854 Irish Wedding

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 …

Letter from Aunt Agnes to Uncle Jerry Counihan, dated August 15, 1948

This is a typewritten transcript of a letter described as a “Letter from Aunt Agnes to Uncle Jerry Counihan dated August 15, 1948. (As placed in HTML format by John W. Keating, III on 8/16/1996.) The transcription of this letter was Read More …

An Account Of John Charles Keating

There are two letters written by children of John C. Keating that helped me start my research. Though written many years after the events described, and I’ve since found that some of the details (such as dates) are not precise, Read More …

2009 Annual Reunion for the Frostburg, Maryland Keatings

The annual reunion of the “Frostburg Maryland Keatings” will be held on Saturday, 27 June 2009, in Glenelg, Maryland. Although most of the attendees are the families of John and Sara (Pope) Keating, descendants of John and Julia (Hyland) Keating, Read More …

Deed of McCulloh Street Property to Keating Children (2 December 1897)

Katie Counihan and others to John W. Keating and others Deed.Filed and Recorded Dec. 2d 1897 @ 1.40 P.M. This deed made this 29th day of March in the year One thousand eight hundred and ninety seven by Katie Counihan Read More …