What can the Past tell you about the Future?

I have always loved stories from the past.
 Even as a kid, I had a wild imagination and
 loved to imagine people who had
 great or terrible adventures.....
all from things such as an unpaid electric bill stuck in the bricks of a fireplace mantle.....
or a letter left unanswered.

I was absolutely sure,
 back when I was eleven or twelve, 
that some poor relation of mine had met his demise at the hands of a ruthless 
kidnapper or somesuch.  

Death Sentence Commuted

I am currently doing genealogy research 

for a cousin. 

 He wanted to find out two things:

Was his grandfather murdered in 1922 

as he'd always been told?

When Irish Eyes are Smiling

Happy St. Patrick's Day

  Ireland is a magical place in the minds of those whose heritage reaches back in time to the Emerald Isle. 

My roots go back to Northern Ireland ~ Ulster. 

Do You Have Your Passport?

Passports.

They are the documents needed to enter and exit other countries including your own. 
They are prized by thieves and forged by those who would do evil. A little history of passports can be found here. 

I have copies of 1907 & 1908 passport applications of the woman and her granddaughter who first lived in this house . 

She was escorting her granddaughter to England for her upcoming marriage. 

Unfortunately for me, there were no photographs required then so I only have a written description which takes a bit of deciphering for the novice genealogist.