‘Irish Bard’ finds family roots on Wolfe Island by Brian P. Johnson, Thousand Islands Life

Jannet L. Walsh
February 15, 2023
Murdock, Minnesota

I’m excited to announce a story written by Brian P. Johnson, retired Captain of the Wolfe Islander III, of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, published today online at Thousand Islands Life, Feb. 15, 2023.

‘Irish Bard’ finds family roots on Wolfe Island by Brian P. Johnson

Jannet L. Walsh
February 11, 2023
Murdock, Minnesota

I’m excited to announce a story written by Brian Johnson, retired Captain of the Wolfe Islander III, of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, published today in The Kingston Whig-Standard newspaper, Feb. 11, 2023.

Irish Canadian story featured at IrishCentral, October 6, 2022

Jannet L. Walsh
October 6, 2022
Murdock, Minnesota

I’m excited to announce my story just published at IrishCentral, Searching for my 150-year-old Irish family records in Ontario. My story is featured on the Home, Roots, and Genealogy pages of IrishCentral, October 6, 2022.

An earlier version of the story appeared at JannetWalsh.com on Aug. 16, 2022.

Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, McKnight Foundation funded grant awarded for Irish Diaspora writing project!

I am excited to announce I’m a recipient of a Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, SMCA, Artist Growth Grant, 2022–2024. Funding for this program is provided by the McKnight Foundation. 
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#familyHistory #Ancestry

My dad’s 1953 travels bypass England due to Queen Elizabeth’s coronation

Jannet L. Walsh
September 14, 2022
Murdock, Minnesota

Belfast, Northern Ireland – Photo Martin J. Walsh Jr, of Murdock Minnesota, Kodachrome, removed from mount for scanning: Information written on slide: Marty Walsh, Seaside, south of Belfast, May 1953.

It’s May 13, 1953, and my dad is staying at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, room 414, according to the hotel register. He’s having trouble booking a hotel room in England before traveling to France, and heading back to the United States. The big snag for his travel is in London, with Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation just a few weeks away, June 2, 1958.

Book draft submitted, Irish Canadian genealogy search underway

Jannet L. Walsh
September 1, 2022
Murdock, Minnesota

Greetings from Dublin Township, Swift County, Minnesota USA!

Summer is almost over, and fall is fast approaching approaching, arriving September 22, 2022, here in the Northern Hemisphere. This blog is short, with a few highlights from this summer. I’ve include links to blogs and stories at the bottom of page of highlights from this summer.

Travel essentials to keep your Irish eyes smiling feature at IrishCentral, Aug. 19, 2022

Jannet L. Walsh
Aug. 19, 2022
Murdock, Minnesota

View story at IrishCentral

I’m excited to announce my story just published at IrishCentral, Travel essentials to keep your Irish eyes smiling. See also longer version of this story at my blog.

Uncovering Irish Canadian family genealogy from archipelago Thousand Islands – Wolfe Island and Kingston, Ontario Canada

Jannet L. Walsh
Murdock, Minnesota USA

The game is afoot to uncover my Irish and Canadian family’s unknown and lost 35 years of history on remote island part of the Thousand Islands in Canada.

I’m digging up documents my ancestors left from their lives in Kingston and Wolfe Island, Ontario, Canada, before homesteading in rural Minnesota. Perseverance and Irish wit were certainly perfected en route from Ireland to the United States, a gift that’s certainly been passed to me.

Travel to Ireland essentials, keep Irish eyes smiling

By Jannet L. Walsh – Travel to Irealnd

Do as I say about packing and planning trips to Ireland, and not what I do.

Packing and planning for international travel is especially difficult with news headlines include lost luggage, delayed, or cancelled flights, stranded passengers, all adding stress to international travel, including travel to the island of Ireland.

I’ve put together a list from official tourism travel websites from both countries in Ireland, Ireland.com, and other resources to lessen the stress of air travel. Northern Ireland has an official tourism website, Discover Northern Ireland. View and download a map of Ireland from Tourism Ireland, and more publications for inspiration and trip planning.

Irish Family History Detective, Dublin Diaries, July 23, 2022

Greetings!
I’ve just released another video in the Dublin Diaries series for July 23, 2023. This is short video to encourage you to subscribe to my monthly newsletter, if you haven’t already. If have already subscribed, thank you! Listed below on this page are more details about subscribing the newsletter, including a curated listed of resources to help jumpstart your Irish family history. Please see below for more details about the newsletter. Newsletter subscribers will receive first updates to Jannet L. Walsh’s forthcoming book on her American and Irish family.

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