Geneology – Jannet L. Walsh

Story posted at Thousand Islands Life, search for Irish Canadian Ancestors!

Jannet L. Walsh
Monday, May 4, 2026
Murdock, Minnesota USA

My top viewed blog at my website is Top 10 pointers to launch Irish genealogy search, originally published June 22, 2022.

It’s the same story that’s been featured and republished a few times at IrishCentral online, most recently January 8, 2026.

Today I’m reposting my story with tips to help you search for your Irish family roots. Many of the tips I learned along the way trying to splice together my family’s lost history.

My dad’s 1953 vintage photos from Ireland are featured below. You view more photos of Martin J. Walsh Jr., 1953, online gallery, Flickr.

You can read the story below or directly at IrishCentral website.

My top 10 tips for beginning your Irish genealogy search by Jannet Walsh

Jannet L. Walsh
Monday, May 4, 2026
Murdock, Minnesota USA

My top viewed blog at my website is Top 10 pointers to launch Irish genealogy search, originally published June 22, 2022.

It’s the same story that’s been featured and republished a few times at IrishCentral online, most recently January 8, 2026.

Today I’m reposting my story with tips to help you search for your Irish family roots. Many of the tips I learned along the way trying to splice together my family’s lost history.

My dad’s 1953 vintage photos from Ireland are featured below. You view more photos of Martin J. Walsh Jr., 1953, online gallery, Flickr.

You can read the story below or directly at IrishCentral website.

Your Invitation to Author Fair, May 9, 2026, Wadena City Library, Minnesota

Jannet L. Walsh
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Murdock, Minnesota

You are cordially invited to attend the Authors Fair, posted by the Wadena City Library, Saturday, May 9, 2026, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, 210 1st St SW, Wadena, Minnesota, 56482. See location and hours for Wadenda City Library branch website.

Higgledy-Piggledy Stones: Family Stories from Ireland and Minnesota published October 24, 2023!

Jannet L. Walsh
October 31, 2023
Murdock, Minnesota

I’m excited to announce my book Higgledy-Piggledy Stones: Family Stories from Ireland and Minnesota published October 24, 2023, by Shanti Arts Publishing.

As the book is just out, you can order it online directly at the publisher, and can also request at your favorite bookseller. View details at Shanti Arts Publishing.

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.

Dublin Diaries July 10, 2022

I’ve just published the next in a series of videos called Dublin Diaries for July 10, 2022.

I started the series a year ago, and paused the videos while working on my book. Dublin Diaries is about rural Dublin Township, Swift County, Minnesota, along with topics of searching for Irish American roots and more. The township is named in honor of early settlers from Ireland and the capital city of Dublin. You can learn more at Dublin Diaries page.

Public speaking event, July 14, 2022

Upcoming Minnesota public event, July 14, 2022 – Speaking, in person, Swift County Historical Society, Benson, Minnesota – If you are in Minnesota, please join me at the Swift County Historical Society, Benson, Minnesota. I will be the guest speaker at the Brown Bag Lunch, Thursday, July 14, 2022, at noon to 1 p.m., admission free. Bring your own lunch if you desire, and enjoy the company of others in attendance.

Featured story at IrishCentral, June 27, 2022

1953 vintage Kodachrome slides from Ireland featured at IrishCentral – I’m excited to announce my story Seeing Ireland through my father’s vintage Kodachrome images published June 27, 2022 at IrishCentral.

My story about my late father Martin J. Walsh Jr., of Murdock, Minnesota, originally published on my blog on Father’s Day 2022. I featured his vintage 1953 Kodachrome images from his trip to Ireland. My story was featured on the home, roots, Irish American, and history pages of IrishCentral, June 27, 2022.