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[Jane G. V. McGaughey @JaneGVMcGaughey]

Thursday is a busy day this week!

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Three Irish brothers took a walk together in Cape Town, South Africa, in July 1939. They had not seen each other in forty three years. They would never see each other again. Follow me on Substack! It’s free. #irishincanada #irishfamilyhistory #palottinefathers #newporttipperary

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@MyHeritage Thé Montréal Gazette. His grandfather was the night editor for 50 years, making up the front page, covering all the major global events of the early 20th century.

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@MarianBWood But it’s his ***official** private account!

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@AllThoseBefore @chiddickstree I have been an academic historian and now learning to be a genealogist. No comparison. Genealogists are much more collegial and kind.

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@chiddickstree This is unfortunate - I don’t understand a rebranding that alienates all remaining users. Maybe you & other genealogists can tell followers where to find them elsewhere? Is there consensus on where the community will regroup? I enjoyed getting to know you in my short time here.

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As a colonial sport, lacrosse ran counter to the British sensibility of refined and gentlemanly play as in cricket. Its First Nations origin was proof that lacrosse was for savages. The working class Irish who excelled at lacrosse were certainly certainly not gentlemen. 3/

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The Shamrocks Lacrosse c. 1880 (photo: McCord Museum) - My great grandfather, Con Maguire, pictured in the center. #Montrealirish #irishincanada #familyhistory #montrealhistory
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Lacrosse was a popular spectator sport in the 19th century, especially for the Irish, who dominated the game, even before indigenous teams were banned from leagues. Lacrosse was adopted as a Canadian past time and thought to be an expression of Canadian national character. 2/

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@findmyfamilypro Do PRONI records include who was present? I haven’t come across that in the few I’ve seen.

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@treehousegenz Asking an elderly relative to repeat the full name of an elderly second cousin. And realizing this cousin’s three names were not first name, last name, and married name, but compound first name + family name! Coasted right to my g-great grandmother on that side!

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@MarianBWood @emmajolly Interesting! Thanks for sharing!

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Spent the last few days messaging with a genealogist in Australia. He’s doing an extensive mapping of families in our 19th c. hometown using baptisms &sponsors and he’s been so generous with his findings! Genealogists rule! #irishgenealogy #genealogy #familyhistory

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@effortlesslycat And before modern obstetrics they were rolling the dice with their lives each time. I was interested to learn how many ancestors, widowed young w/ many children, waited to remarry only when beyond childbearing years. Lost income of a husband was still easier than MORE babies.

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@chiddickstree @BloggersTribe No even juicier…personal confession!

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@Dave_Lifelines How did he afford the passage to return, I wonder?

[Janel Comeau 🍁 @VeryBadLlama]

Americans: I use miles and pounds

Europeans: I use kilometres and kilograms

Canadians: [snorting a line of assorted measuring systems] I'm 5'3, I weigh 150lbs, horses weigh 1000kgs, my house is an hour away and I drive 80 km/h to get there, I need a cup of flour and 1L of milk

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Incredible piece of family history- a must read!

[Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree]

A brand new #Blog telling the truly remarkable story of a loving Mother’s obsession to bring her sons remains home after he was killed in #WW1 #Genealogy #Canada #Exhumation #Military Bringing Him Home https://t.co/qnhpAGrKVI via @chiddickstree

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@chiddickstree What a story! Thank you for sharing this incredible piece of history.