Deciding that I shouldn't hog the microfilm reader at the Cass County Historical Society Museum yesterday, I moved on to the Portrait an...

For many weeks I've been eagerly awaiting my visit to the Cass County Historical Society Museum in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. It has been a ...

Omaha World Herald November 27, 1920 LOST AND FOUND LOST - Two gold rosaries and a wedding ring; one rosary has name of Mrs. Chauncy ...

David Fitzgerald Doyle December 1, 1929 - February 26, 1997 Actor David Doyle was my third cousin. We share the same great great grandp...

This weekend I've begun the task of removing my photographs from those horrendous "magnetic" photo albums. I remember when tho...

October 11, 1909 Mary Lillian Geraldine Fitzgerald, daughter of Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald, was married yesterday morning at St. Theresa'...

John Fitzgerald Railroad Contractor, Banker, Millionaire Since the railroad figures prominently in the lives of several of my ancestors,...

b. April 29, 1829 - Limerick Ireland d. December 30, 1894 - Lincoln Nebraska John Fitzgerald was married to Mary Kelly, sister of my gre...

This is a postcard from Nellie Kelly Rector to her brother, Daniel Kelly (my great grandfather) of Greenwood, Nebraska. The card is postma...

Nebraska State Historical Society Lincoln, Nebraska This week I am recognizing a valuable resource right here in my own home town, the N...

As genealogists, we seek facts, the truth. It probably never would have occurred to me to turn to a novel to discover some information about...

I keep staring at the 1880 United States Census for District 235 in the Mill Precinct of Lancaster county, Nebraska. Many members of...

Celebrity Lookalike? John Fitzgerald - Rupert from Survivor

The story of Mary Lillian Geraldine Fitzgerald Abbott has always saddened me. Known as Lillian, she was the youngest child and only daughte...

Mary Kelly Fitzgerald, wife of John Fitzgerald From reading newspaper articles about the wedding of the couple's daughter, Lil...

Actor David Doyle (1929 - 1997), known for Charlie's Angels, Bridget Loves Bernie and a host of other film, television and theater roles...

Here are a few web sites that I definitely recommend: Script Tutorials - resources for old handwriting and documents. Are you having trou...

While seeking out information on long lost relatives, I often come across other advertisements and news articles that capture my attention...

Lincoln, Nebraska historian Jim McKee wrote this article about John Fitzgerald that was published in the January 17, 2010 Lincoln Journal St...

Below is the only photograph I have of my great-grandfather's sister, Nellie Kelly Rector. Also in the photo is my great grandfather, Da...