I always loved family stories as a child. I really started searching for information in 1963 when I visited Dublin Castle, fully expecting to be handed my genealogy. It was a rude awakening to find out you have to look for records yourself. It was detective work and I was hooked.

I began hosting in July, 2005.

I belong to:

The Chicago Historical Society
The Historical Society of Oak Park River Forest (also volunteer there)
The Irish Genealogy Society International
Godfrey Memorial Library

Areas of research:

Chicago, IL
Michigan
New York
Wisconsin
Ontario, Canada
Newfoundland, Canada
Counties of Wexford, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Meath, Westmeath, Ireland

I have a Macintosh Computer and use Family Tree Maker program

I will do lookups in Chicago, Cook County, and Ireland

Some of the resources I have are:

Szucs' Chicago & Cook County, A Guide to Research
Grenham's Tracing your Irish Ancestors, 2nd ed
Mitchell's A Guide to Irish Parish Registers
Mitchell's A Guide to Irish Churches and Graveyards
Mitchell's A Genealogical Atlas of Ireland
Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes and Baronies of Ireland 1851
Ryan's Irish Church Records

Please Join me bring your questions and your surnames.

Coast to Coast Genealogy on Fridays from 9-10pm EST in the GeneralGenealogy Room

or Canada Genealogy on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9-10pm in the MapleLeaf room with co-host GFSMar.

Both rooms can be access from here Genealogyforum.org Chat Rooms

Hope to see you soon!