http://www.moughty.com/blog/ en Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:17:30 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sandvox 2.7.7 http://www.moughty.com/blog/genealogy-road-trip.html <div class="article-summary"> <div class="first callout-container"> <div class="callout"> <div class="callout-content"> <div class="pagelet untitled i1 o last-item"> <div class="pagelet-body"> <div class="ImageElement"> <div class="photo"> <div> <!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="200" height="250" src="http://www.moughty.com/_Media/74456_510757718960936_42311_med.jpeg" alt="74456 510757718960936 423112921 n" /> <!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div> <div class="caption"> <p style="text-align: center; "> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=510757718960936&amp;set=a.288219011214809.61610.187147621321949&amp;type=1&amp;theater" target="_blank">FindMyPast Ireland</a> on Facebook </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia;">   Will you be doing any traveling this summer?  It's time to start planning.  Once you plan your destination, search your database for life events that happened …</span></p> </div> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:54:55 -0400 http://www.moughty.com/blog/genealogy-road-trip.html genealogyresearchvacationFGSConferencestrategies http://www.moughty.com/blog/tombstone-tuesday---county.html <div class="article-summary"> <div class="first callout-container"> <div class="callout"> <div class="callout-content"> <div class="pagelet untitled i1 o last-item"> <div class="pagelet-body"> <div class="ImageElement"> <div class="photo"> <div> <!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="200" height="266" src="http://www.moughty.com/_Media/image-55_med.png" alt="" /> <!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia;">   Early on in my family research, I came across a number of records in Westmeath, Ireland for the Moughty family.   Moughty is an unusual name…I know now that there …</span></p> </div> Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:59:23 -0400 http://www.moughty.com/blog/tombstone-tuesday---county.html tombstonesgraveyardsgenealogyresearchWestmeathIrelandMoughty http://www.moughty.com/blog/in-memoriam.html <div class="article-summary"> <div class="first graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"> <!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="430" height="285" src="http://www.moughty.com/_Media/539603_10151373548383045_med.jpeg" alt="539603 10151373548383045 904306898 n" /> <!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia;">   My thoughts and prayers are with all those in Boston…for the families of those who died, for all who were injured and for the people of this great city.  </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia;"><br /></span></p> <div class="not-first-item wide left"> <div style="" class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content HTMLElement"> <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> <a class="addthis_button_pinterest_pinit"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=xa-50a1b50239f0f2c3"></script> <!-- AddThis Button END --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:23:21 -0400 http://www.moughty.com/blog/in-memoriam.html http://www.moughty.com/blog/organizing-and-scanning.html <div class="article-summary"> <div class="first callout-container"> <div class="callout"> <div class="callout-content"> <div class="pagelet untitled i1 o last-item"> <div class="pagelet-body"> <div class="ImageElement"> <div class="photo"> <div> <!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><a href="http://flip-pal-affiliates.com/idevaffiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=614" class="imageLink"><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.moughty.com/_Media/flippalopen_med.png" alt="flippalopen" /></a> <!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia;">   Are your pictures safe?   I've made sure that mine are in acid-free boxes, but organizing them further is a project I haven't gotten to yet.  The boxes sit on …</span></p> </div> Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:16:04 -0400 http://www.moughty.com/blog/organizing-and-scanning.html genealogyirelandirishphotographsscanningflip-pal http://www.moughty.com/blog/irishgenealogyie.html <div class="article-summary"> <div class="first callout-container"> <div class="callout"> <div class="callout-content"> <div class="pagelet untitled i1 o last-item"> <div class="pagelet-body"> <div class="ImageElement"> <div class="photo"> <div> <!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="200" height="136" src="http://www.moughty.com/_Media/irish_genealogyie_home_med.png" alt="Irish Genealogy.ie home" /> <!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia;">   I've written about <a href="http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/" target="_blank">IrishGenealogy.ie</a> in the <a href="http://moughty.com/blog/irish-church-records-at_2.html" target="_blank">past</a>, but this past week, they relaunched the site.  As you can see from the image, the home page is quite different.  …</span></p> </div> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:29:15 -0400 http://www.moughty.com/blog/irishgenealogyie.html genealogyirishirelandchurch recordskerrycorkcarlowdublin city http://www.moughty.com/blog/best-irish-genealogy-websit.html <div class="article-summary"> <div class="first callout-container"> <div class="callout"> <div class="callout-content"> <div class="pagelet untitled i1 o last-item"> <div class="pagelet-body"> <div class="ImageElement"> <div class="photo"> <div> <!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="107" height="107" src="http://www.moughty.com/_Media/irish_logo_med.jpeg" alt="IRISH LOGO" /> <!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia;">   Join me at Family Tree University on Thursday, March 28th at 7 p.m. (EDT) to learn about online sources for Irish research.   You can register <a href="http://www.familytreeuniversity.com/best-irish-genealogy-websites" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia;"><br /></span></p> <div class="not-first-item wide left"> <div style="" class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content HTMLElement"> <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> <a class="addthis_button_pinterest_pinit"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=xa-50a1b50239f0f2c3"></script> <!-- AddThis Button END --> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:42:50 -0400 http://www.moughty.com/blog/best-irish-genealogy-websit.html GenealogyIrishirelandonlinewebsitesresearch http://www.moughty.com/blog/sharing-your-tree-on-a.html <div class="article-summary"> <div class="first callout-container"> <div class="callout"> <div class="callout-content"> <div class="pagelet untitled i1 o last-item"> <div class="pagelet-body"> <div class="ImageElement"> <div class="photo"> <div> <!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="200" height="118" src="http://www.moughty.com/_Media/webcard_med.png" alt="" /> <!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia;">   If you have a personal website, or are considering one, your family tree can reside on your site.  While this takes a bit more technical knowledge than the previous …</span></p> </div> Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:08:29 -0400 http://www.moughty.com/blog/sharing-your-tree-on-a.html personal websitegenealogyfamily historyfamily tree online http://www.moughty.com/blog/happy-st-patricks-day.html <div class="article-summary"> <div class="first callout-container"> <div class="callout"> <div class="callout-content"> <div class="pagelet untitled i1 o last-item"> <div class="pagelet-body"> <div class="ImageElement"> <div class="photo"> <div> <!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="200" height="137" src="http://www.moughty.com/_Media/irish_bread_med.png" alt="" /> <!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia;">   I hope you're all having a great St. Patrick's Day.  I thought I'd share with you our family recipe for Irish bread.  The recipe came from my husband's grandmother …</span></p> </div> Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:09:19 -0400 http://www.moughty.com/blog/happy-st-patricks-day.html Irishgenealogyfamily historyrecipeirish bread http://www.moughty.com/blog/blogging-your-family-tree.html <div class="article-summary"> <div class="first callout-container"> <div class="callout"> <div class="callout-content"> <div class="pagelet untitled i1 o last-item"> <div class="pagelet-body"> <div class="ImageElement"> <div class="photo"> <div> <!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="200" height="262" src="http://www.moughty.com/_Media/blog_med.jpeg" alt="" /> <!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia;">   Blogging is another way to put your family online, without a great deal of technical expertise.  It's also a great way to share information if you keep your information …</span></p> </div> Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:23:28 -0400 http://www.moughty.com/blog/blogging-your-family-tree.html genealogyfamily historyblogfamily tree http://www.moughty.com/blog/family-trees-at-ancestry.html <div class="article-summary"> <div class="first callout-container"> <div class="callout"> <div class="callout-content"> <div class="pagelet untitled i1 o last-item"> <div class="pagelet-body"> <div class="ImageElement"> <div class="photo"> <div> <!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img width="200" height="64" src="http://www.moughty.com/_Media/tree-2_med.jpeg" alt="" /> <!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia;">   One of the easiest ways to put your family tree online with minimal technical expertise is at <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry.com</a>.  You do not have to subscribe to Ancestry to use this …</span></p> </div> Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:59:34 -0500 http://www.moughty.com/blog/family-trees-at-ancestry.html Ancestry.comfamily treesgenealogyirish