Susan Boyle...A McLaughlin?

One of my favorite Maxwell/McLaughlin researchers emailed me the other day with some interesting anecdotal information.  A relative received a copy of Susan Boyle's autobiography for Christmas.  As everyone probably knows, Susan Boyle was the winner of the 2009 Britain's Got Talent.

In her autobiography, she mentions that her mother's maiden name is McLaughlin.  Susan was born in Scotland but did have an affinity for singing mostly Irish songs as a child because of her mother's family.  Her McLaughlin's came from a village outside of Derry in Northern Ireland.  Her mom played piano while her father sang.

How fun to find McLaughlin connections in the world!

New U.S. "Who Do You Think You Are?"

I just found listed on NBC.com that the new episodes of "Who Do You Think You Are?" will air on Friday, February 4th, 2011, 8pm, on NBC.  Can't wait!

UK: Who Do You Think You Are? - Jeremy Clarkson

I recently watched the UK "Who Do You Think You Are?" for Jeremy Clarkson.  He is the host of the BBC show Top Gear.  Top Gear is a worldwide car enthusiast show.  My husband watches it.  Jeremy and his co-hosts are pretty funny and informative when it comes to automobiles.

In Jeremy's exploration of his family tree, he comes across the Kilner Jar.  The Kilner's were his ancestors.  This was a very interesting episode found on YouTube.

UK: Who Do You Think You Are? - Zoe Wanamaker

Another fascinating UK "Who Do You Think You Are?" that can be found on YouTube is for Zoe Wanamaker.  Her ancestry is truly interesting including the fact that she is actually an American, of Russian/Ukranian lineage, and her father moved the family from the USA to England to escape worry of persecution.  Zoe has actually been in the Harry Potter movies as one of the teachers at Hogwart's.

UK TV: Who Do You Think You Are? - Kim Cattrall and Jeremy Irons

If anyone likes the show, "Who Do You Think You Are?", U.S. version, several of the UK episodes are on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/.  I particularly have enjoyed the episodes for Kim Cattrall and Jeremy Irons.  Kim's was so good and yet so heartbreaking.  Jeremy's was rather long, full of interesting anecdotal information but once he ended up in Ireland, it was home for him and I could so relate.  Those two are a must see for anyone interested in their family tree.

Check them out if you get a chance!  The new stateside season is set for January 2011.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to everyone!

From Mine, Yours', and the Other Guy's Genealogy.

Searchable Site

I am in the process of making all of my index pages clickable to the actual posts.  Another feature of the blog site that can be useful until I get the index updated, and will probably continue to be useful, is the search option.   If you are looking for a particular topic, you can use the search in the top upper left corner of the site.  For example, if you type in "Flanagan", any post with the Flanagan's mentioned will display from newest to oldest.  Happy reading!

Clickable Index Pages

It occurred to me the other day that I should figure out how to make my index pages clickable links.  I am in the process of working on this.  With over 200 posts for my blog, it may take a bit of time but I am linking the index pages to each blog post.  What this means is that very soon, you can just look on the index page for a topic that you'd like to read about, find the post, click on the title and be taken directly to the archived post.

Technology is a wonderful thing!

6 Months of Posts and Counting

Today is the 6 month anniversary of this blog!  I've posted something just about every day.

This has been a wonderful experience to write about my family and connect with other family and researchers.   Since it is the holidays, it is time for a break.  I will return to regular posts in 2011 but for now will be on hiatus with maybe a couple of quick posts here and there.  

This can give any newcomers and relatives the opportunity to catch up on reading about the Maxwell's, McLaughlin's, and Flanagan's.  I have other family surnames included in my blog along with general genealogy posts.  Please check out the index pages to find the posts that you'd like to read.  I'd love feedback too.

My blog has comment sections for anyone to type a message.  The blog is also attached to my website at http://www.zelsersk.net/ and "Mine, Yours', and the Other Guys Genealogy" is on Facebook.  Feel free to sign my guestbook on the website or email me.   I will continue to check email during the holiday season.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!

Hannah Gartland

Recently, I completed posting the Descendants of Thomas McLaughlin online.  In doing so, I noted that Hannah Gartland was an author of a few mystery novels.  A cousin sent me a quick email with the titles of two of her books that she found online.

The books are as follows:
The Globe Hollow Mystery - 1923
The House of Cards - 1922

I decided to see what else I could find about Hannah and found some info.

A review for the book:  The House of Cards, by Hannah Gartland

"No clues?  There are too many clues in this murder mystery story.  The police go in one direction, the District Attorney in another, and a clever reporter who is on the case in still another.  Not even the most confirmed reader of detective fiction will guess the real criminal.  $1.75"

-This is found in the Atlantic Monthly circa 1922.

GARTLAND, HANNAH. 1856-1947. Born in New York; graduate of Columbia University; teacher and eventual Dean of Women at Rollins College, Florida.

Kuyahoora Churches' Timeline -- Newport, New York and nearby

This page is also from the book "History of the Roman Catholic Churches of the Kuyahoora Valley".