Since I have ancestors buried in Boalsburg, this caught my attention. At [a] cemetery . . . in central Pennsylvania, Boalsburg Cemetery, she and her students have undertaken a wide range of projections, including comparing weathering rates of different types of stones (nearly all are granite or marble), and gleaning information about the history of [...]
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I discovered this map at a site dedicated to Irish genealogy. The Irish ancestors I know about, the Boals and Shannons, came from County Derry in Northern Ireland, and earlier from possibly County Donegal. It’s nice to have this map, as most of the 1890 census originals were destroyed in a fire. ajh
Baron Carrickfergus, a royal title recently given to Prince William, is causing some consternation among some Irish folk. The British decision to revive the title and clearly make sure that nationalists who live in the town are under His Royal Highness is a curious one. Is it “a deliberate effort to state categorically that a [...]
The Boal Family & Ireland
Posted: February 21, 2011 in BOAL, Northern Ireland, SHANNON, WELCHTags: Ulster
For years I had been searching for material on my great-great-great-great grandfather, John S. Boal. He was a veteran of the American Civil War and died a young man at the age of 40 or 42. (There’s some confusion as to when he was born, 1836 or 1838.) I don’t know in what unit he served [...]
