Family history posts about ancestral research, family records, photographs, migration stories, and connections between Irish and Scottish roots.
You do not have to cross the Atlantic to find unique Irish pubs. In fact, some of the most memorable unique Irish pubs are located in old churches. They can also be found in historic buildings, busy city streets, and…
Irish and Scottish Christmas traditions blend city sparkle, country quiet, and deep-rooted faith in ways that feel both familiar and distinct. Follow these Irish and Scottish Christmas traditions from Grafton Street to Princes Street Gardens. You start to see how…
I recently heard of four interconnected family lairs. The lairs are positioned just a few yards apart within the Ballingry Cemetery in Fife, Scotland. This finding has deepened our understanding of the Donlan, Flaherty, and McHale lineage. These lairs represent…
One of the great joys of family history research is when relatives from across the ocean come for a visit. The Cappie family’s trip in 1982 from Scotland to Scranton was one such memorable occasion. The Cappies consisted of George,…
Explore ten Irish wedding traditions, from Claddagh rings and lace to music and mead, with historical evidence distinguished from folklore.
A mysterious portrait marked “J. Slimming Cowdenbeath” led to a genealogy search through Fife archives, James Slimming’s photography studio, mining families, possible Blyth/Blythe connections, and one family photograph that opened a wider story.
Learn how Irish-American town twinning can support genealogy travel, local introductions, and heritage research without replacing official records.
Scottish wedding traditions blend ceremony, folklore, family, music, and symbolism. This guide explains handfasting, the quaich, sixpence in the shoe, the wedding scramble, blackening, Luckenbooth brooches, oathing stones, ceilidhs, pipers, and how couples can include these customs today.
Life and Loss at the Big Mary Mine tells the story of Hugh Donlan’s six years underground at Mary Colliery in Lochore, Fife, connecting family memory with Fife coal mining, mine accidents, Waverley Street, and the lasting legacy of Scottish miners.