Archive for August, 2012

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my great great great grandparents were michael and ellen manley michael was from county cork michael died feb 18 1868 in philadelphia pa he is buried at the old cathedral cathoic cemetery in philadelphia
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Looking for any relatives of Richard Manley who was married to Nancy Northup..they were my great grandparents
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FamilySearch has added six more states/territories to its free
1940 census index, for a total of 37 states indexed here. The additions are

• Arkansas
• Missouri
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• Washington, DC
• West Virginia

Volunteers for the 1940 Census Community Project,
a collaboration among FamilySearch, Archives.com and findmypast.com,
have finished indexing the 1940 census records. Index data for the remaining 14 states
are still being processed. 

Now on FamilySearch, you can search
1940 census records for all the indexed states at once here (I like this interface
so much better than the previous map with the state progress pop-ups that were constantly
covering up other states).

Or you can
narrow your search to a particular indexed state here. 

You can search 1940 census records for all states on
Ancestry.com, whose index will be free through 2013.

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Want to improve your genealogical skills and connect with other family historians—all
from the convenience of home? Check out Family
Tree University’s Fall 2012 Virtual Genealogy Conference, taking place Sept. 14-16.
Early bird registration ends Friday, Aug. 10 at 11:59 p.m.—just enter code FTUVCEARLY at
checkout to save $50!

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If you’re headed to a family reunion or even just visiting
Grandma’s house, here’s a free app you might consider downloading
to your iPhone (let’s hope there’s an Android version out soon):

The Saving
Memories Forever app lets you record family stories, then store them on the Saving
Memories Forever website.

The app is free, as is a basic membership on the site. An enhanced site membership
(lets you have unlimited “Story Tellers” and “Story Listeners,” add photos to stories
and more) costs $3.99 per month. You’ll find a comparison
between the basic and enhanced memberships here.

From the app’s Quick Start guide (download
it from the Saving Memories Forever website), it looks like the app is designed
to record responses to questions, rather than a freeform oral history interview.

If you don’t have an iPhone, you can upload audio files from your computer to the
Saving Memories Forever website, but they must be mp3 files. Learn
more about how the site works here.

Not sure what to ask Grandma? We list 20
questions to ask your family members on FamilyTreeMagazine.com (free article). 

And if your interviewee isn’t much of a talker, you’ll
find our downloadable guide to oral history interviews with reluctant or reticent
relatives on ShopFamilyTree.com.

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Become a better genealogist and connect with other family historians from the convenience
of home at Family
Tree University’s Fall 2012 Virtual Genealogy Conference, taking place Sept. 14-16.
Hurry! Early bird registration ends Friday, Aug. 10 at 11:59 p.m. Just enter code FTUVCEARLY at
checkout to save $50!

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Would you love to soak up all the genealogical knowledge and
fellowship you can handle—but you don’t have the time or extra
income to travel to a family history conference in another city?

We’ve got the perfect opportunity for you: Family
Tree University’s Fall 2012 Virtual Genealogy Conference. This weekend event,
taking place Sept. 14-16, gives you online access to video
classes, live
chats with genealogy experts, our conference message board and a swag bag of freebies
from ShopFamilyTree.com.

Attend from wherever you have a computer and internet access. Watch the classes and
post to the message board whenever you want during the event; chats take place at
scheduled times (conference attendees can view the chat transcripts later).

And you can save $50 with our early bird registration special, but only through August
10 (use code FTUVCEARLY ).

Classes, taught by pros including Thomas MacEntee, Rick Crume, Diana Crisman Smith,
James M. Beidler, Lisa A. Alzo, Denise Levenick and others, are organized into three
tracks:

• Genealogy Technology: includes Power Up Your Web Searches, Smarter Online Census
  Searching, Tricks for Using FamilySearch.org, and more
• Research Strategies: Secrets to Tracing Female Ancestors, Paperless Pedigrees:
  Organize Your Genealogy Electronically, Research Logs for the Rest of Us, and more
• Ethnic Research: Mastering German Place Names, Using UK Civil Registrations,
  Tracing Irish Ancestors in Griffith’s Valuation, and more

Chat
topics cover cloud genealogy, source documentation, courthouse records, brick
wall problems and more. I always look forward to the chats, tossing around research
questions and advice with genealogists from all over the place.

Here are the Family
Tree University Fall 2012 Virtual Genealogy Conference basics:

• When: 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16
• Where: your internet-enabled computer
• What: all-access pass for 15
  half-hour recorded video classes, live
  chats, our conference message board and ShopFamilyTree.com swag
• Registration fee: $149.99 through Aug. 10 with coupon code FTUVCEARLY

We’ll see you at the conference!

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An agreement between Ancestry.com and several New York genealogy
organizations has created Ancestry.com
New York, a free searchable database of New York records on Ancestry.com.

Records include state censuses, naturalizations, marriages, military records from
several wars and federal special censuses from 1850 to 1880.

Free access to Ancestry.com New York is available to New York State residents, but
you’ll need to set up a free Ancestry.com account if you’re not already a subscriber. Start
on this state archives web page, where you’re directed to type your New York State
zip code into the search box. You’ll be redirected to the Ancestry.com New York page
on Ancestry.com. Run a search there, click on  a search result, and set up a
free Ancestry.com account when prompted (don’t click on the trial offer or Subscribe
link) to get access to the New York records.

I’m hoping something similar is in the works for other states!

Researching New York ancestors? Check
out our online video class New York genealogy Crash Course: Find Your Empire State
Ancestors, available in ShopFamilyTree.com.

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Want to improve your genealogical skills and connect with other family historians—all
from the convenience of home? Check out Family
Tree University’s Fall 2012 Virtual Genealogy Conference, taking place Sept. 14-16.
Early bird registration ends Friday, Aug. 10 at 11:59 p.m.—just enter code FTUVCEARLY at
checkout to save $50!

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FYI – I just posted Thomas Munnelly’s history today (8/1). It’s extensive, detailed and includes an account of the origins of the Munnellys and the name. Thomas has a lot of knowledge of the Munnellys in northwest Mayo – including where many of the families emigrated (ie: specific places in England, Australia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Massachusetts, and Montana).
I hope you’ll take a look and see if you might be connected!!

Go to www.munnellysofcountymayo.com and click on the ‘Histories’ tab – then look for Thomas Munnelly.

Kathy
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BOARDMAN, Ohio – There will be a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated by the Rev. Philip Rogers at 11 a.m. on Thursday at St. Charles Church in Boardman, Ohio for William J. “Capt” Manley Sr., 85, who died Monday morning, July 30, 2012 at his residence, surrounded by his family.

William was born in Youngstown, Ohio on Feb. 16, 1927, a son of William I and Edna Byers Manley and was a lifelong area resident.

He was a graduate of Ursuline High School with the Class of 1945 and was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Capt worked for the Boardman Fire Department for over 35 years. He was a member Boardman Union Fire Department Local No. 1176.
Capt played baseball for Boardman AC Club and many others, including Boardman Police and Fire Team.
He was a big Yankee fan and assisted coaching many Little League teams.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, M. Louise Williams, whom he married Sept. 8, 1951.
He will be sadly missed by his two daughters, Deborah (Joseph) Dulovich of Boardman and Laura (Phillip) Lagnese of Twinsburg, Ohio; a son, William J. (Sandra) Manley Jr. of Boardman; a brother, Paul Manley of St. Petersburg, Florida; six grandchildren, Bryan and Jonathan Dulovich, Phillip and Michael Lagnese, and Kelsey and Liam Manley; and three great-grandchildren, William, Anna and Lyla Dulovich.

Besides his parents, William was preceded in death by his daughter, Mary Elaine Manley; and a brother, Raymond Manley.

Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Fox Funeral Home and from 10 to 10:50 a.m. on Thursday at St. Charles Church.

Monetary donations can be made in William’s name to Hospice of the Valley, 5900 Market St., Boardman, OHIO 44512.

Visit www.foxfuneralhome.org to send condolences
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Hi Manley researchers,

Just when I think I have posted this information EVERYWHERE, I find that there are still many Manleys with Irish roots that are unaware of it. I am posting it once again.

Almost all “Manleys” living in the anthracite coal mining regions of Pennsylvania came from County Mayo Ireland during one of the Irish potato famines. Most came during the middle 1800s. The original surname in County Mayo was Monnelly or Munnelly. Because most Irish immigrants were illiterate in English, the surname became Munley, Manley, Monley, Mannelly, Munnelly, etc. upon emigration to the US or the UK, depending on however the paperwork was originally filled out.

There are also “English Manleys” who emigrated to Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina during and prior to this country’s struggle for independence.

The original Manley Y-DNA Surname Project started by Cathy Manley Sockol proved that there were two different origins for the “English Manleys” and the Manleys and Munleys from County Mayo.

There is now also a Munley/Manley Y-DNA Surname Project which focuses on those with County Mayo origins. There is information about that project here:

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Munley/

Y-DNA data from the 20+ Munley/Manley/Munnelly males that have been tested thus far indicates that all Munleys and Manleys with roots in County Mayo are related. There is an ongoing effort to share information about our ancestors and exactly how we are related. Kathy Manley Short’s website

http://www.munnellysofcountymayo.com/

has family trees and other genealogy information that can be shared. Kathy also recently organized a Munnelly Reunion in County Mayo this past June that was attended by Manleys, Munleys, and Munnellys from the US, UK, and Ireland.

If you have a Facebook account, there is a group you can request to join called the Munnelly Connection that has 173 members, all with roots in County Mayo.

I would also encourage all straight-line male Manleys/Munleys to be Y-DNA tested by ordering at least the 37-marker test at

http://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?&group=Munl…

This will help all of us figure out our common ancestors.

I am happy to answer any questions that any of you may have.

Marianne Manley Granoff
Project Administrator
Munley/Manley Surname Project

Albuquerque, NM
granoff@zianet.com

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Peter: James Manley and Anna OHora Manley of Scranton were my great grandparents. I would very much appreciate copies of any church documents or other information you might have relating to them or their family. (I am not aware of any Philadelphia connections.) Thanks very much.

Jack Gallagher
23 Southgate Avenue
Annapolis, Md. 21401
jackgallagher@paulhastings.com
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