Findagrave.com is a great genealogy site. Volunteers visit graveyards, and document grave sites (often with good obit info), and post on the site. I’ve found folks I never knew existed... photos,...

I'm back to listening to my celtic/celtic rock music playlist on Spotify. It's called "Mike's Mega Celtic Mix." I've made it public, so I believe anyone can check it out. I've got a wide variety of...

They once had my Aunt Joan (lives in Phoenix AZ), and my sister named Joan (lives in Tallahassee Fla), living at my Dad's address (Prescott Valley, AZ). It wasn't FamilySearch's fault, it was just a...

My computer was acting up, and I thought I lost the first post. I didn't know that both posts would show up. I apologize.

I know that the T is silent. That is what clued me in, about the misspellings of my ancestor's name, by the census takers, in her day. When I said "Frenchie," I probably should have said Frenchman,...

I know that the T is silent. That is what clued me in, about the misspellings of my ancestor, by the census takers, in their day. When I said "Frenchie," I probably should have said Frenchman, or...

We were once visiting with my Great Aunt Gerry (Geraldine), when I was a kid. She lived in Southern California. My dad began to ask her, about our family (Scottish and Irish-Canadian). She told...

For those of us with Irish ancestors, a great site is YourIrishHeritage.com. The host of that site is very knowledgeable about ancestry, and places. He will answer your questions, about your family...

You're right, about problems with Familysearch.org entries. I have had to straighten up many mistakes, which I've found. The problem is usually what are called "duplicates." The same person listed...

You're right, it was great fun. If I have one critique, it would be the time of year, that it is held. Sometimes, during March, it is really nice in the Phoenix area. But right now, it's really...

Not mentioned, or pictured, in the above story, are all the wonderful displays, including many clan tents, vendor booths, pipers/drummers, both while competing, and their role in the opening...

While at the gathering, we watched guys throw things, over a high bar, 2758927590 We also met up with some friends at the games. My friend knew of an English-style pub across the street, from the...

My new kilt pin 27582 arrived yesterday. So, this morning I got up early, and put on my kilt 27583, and drove over three hours to Phoenix, to attend the Scottish Gathering and Highland Games. Soon...

My wife likes this sign: 27551 That's all.

27546 27547One more look at "Pirate's Way." (I rotated the photo): 27548 This sign once hung on my house, now it's in my shop: 27549 And FINALLY, something CELTIC: 27550

Sorry, I posted the same photo twice. 275432754427545 I like pirates. If you look to the upper right, of the Pirate Parking sign, you can see the ship prop, that I built for a play. I bought the...

This doesn't have much to do with kilts/kilted people. I like funny signs. I wanted to give you all a peek at what hangs in my shop. 275412754227542

Flew my Irish flag (sort of). Has a shamrock in the middle, so it's not the real thing. Anyway, right after I went outside, and put the flag up, I received a text from a friend, that the neighbor...

I was in the Verizon store today, to upgrade my phone. I had on an Ariz State t-shirt, cargo shorts, and a flat cap. This other customer (Mexican woman), was wearing a green t-shirt, and was going...

In the book "The Story of the Irish Race," by Seamus MacManus, he tells the story of young Egyptian girl, who was the daughter of a pharoah. She was brought to Ireland (I don't remember how it...

My poor wife is sick right now. We might not be going, to the AZ Scottish games this weekend. We'll see.:cry:

That looks good. Maybe next St Paddy's, (he'll be almost 3 yrs old then), we can convince my daughter to let us have him, for a few days. Then, I can slip a homemade kilt on him. He and grandpa...

I can't remember all the details, of where we left from, or where we exited the ferry. All I remember is being really sea-sick, on the way out there. On the way back to the mainland, I was fine. ...

Those who didn't understand, or speak English (most of those we visited) were older people. Yes, younger people also spoke English. But with the older ones, when I tried to speak to them, they...

I like your jacket, too. However,

1: I live in the AZ desert, so I might go with a lighter weight jacket.
2: My wife can sew, but I think I'll hire a lady who does alterations, for her...