Were there many Irish families who went from Galena to MN? Was there a reason for this? The family of John and Mary Larkin came to Galena sometime between 1850 and 1855 and them moved to St. Paul, MN some time in the 1870s. John, his two sons (Edward and John) and some of his daughters (Mary, Belle, Catherine, Theresa and Agnes) were are in the shoemaking trade. John was in the Irish Brigade in the Civil War also -- 90th IL -- Company B, which was mainly made up of men from the Galena area. I have always wondered why they moved on to MN. Jeanne Delaney Hubbard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deb" <ilgrundy@earthlink.net> To: <ILJODAVI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 10:53 AM Subject: [ILJODAVI] FW: {not a subscriber} Rockford, Galena Visit > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pierce-Ryan [mailto:koala824@comcast.net] > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 8:38 PM > To: ILJODAV message; Winnebago Msg > Subject: {not a subscriber} Rockford, Galena Visit > > I hope to visit the Rockford-Galena area in late May to do some genealogy > research. My focus is on Irish families who came for a short time in the > 1850s, then moved on to Minnesota. Surnames are O'Hara, Langan, Mulroy, > Connoly, Newcomb. I would welcome any suggestions as to good resources - > libraries, historical societies, old newspapers, local records and > histories, etc. I will probably spend a night there, so any hints about > lodging would also be helpful. Thanks in advance. > Ted > > > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >