RESOURCE: Researchers whose Irish ancestors were known to have emigrated from Ireland to Queensland, Australia, might want to obtain a copy of "Pushing Up Shamrocks," by David Larkin. (See note below). Perhaps your library has a copy. I posted an informational note about it to the Internet with a handful of "F" surnames and a Ferguson researcher was able to positively identify his ancestor. This lead to him contacting the author and learning the name and address of the submitter. (See his note below). I don't personally have information on surnames other than those that being with the letter "F," which I posted to Rootsweb Message Boards. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Ferguson" <colin@sierratel.com> To: "Jean Rice" <jeanrice@cet.com> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 6:30 PM Subject: Re: serendipity > Hello Jean, > I tracked down the book "Pushing Up Shamrocks". The author is David > Larkin, larkin@caboolture.starway.net.au, and I am now in contact with > the person who submitted the article on Frances Annie Ferguson. She is > in fact a branch of my family and one of which I know very little. > Thanks for believing in serendipity! > Colin Ferguson > Coarsegold, CA, USA > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colin/ > >