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    1. [IRL-KERRY] Park City Utah newspaper
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    3. A very kind woman noticed that I was researching my KELLY family from Utah, and sent me a link to Utah newspapers online. It is free to search digital copies of articles, see the available papers at : http://www.lib.utah.edu/digital/unews/ My great-great uncle, JOHN P. KELLY, emigrated from Co. Kerry, Ireland, abt. 1879. He was naturalized in Utah, and worked in the silver and lead mines in Park City for nearly 40 years. He married Elizabeth HEALY, who was from Burlington, VT. Starting in 1879, they had 7 children, John C. KELLY, May, Florence, Irene Lulu, James, William, and Stewart (William and Stewart may be the same person, I found a Park City marriage for William Stewart KELLY). I found Park City newspaper articles in The Park Record for John P., his wife, and many of their children. It was so exciting to see these articles and get a feel for the personalities of my ancestors, as well as getting some facts for them. I hope those of you with Utah ancestors can find use of these newspaper articles. (As far as a New England connection goes, John P. Kelly's brother, Patrick, also worked in the Utah mines for a time, but later settled in Hadley, Massachusetts in 1886.) Hope this helps someone! ~Patsy~

    07/10/2007 01:13:29