Hi Milissa, Thanks you so much for your quick reply. Your information about Delvin Parish was very helpful to me. KathyAt 04:49 AM 01/14/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Delvin Roman Catholic Parish has birth, marriage and death records >from 1783. They do not appear to be available from the LDS Library >catalog but could be ordered from the Westmeath Heritage Center, for a >price. >----- Original Message ----- >From: Kathleen R Barber/RLB <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2001 12:05 AM >Subject: Re: [Irl-Westmeath] New list admin > > >> Hi Milissa, My name is Kathy and I do so appreciate you taking over >the >> list. I am researching my Irish ancestor my g grandfather Patrick >Ronan >> who was from County WEstmeath he was a stone mason. He died in CT. >on >> September 9th 1887 at the age of 63 years old. PatrickRonan was >probably >> born about 1824., He married a Katherine Rafferty who was also from >> Ireland. I found a Patrick Ronan on the the 1796 Flaxgrowers list >which >> could have been Patrick Ronan's father- my gg grandfather. He was >listed as >> being in Devlin Parish, County Westmeath. I am trying to find any >Ronans >> that may be a relative . I have more information that I would be >happy to >> share on the Ronan family from Patrick my g grandfather on down once >he was >> in CT. for anyone else who might be researching the Ronan family. >If you >> have any suggestions on how or where to research in Ireland on the >Ronan's >> I would really appreciate it.I'm not sur if I should write to the >parish of >> Devlin or to try to write where? for birth or death certificates. I >would >> truly appreciate any help or suggestions you could offer. Kathy >> >Greetings and salutations, all.... >> > >> > I actually took over this list a couple of days ago, but things >at home >> >prevented me from doing much more than make sure the list was >running. Now >> >that the worst of it's over, I can finally make my >introductions.... >> > >> > My name is Melissa Strobel. I was born in Pennsylvania to an >Irish and >> >Scots family, with a bit of Native American and German thrown in >for >> variety. >> > I am a living historian...which might be more commonly known as a >> >re-enactor. I primarily deal with the American Civil War period, >though >> >I've been known to jump around time periods from time to time. I am >also >> >interested in food and cooking from a variety of diferent time >periods. I >> >am also heavily into genealogy, which is why I became the >list-admin to as >> >many lists as I have. The other interests are too numerous to >mention, >> >though...:) >> > Hmm...what else...well, I'm a graduate from Penn State, with >dual >> degrees >> >in American/European History and Sociology, married with two >beautiful >> little >> >girls (who also come re-enacting with me), and for the winter >months I >> become >> >a hardcore historian/archivist for various and sundry projects on >top of >> >tracing the family histories of not just my side of the family, but >my >> >husband's and my friends as well. >> > >> > There's my introductions...this list is relatively small, so if >you'd >> >like, why don't you tell me who you all are, so I have a handle on >the group >> >I've got here? Might break the ice a bit, and get some information >exchange >> >going again. >> > >> > Melissa Strobel >> > list-admin >> > >> > >> >============================== >> >Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history >> >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >> >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >> > >> > >> >> >> ============================== >> Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & >Celebrate >> your heritage! >> http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >> > > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >