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Tag Archives: genealogy
The Mexican War Journal of Thomas James Dunn
War did not come at a convenient time for my great-x5-grandfather Thomas James Dunn. His son was only a month old and his family was facing an uncertain future while they prepared for a dangerous migration. He was being asked … Continue reading
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Tagged genealogy, history, LDS, Mexican War, Mormon Battalion, Mormons, Thomas James Dunn, war
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Cyril Call in the War of 1812
Cyril Call in the War of 1812 Written by Adam Call Roberts, a 5th-great-grandson of Cyril Call, in 2012, the bicentennial of the beginning of the War of 1812. Background Cyril Call … Continue reading
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man (1952) – John Ford John Ford’s The Quiet Man was not well-received in Ireland. William C. Dowling lists objections the Irish made of the film, which accused it of romanticizing the country where Ford’s (born Feeney) parents were born. … Continue reading
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Tagged diaspora, ethnicity, film, genealogy, Ireland, Irish, Irish-American, John Ford, John Wayne, movies, The Quiet Man, TSPDT
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