Portable Genealogist: Problem Solving in Irish Research Massachusetts the Lincoln County area of

the Lincoln County area of Missouri via marriages to the Smith

—foreword by Robert Charles Anderson

Topics include the socio-economic and religious impetuses for migrating first to New England and then westward

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Portable Genealogist: Problem Solving in Irish Research Massachusetts the Lincoln County area ofBeyond the usual problems encountered in genealogy lost records, inaccurate indexes and transcriptions, and variant spellings (to name a few) Irish American research presents a unique set of obstacles. So much of Irish genealogical investigation depends on knowing the exact location of where your ancestor came from in Ireland. The prevalence of common surnames, the lack of a nationwide search capability, and faulty family tradition can make it