The Shoemaker's Daughters : 1867-1972 or How I found my Great Grand Aunt Eliza Presentation on The Burgess family of James's Street for Raheny Heritage Society Raheny Library 19 June 2013 The best way to view the powerpoint presentation is to right-click on this link and download the file to your computer for viewing with a Powerpoint viewer. To view online just left-click on the link. Background I have given some talks on local and family history in the Dublin City Library and Archive, in Pearse Street, and someone (Joan?) figured I should make my local debut. Of the talks I had given the Society chose this one, and, as it turns out, there is quite a bit of local linkage in it. The Presentation The presentation is in Powerpoint and draws heavily on photos I found in my Granny's album, along with updates I took myself, and a few that Fr. Gerry Fleming winkled out of Aunt Mollie's collection. It also draws heavily on the GRO photostats from the BDM ledgers. Running Order This is the document I used as a script for the presentation. Script (doc) Longer Text This is the document I used to assemble relevant textual information. It probably still needs tidying up. Long Text (doc) Handout This short handout was distributed at the presentation. Handout (doc) Relevant material on my website These are pages or posts of mine which are relevant to the present topic.     General index to Family History content of Website Reference to Family History index page on my site.     Cameos I have a number of cameos as follows. They are up to date in varying degees. The long text document (above) is the latest version of everything and should take precedence over the cameos. I will get round to updating these in due course: Sarah Rankin   Póló's Great-grandmother (mother of Sarah Burgess) Christopher Burgess   Póló's Great-grandfather (father of Sarah Burgess) Joseph Mortimer   Póló's Great-grandfather (father of Patrick Mortimer) Patrick Mortimer   Póló's maternal Grandfather Sarah Burgess   Póló's maternal Grandmother Sarah Mortimer   Póló's Mother John Burgess   Póló's Granduncle Christopher Joseph Burgess  Póló's Granduncle Nicholas P Fleming   Póló's Granduncle (by marriage) Nicholas Fleming   Póló's Granduncle - once removed (by marriage) Patrick J Medlar   Póló's Granduncle (by marriage) Peggy Medlar   Póló's Granduncle (by marriage)'s cousin Larry Medlar   Póló's Granduncle (by marriage)'s brother. The Larry Medlar page above consists of a series of taped stories. While they are all relevant in varying degrees, the one I am drawing most attention to is the story of the gun, as I had intended playing this at the talk, but didn't have time. This is a specific link to that story: Larry Medlar on Andy Duffy's revolver     Where they lived Photos of where people lived along with some descriptive material.     Where they were buried Some graves in Glasnevin cemetery, Dublin.     Death/funeral related material Death Notice Obituary and Funeral Attendance Wills     Office Farewells The full text of the two verses written for my mother on her leaving the Employment Exchange in Beresford Place in 1942.     Places of origin I have done a page on the place of origin of Patrick Mortimer's mother: Rosmuc, Co. Galway (Mary Ann Connolly)     The Barrington Connection The Barringtons and my mother's family, connected for over a century. The Barrington Connection     Killester John Burgess's descendants on the Howth Road. Howth Road Burgesses     Gordon Brewster The Brewster Grave in Kilbarrack Cemetery, with background. Howth Road Burgesses Relevant material in my blogs. Posts relevant to the present topic. Some general reflections on doing my family history Shoots, leaves and branches Dublin in the rare oul times My Tachondria and other trivia From small acorns Traitors all Tadhg a' dá thaobh Vótáil as Gaeilge Contributions to other publications Pue's occurrences PJ Medlar (1885-1949) Guest post on Gordon Brewster's cartoon collection in the National Library of Ireland on the NLI blog. Death in a Sweetshop Talks in Dublin City Library & Archive Ballybrack 1500-1900 A short history of Ballybrack/Killiney The Medlar's Gotcha The Medlar Family The Shoemaker's Daughters - 1867-1972 The Burgess Family A Policeman's Lot The Dwyer Family The Corsican Defence Restoration of Martello Tower No.7 (Dublin South) . Go to History Page Go to Family History Page