Craig Kanalley
Digital Media Marketer & Genealogy Enthusiast
Category: Discoveries
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My Innkeeping Ancestors from Flieden Parish in Hessen
When I learned my immigrant ancestor Nicolaus BECKER was from Hesse-Kassel, I had to wait patiently for years until his… READ MORE
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Buffalo Zoo Memorial: Esther Taylor Wettlaufer (1902-1914)
Something a bit different: I’m exploring the family history of someone I’m not related to, at least that I know… READ MORE
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Another Kenneally Connection: More DNA Evidence Points To Askeaton, Co. Limerick
I first learned of my KANALLEY family being DNA-connected to the KENNEALLY family of Askeaton, Co. Limerick years ago. Indeed,… READ MORE
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The Hershey Connection: John Grundtisch Lived with Hershey Family in Pennsylvania
Recently I learned that my great-great-grandfather lived with the Hershey family in his 20s, the same extended family of chocolate… READ MORE
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Alice Kennelly, An Irish Convict Sent To Australia, Related To My Kennellys Per DNA
On March 13, 1828, a court trial was held in Limerick City in southwest Ireland. Miss Alice KENNELLY had been… READ MORE
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Breakthrough At Last: The Birkholz Family of Kreis Osterode, East Prussia
It’s been a long road searching for the parents of my 4th great-grandmother Caroline BIRKHOLZ. That winding road has finally… READ MORE
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Finding Pawel: Solving The Mrozik – Koscielniak Puzzle
After years of looking for his baptism record unsuccessfully, a breakthrough at last. His surname was something completely different when… READ MORE
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How School Records Helped Break Through A Brick Wall in Prussia
After relentless searching, I was able to bring the tree back multiple generations. It was possible through the use of… READ MORE
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The Beaser Estate: 1948 News Article Provides Family Info
Sometimes searching for an address can turn up an interesting find. That was definitely the case here, when I found… READ MORE
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How Godparents & Witnesses in Polish Parish Records Brought Down A Brick Wall
Determining the parents of my ancestor Jadwiga Bandosz (born in 1821) wasn’t easy. But after a careful examination of area… READ MORE
Recent posts
My book “Wallace Wounded,” self-published in 2016 based on Irish-Canadian branch of my family history.
Craig Kanalley
About
A digital media marketer who is also a passionate genealogy research enthusiast with 25+ years of experience in traditional genealogy and 10+ years in DNA & genetic genealogy.
Craig Kanalley 