Welcome to Celtic Meanderings.
What part of your past still calls to you?
Have you ever felt like you were meant to find your past? I’m an ancestral orphan — still finding my way home. Come meander with me.
Ancestral Travel
Traveling to the places our ancestors once called home can create a connection that goes beyond records and research. Here you’ll find inspiration and guidance for exploring the Celtic Nations and walking in the footsteps of the past.
Family History
Genealogy is more than names and dates. it’s the story of how we came to be. here, you’ll find research tips, historical context, and ideas for discovering the lives behind the records.
cemeteries and memory
Cemeteries are places of history, memory, and connection. they tell the quiet stories of the people who came before us and remind us that we are part of something larger than ourselves.
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DNA: The Biological Compass
DNA: The Biological Compass When the paper trail goes cold, your blood still remembers. If you’ve spent some time doing family history, you probably know this feeling in your bones. You’re following the trail faithfully, and then little by little it begins to disappear. The records thin out. A surname shifts spelling. A census line […]
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Guide to Celtic Genealogy Research: Fifteen Tools Worth Knowing
Guide to Celtic Genealogy Research: Fifteen Tools Worth Knowing I still remember the afternoon I typed my Dad’s name into a search bar on Ancestry.com and watched a thread begin to unspool. One name led to another, hint after hint popped up. I was standing at the edge of something real. That’s the thing about […]
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Getting to the Isle of man
Getting to the Isle of Man There are moments when a familiar longing stirs without warning, a deep, nostalgic ache that feels less like wanderlust and more like remembrance. You might find yourself drifting toward images of rugged coastlines and windswept hills, hearing something in the silence that you can’t quite name. The Isle of […]
