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08/01/2025

Hey everybody! Sorry for the long silence. That silly little thing called life tends to interfere with genealogy. Although my area of specialty tends to be genetic genealogy and Germanic genealogy, I want to invite you all to get in touch with your IRISH roots and visit The Ó Dochartaigh Clann Association YouTube channel. Certainly if you have a Daugherty/Dougherty/Doherty/etc. ancestor in your family tree, we want to hear from you, but these videos also cover broader topics such as DNA testing, Irish language, and Irish history and customs, and there are more to come. PLEASE subscribe and contact the association to join our mailing list for upcoming news and events. Also find us here on Facebook at "Ó Dochartaigh Clann Association". There are many pages for the surname, but this is the official page of the Clann. See you there!

The Ó Dochartaigh Clann Association channel is for education, history and connection for anyone who spells their name Doherty, Daugherty, Dougherty, Darity or any of the other 140 versions of our surname. Although our Ó Dochartaigh Clann Association has been organized for decades, we are just star...

03/23/2025

ALWAYS informative, engaging and entertaining, Michael Lacopo will cover several topics in his various sessions. Join us! A reminder that Friday, March 7th is the last day before the registration fee increases. Also, don't forget to secure your room before those in our block are......gone.

03/17/2025

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I just want to make everyone aware of The O'Dochartaigh Clann Association for all those researching the Daugherty/Dougherty/Doherty/etc. family, as well as anyone with interest in Irish genealogy, history, and culture. You will see our upcoming *free* Zoom lectures at the bottom. And yes, the next is with me, and even though I have an Italian surname, I have a maternal Daugherty grandfather. 😊

03/15/2025

Hey all, I've been a bit quiet as of late, but I am still alive and kicking and chasing my (and your) ancestors!

Read how “invisible” ancestors are more findable than people think, as taught by Michael D. Lacopo, a genealogy expert, at RootsTech 2025.

04/09/2024

Well, I might as well continue with the trend (and I encourage all of my geneapeeps to do the same, even if you have to post a pic of the Mayflower). My last pic was the ship that brought my most recent immigrant ancestor, Domenico Salvatore Lacopo, to the United States in 1910. The next most recent would be his father, but he came multiple times, and I need to find several pics. But in third place are my great-great-grandparents, Helmuth Carl August Ruthsatz, and his wife, Antonie Dorothea Haake. Married in 1892 in Braunschweig, they left Bremen on 21 September 1893, on the S.S. Weimar with their six-month-old son Rudolf, destined for Stevensville, Michigan, where Helmuth's older sister and family had settled four years previously. They arrived in Baltimore on 04 October 1893. The S.S. Weimar was a relatively new ship, built in Glasgow in 1891 for the North German Lloyd line of Bremen. After multiple sales beginning in 1908, the then Canadian-owned ship was torpedoed by a German submarine in 1917 and sunk in the Mediterranean. In her steamship heyday, the Weimar could carry 49 first-class passengers, 28 second-class passengers, and 1,907 third-class passengers. Seven months after their arrival, Antonie gave birth to her third of fifteen children, my great-grandfather, Wilhelm Carl Ferdinand "William" Ruthsatz.

02/24/2024

Join me and the Genealogical Society of Bergen County, NJ this Monday night at 7 p.m. Eastern for a free virtual presentation to learn how to incorporate social history into your genealogical research. Move beyond the names and dates and better understand the stories of your ancestors!

GSBC General Meeting – Online Incorporating Social History into Your Research Presentation by Michael Lacopo (virtually) Monday, 26 February 2024 @ 7pm Eastern Online and open to all, but space is limited! Registration required. Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/re

02/16/2024

Who will I see at RootsTech this year?

02/06/2024

I do LOVE a good DIY project!

10/24/2023

Spend the afternoon with me tomorrow problem-solving and learn how to become a better genealogist. And it's free!

This lecture illustrates the joys and pitfalls of Virginia research as well as a employing a problem-solving approach utilizing social history, female research,...

10/23/2023

Sorry for the short notice, but if you want to learn about Mennonite research, join me tonight at 7 p.m. EST!

St. Mary's County Genealogical Society in Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Maryland. St. Mary's County Genealogical Society Celebrating Over 30 years of Studing Family History. First Capital of Mar

10/13/2023

You can still register for a fun day with me in San Antonio, Texas, or online, as this full-day seminar is also offered via Zoom! Let's spend the day together! Register at the link found below:

Gateway to the resources of the San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society; promoting research, preserving records, and increasing awareness through our library, publications, and classes.

10/04/2023

It's going to be a busy Fall 2023! Join me at the following conferences and seminars -- some in person and some virtual! Check out the links for registration information. Hurry! Some end soon!

Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree 2023 Keynote, Friday, 06 October 2023 (recorded): https://genealogyjamboree.com/speaker-detail/76/

Colorado Chapter Palatines to America Fall Seminar, Englewood, CO, Saturday, 07 October 2023 (hybrid, but join me LIVE!): https://palam.org/event-5364716

San Antonio (TX) Genealogical and Historical Society, Saturday, 14 October 2023 (LIVE!): https://txsaghs.org/

Avon Lake (OH) Public Library, Thursday, 19 October 2023 (Virtual): https://alpl.librarymarket.com/event/discover-your-past-becoming-genealogical-thinker-instead-genealogical-collector

Ventura County (CA) Genealogical Society 2023 Annual Seminar, Saturday, 21 October 2023 (Virtual):https://venturacogensoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/202307-Seminar-Announcement.pdf

St. Mary's County (MD) Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting, Monday, 23 October 2023 (Virtual): https://www.smcgsi.org/eventListings.php?nm=61

Legacy Family Tree Webinars, Wednesday, 25 October 2023 (Virtual): https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/she-came-from-nowhere-a-case-study-approach-to-a-difficult-genealogical-problem/

2023 North Star Genealogy Conference, Minnesota Genealogical Society, Eagan, MN, Friday and Saturday, 27-28 October 2023 (LIVE!):https://venturacogensoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/202307-Seminar-Announcement.pdf

German Genealogy Group, Bethpage, NY, Thursday, 02 November 2023 (Hybrid for G-G-G Members): https://www.germangenealogygroup.com/meetings/meeting-schedule.php

Lake County, IL, Genealogical Society Fall Conference, Grayslake, IL, Saturday, 04 November 2023 (LIVE!): https://lakecountyilgenealogy.org/conferences/

Texas State Genealogical Society Family History Conference, 10-11 November 2023 (Virtual and On-Demand): https://www.txsgs.org/2023-conference/2023-txsgs-family-history-conference/