Jannet L. Walsh

1953 trip to Ireland by my father Martin J. Walsh Jr. 1953 Ireland Kodachrome slide: The featured photograph above was taken in 1953 by the late Martin J. Walsh Jr. of Murdock, Minnesota. Details of the original Kodachrome slide include: Tour bus from Galway to Cong and return, at a small town stop, May 14, 1953. A photo gallery is included at the bottom of this post, along with notes from slides. See additional details also at bottom of story to the 1953 tour bus, along with Google maps.

Author Jannet L. Walsh —photo above : Jannet L. Walsh on Wolfe Island, Ontario, Canada, at historic Walsh Farm, 2024. FOLLOW JANNET L. WALSH Please subscribe to my website to receive updates about my writing projects and events! Jannet L. Walsh Thursday, May 14, 2026 Murdock, Minnesota USA My story “A How To . . .Search for Irish Canadian Ancestors . .” just posted at Thousand Islands Life online magazine, May 14, 2026. View story at Thousands Islands Life.

The story of your family’s heritage might just be the most important story you tell. It’s the story of origin, old and new worlds. It’s an oral family history, passed on by word of mouth. If you are lucky, it’s written. Unfortunately, the most difficult part of telling your family’s forgotten heritage is finding written or oral history, which involves splicing together artifacts, such as civil, church, and family documents.