Author: benkealy

A Night at Kealy’s

I recently had the chance to visit Ireland for the first time. My ancestors who left Ireland left long enough ago that there are few tangible connections. There was a long-gone Kealy storefront in Navan in the 1850s, digital copies of Freeman’s Journal articles from the same period with Kealy ancestors supporting the return of

Kid Hugo, Captain McCauley, and Coney Island

It’s fascinating to get into the names, dates, and places of genealogical research but behind every name, there are countless stories about that person, their family, their time, and the place that are lost forever. So any story, no matter how tangential, can offer an interesting insight into their time and place. I’ve found a

Say Hello to Ivy Godrej Kealy

We are so excited about the birth of Ivy Godrej Kealy. Patrick and Delna welcomed their first child, Ivy, into the world on February 13, 2023. Like her Kealy cousins, she arrived long and strong with a height of 21 inches and weight of 8lbs 5 oz. Ivy is home with mom, dad, and Archie

Re-Launching Kealy.com

It’s been 25 years since I first launched Kealy.com and it’s way past time for an update to a modern publishing platform that will allow me to update the site more frequently. I plan to add more stories about my adventures in genealogy, including stories of interesting ancestors and old newspaper clippings, travels around the

Thérèse Keenen Pressley

1952 – 2022 Today, my aunt Thérèse passed away after a week in hospice. She was sweet & kind and fun & funny. I loved her dearly and will miss her very much.Rest in peace, Thé. ❤️😢 You can hear her sweet voice on the slideshow as she shared her voice with the world and

Welcome to the family, Taylor!

Declan Kealy along with former girlfriend, Nadya, had a baby daughter, on January 2022. Welcome to the family little Taylor aka LT.

PJ & Del Wedding Redux

Almost a year to the day after they tied the knot in front of family, PJ and Delna Kealy got to have the big friend-filled wedding they had dreamed of for 2020. Yay, Vaccines!

GEK

George Edward Keenen III, 1943 – 2021 On Sunday morning, my uncle Gek passed away in his sleep. He was brilliant, funny, creative, adventurous, loving, and loved. He’ll be deeply missed. 😥 Here is a slideshow I made in his honor:

Grandpa Charlemagne

My New France breakthrough in my genealogy research got me back to Europe in a new way. Most of my family lines dead end in Ireland 3-4 generations back. Another couple of family lines dead end in Germany in the same range. But the New France family lines were several generations deeper in history than

Introducing, Patrick & Delna Kealy

On November 6th, 2020, Patrick Kealy married Delna Godrej in Los Altos, CA. The Covid delayed ceremony was an intimate affair at the home of Delna’s parents, Mahyar and Ernaz Godrej. PJ’s older brother, Benjamin Kealy, a Reverend in the Universal Life Church officiated.

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