For many years, I have had a strong interest in the McDowell family that my Great-Grandfather John Scott married into. For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to know more about them, and whatever became of them as it seemed it was unknown to my father. Yet, after doing some research and learning […]
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Quick Facts About Jane Finlay: Born about 1880 (immigration to US records record her age only, 30 years – 29 Aug 1910. Marriage registration does not record an actual age, only listed “Full” – as in adult age to be married). Married: John George McDowell (21 July 1909) Children: Unknown Immigration To USA: Departed Londonderry,
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We took advantage of some great weather and headed up to Exarchos which is located in the prefecture of Phthiotis, central Greece. We did have a big reason to go but because it was such a nice day, we decided ahead of time that there was no rush to get back and we’d just drive
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For many years, I’ve been fascinated with the life of our ancestor, Alexander Greig. The fascination began as a young boy when my father showed me a photo of Alexander – one of those old photos that had been etched on to a metal plate referred to as a “tintype,” when photography was a fairly
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Quick Facts About John (Jack) Alexander Scott Born: 14 April 1935 at Thorndale House, Duncairn St., Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Death: 10 January 2001 at Guelph, Ontario, Caanda Son of Hugh McDowell Scott & Sarah Bailey Brother of: Sarah Millicent Marie Bailey Scott (Hall) Husband Of: Patricia Joan Stephen (Marriage 20 MAY 1960, Toronto, Ontario,
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Quick Facts About John George McDowell Update – May 25th, 2021: I received several amazing emails from someone who only provided “GenealogyMum” as a name in their email address, on the 24th of May. This person, who I would like to thank deeply and sincerely had come across this post about John McDowell, the one
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Quick Facts About Hugh McDowell Scott Born: 24 SEPTEMBER 1899 – Belfast, Ireland (At 24 Hillman Street, Dock Ward, Antrim) Photo of Hillman Street, Belfast from Google Maps Location of Hillman Street, Belfast – Google Maps Son of John Scott & Sarah McDowell Brother Of:
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Hopefully I won’t need medical care in Greece too often – if at all after today, but I did actually need to see a doctor in order to get a prescription for an antibiotic. Up until about a year or so ago, anyone could walk into a pharmacy in Greece and ask for an antibiotic.
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I wrote last October about my experiences with a Greek real estate agent in Artemida (Loutsa) and now as of May 2021, have experiences with a total of four different real estate agencies in Greece. Let me tell you that it’s been a very frustrating experience, to say the least. In my first post on
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I was out walking early this morning and wanted to take photos of the amazing blooms close to the house. One is right in front of the house, a beautiful bougainvillea that has creeped up the front of the house to the second level. The other is unknown to me, but it’s red blooms are
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