[This post was composed for the 17th Edition of the Carnival of Irish Culture & Heritage]
One of my most cherished treasures was received from my great-grandmother Therese McGinnes Austin: it is the original certificate/form for US Citizenship for her father - my 2nd great-grandfather - Matthew McGinnes.
I remember when I inherited this item after Grandma has passed. It was folded up (unfortunately) in a small envelope with her noticeable scrawl. Usually if it was important, Grandma would use the words "very precious" and then lots of DO NOT DESTROY-type statements in all caps.
Matthew McGinnes was born about 1851 in Ireland and died in New York City on 15 February 1899, leaving behind a wife and five daughters. His son, also Matthew McGinnes, had lived for less than a year from 1892 to 1893.
Naturalization as a United States citizen took place on 9 October 1888 in New York City. One of my genealogy goals is to have a better scan done of this large document and then have it archivally framed so that it can be preserved for my nieces and nephews.
© 2010, copyright Thomas MacEntee
One of my most cherished treasures was received from my great-grandmother Therese McGinnes Austin: it is the original certificate/form for US Citizenship for her father - my 2nd great-grandfather - Matthew McGinnes.
I remember when I inherited this item after Grandma has passed. It was folded up (unfortunately) in a small envelope with her noticeable scrawl. Usually if it was important, Grandma would use the words "very precious" and then lots of DO NOT DESTROY-type statements in all caps.
Matthew McGinnes was born about 1851 in Ireland and died in New York City on 15 February 1899, leaving behind a wife and five daughters. His son, also Matthew McGinnes, had lived for less than a year from 1892 to 1893.
Naturalization as a United States citizen took place on 9 October 1888 in New York City. One of my genealogy goals is to have a better scan done of this large document and then have it archivally framed so that it can be preserved for my nieces and nephews.
© 2010, copyright Thomas MacEntee
2 comments:
What a great memento!
What a noble thought of preserving for future generations. Be sure and get copies so others can have a copy.
You are so blessed to have this. Good for your grandmother.
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