On September 16, 1893, a group of settlers estimated to be around 100,000 strong, awaited the opening of the Cherokee Outlet. At high noon on that day, the Land Rush of 1893 began in what I imagine was barely contained mass chaos. Following is the story of Blanche Johnson Donovan and her family, shared with… Read More 1901 – Blanche’s Travel Memoir
Katie’s photo album is shared by her granddaughter Mary Ann Ryan Sgroi. Mary Ann and her sister Doris Kay are the first in what I hope are many new Donovan family members not directly linked to Maurice Donovan and Mary Ellen Shanahan. Up until this point, all in our group have Maurice and Mary Ellen Shanahan… Read More Katie Degnan Ryan’s Photo Album
DonovanTribe was formed to reach out past our family proper in search of new family, friends, and stories of our shared history. We all have immigrants in our family trees, not so long ago either. I have been enjoying digging into the past and have resolved for 2017 to look into what the lives of our ancestors were like; traveling to the USA, day-to-day business, and family life.
Our focus here is Irish, particularly County Cork….… Read More How this all began…
My Jackpot discovery in researching our family history would be to find our Donovan roots in Ireland with a definitive source and also to put a name to the “two sisters,” Mrs. Henry Mahoney and Mrs. Jack Culligan… … Read More Using Y-DNA as a search tool
Welcome to the DonovanTribe Family Website! I’m glad you’re here! This site is a work of love…first starting with my mother as we sorted through Bishop Paul Donovan’s possessions following his death in 2011. And thus, the adventure began—… Read More a gathering of the clans…