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Tracing the threads of family, memory, and time.
This category is where I share the intimate process of uncovering my family’s story—piecing together names, places, traditions, and long-forgotten histories. It’s not just about building a family tree; it’s about breathing life into the people who came before me, honoring their struggles and celebrating the legacies they left behind.
Through stories, research discoveries, and personal reflections, “My Genealogy Journey” invites readers to walk beside me as I explore the past and connect it to the present. These posts are part history, part memory, and part soul-searching—a way of understanding who I am by remembering where I come from.
  • Midland, Pennsylvania — Major Events Since 1900

    Midland, Pennsylvania — Major Events Since 1900

    (THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.) 1905–1906 — Company town is created and incorporated.• 1905: Pittsburgh agent T.K. Miller buys land to establish Midland Steel Co.’s town site.• 1906: Midland is incorporated as a borough and developed as a company town for the Midland Works. Wikipedia 1911 — Midland Steel sold to Read more

  • My Mother’s Story: A Biography of Kathleen Louise Galloway (Dunlap)

    My Mother’s Story: A Biography of Kathleen Louise Galloway (Dunlap)

    n the summer of 1965, in the small town of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, a baby girl named Kathleen Louise Dunlap came into the world. She was the youngest daughter of James E. Dunlap and Annenia Dunlap (Anderson), and from the very beginning she was known for her bright spirit and tender heart. Read more

  • Lincoln High School: Pride of Midland, Pride of Our Family

    Lincoln High School: Pride of Midland, Pride of Our Family

    In Midland, Pennsylvania, there once stood a school that carried not only the weight of books and lessons, but the heart and pride of an entire community—Lincoln High School. To many, it was simply where they went to class. To our family, it was a thread woven through generations, connecting parents, aunts, uncles, and even… Read more

  • The Catholic Funeral Service of Kathleen Galloway

    The Catholic Funeral Service of Kathleen Galloway

    The funeral Mass for Kathleen Dunlap was held at St. Blaise Roman Catholic Church in Midland, Pennsylvania—a place deeply woven into her life. It was here that Kathleen married her husband, and here that all three of her children were baptized. Returning to this sacred space for her final farewell gave the service a profound… Read more

  • Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary School – Midland, Pennsylvania

    Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary School – Midland, Pennsylvania

    The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic School in Midland, Pennsylvania, was founded in the early 20th century as part of the Presentation parish, established in 1912 to serve the growing steel mill town. The school was built to provide local children with a faith-based education, blending Catholic instruction with traditional academics. By the Read more

  • Biography of Emedio Donatella (Donatelli)

    Biography of Emedio Donatella (Donatelli)

    Emedio Donatella was born on March 1, 1883, in the small mountain town of Ateleta, L’Aquila, Italy, to Francesco Donatelli, age 29, and Maria, age 23. He grew up in a large family, one of many siblings whose lives reflected both the joys and hardships of turn-of-the-century Italy. Several of his brothers and sisters passed… Read more