February may be known as the month of love, but my recent explorations of newspaper archives shows that the path to happiness is not always smooth. In the case of one young woman from Connecticut, USA, love ended in tragedy. As … Continue reading →
The latest episode of “Heenan in the News” comes from Indiana, USA about a woman who robbed a neighbour of her inheritance. The quality of the clipping isn’t great so I’ve included a transcript underneath the picture. This snippet is … Continue reading →
Obituaries are often the triggers for my research. Sometimes they take you in unexpected directions. Take the example of this obituary published in the Tampa Bay Times, St Petersburg, Florida on 12 August, 1950 A fairly straightforward obituary in many … Continue reading →
In the latest episode of “Heenan in the News” I thought I’d share a strange little story about James Heenan, a resourceful man in California. This snippet is from The San Francisco Chronicle of 13 June 1919, page 6 … Continue reading →
It’s time for another episode of “Heenan in the News” in which I share information from historical newspapers about people with the Heenan surname. I look out for items that are unusual, intriguing, strange, humorous or add details to people … Continue reading →
In 1945 a newspaper in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, reported the death of John T Heenan, “one of the most outstanding figures” in the settlement of Treverton. According to the lengthy report, he was born in Ireland but settled in … Continue reading →