Keeping In Touch with the Cousins
In compiling the necessary information for his 12,000+ member family tree, Joe was in contact with a large number of his cousins.
Iowa Hart Reunions in the 1950s Are Fondly Remembered
Joe recalls two Hart reunions back in Iowa in the 1950s and well remembers the family pictures that resulted.
Joe’s Family Later Settles in the Portland, Oregon Area
Joe notes that before long, his family relocated to the Portland, Oregon area.
After WW II service as a Navy Doctor, Joe’s Father settles in California
After WW II, Joe's pediatrician father leaves Iowa behind and begins to raise a family on the West Coast with wife Rita West.
Anthony Canavan Sr.’s Son John Canavan Marries Anna Doyle
Anthony Canavan Sr.'s son John Canavan married the daughter of Anthony's sister Honora, Anna Canavan Doyle.
Canavan Journeys from Ireland to Philadelphia to Kankakee County to Iowa
Joe Hart recalls the family of Anthony Canavan, Sr. and Ann Hughes sailing to America in a nine week voyage.
How the Younger Anthony Canavan became Anthony Canavan, Sr.
Anthony Canavan's father was also named Anthony Canavan. So why is the younger Anthony Canavan given the Senior suffix?
Without Doubt, the World’s Greatest Hart & Canavan Genealogist
Mary Gwinn Bowe may have pioneered the Canavan family tree 50 years ago in her work The Families, but Joseph Christopher Hart is today without doubt The World's Greatest Canavan and Hart Genealogist on the planet.
The Children of Anthony Canavan and Ann Hughes
Long story short: they quit after 13.
