Family of Peter Jester of Delaware

Many years have passed since I started in genealogy and learning the basics of html in order to construct and publish my research. I'm now working with software that makes creating a website fairly easy. However, it does not do everything so I needs must take time to edit other additions to the site.

My wife is from Tipperary Ireland so we have traveled to Ireland every three to four years over the last 40 years visiting family and researching our families. We have seen some great scenery and had lots of fun driving some thousands of miles around the island on the famous “boreens” on the left side of the road.

Researching Irish ancestry can be a bit difficult for certain groups. Many people think the Four Courts fire in 1922 destroyed "everything." That's not true! Read this: 'All Irish genealogical records were destroyed in the 1922 fire'    Is this a myth or a fact?

This is the first page redesign update of many in the next few months.

I have done a lot of the research that is on this site but some of it was done by others. I have tried to credit them for their information but may have missed some. If I have, please let me know and I will make it right. Anyone with conflicting information is more than welcome to email me and cite references, etc. It's all about getting it right so future generations can look at this and know where they come from.

The Jester Cap

            From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A jester, court jester, or fool, was historically an entertainer during the medieval and Renaissance eras who was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain him and his guests. A jester was also an itinerant performer who entertained common folk at fairs and markets. Jesters are also modern-day entertainers who resemble their historical counterparts. Jesters in medieval times are often thought to have worn brightly coloured clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern and their modern counterparts usually mimic this costume. Jesters entertained with a wide variety of skills: principal among them were song, music, and storytelling, but many also employed acrobatics, juggling, telling jokes, and magic tricks. Much of the entertainment was performed in a comic style and many jesters made contemporary jokes in word or song about people or events well known to their audiences.

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