Welcome To The Byrne Family Website

  This site is the family website for Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov of San Francisco, CA. It's primarily a home for genealogical data associated with our family lines, including surnames such as Trapnell, Asimov, Barteau, Rue, Byrne, Sheinaus, Valentine, Coles, Scheiner, and others. As this is an ongoing project, feedback and/or questions are strongly encouraged.

In addition to photos contained in the Family History portion of the site, there are also recent photos of family and friends in the Photo Gallery section.

Thanks for visting -- Hugh Byrne

  The Holidays have sneaked up on us again, and that seems to inspire many folks to initiate research on their family history. I know from following our own site traffic patterns on byrnefamily.net that the period between Thanksgiving and New Years is our busiest, and there's just something about the combination of short days, winter weather, and family gatherings around the holidays that inspire a desire to know more about our family histories.

I'm getting back into the swing of my own research (likely inspired by a wonderful Thanksgiving with Nanette's family), and have some overdue updates and historic and contemporary photos that will be sprinkled throughout the site over the coming weeks. The to-do list also has a major overhaul in store for byrnefamily.net, which will likely be happening in early 2009, hopefully sometime before March.

Most readers of these posts have found our site via Google, searching for a family member (or sometimes yourself)! Please don't hesitate to drop a note to say hello, and any questions you might have about the family records or how to use the sight.

Happy Holidays!

  For regular visitors to the site, you may have noticed that not much has been added lately in the genealogy section. This is largely due to my having rejoined the world of full-time employment several months back (my new gig is in the world of green business at GreenBiz.com), and I confess I'm having difficulty keeping up on family research and updates. Am looking forward to the holiday season to get some free hours for researching and updating the site. Meanwhile, for those of you who have provided additional information that has yet to be incorporated into the data, thanks for your patience.

  I recently discovered I'm not technically a Byrne. As it turns out, neither was my father, or his father, or the past five generations of Byrnes in my line. This revelation came to light through the wonders of genetic genealogy, and while I’ve barely scratched the surface of this rapidly growing sector of family research, it’s already had a dramatic impact on my research priorities.

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  Peter Asimov's latest performance, recorded March 1, 2008 at Mannes College of Music in New York, is now available on YouTube. Peter is performing Prokofiev Piano Concerto #3, Opus 26, Andante - Allegro

  The 2007 Mills College Walrus, the campus undergraduate literary journal, where Zoe Byrne serves on the Editorial Board, is available online. A limited selection of the issue's content is also available on the site.

  Thanks to Wayne Garland, we are now hosting an expanded Family History Section, which includes over 2,300 Garland ancestors, as well as hundreds of Smith, Duke, Cosby, and Nuckols.

  New Google Maps feature is being incorporated into the Family History section. After a few early glitches, everything is looking pretty good in current versions of Firefox and Internet Explorer, but please send us feedback if you experience problems.

  Latest updates to the Photo Gallery include Hugh's vacation with Zoe and Dan Asimov's 07-07-07 wedding

  With pride and admiration, we're pleased to present one of the newest Black Belt recipients from New York's Kokushi Budo Institute, nephew Jack Asimov. Jack has demonstrated dedication and perserverance in attaining the rank of Black Belt, an honor which requires years of hard work, devotion and discipline.