{"id":222,"date":"2023-06-02T17:19:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T17:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/okeefeclan.org\/2020\/?page_id=222"},"modified":"2025-02-08T19:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T19:46:21","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/okeefeclan.org\/2020\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About | Purpose | Mission Statement | Contact Us<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Us<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hemmingham, Karen<\/strong><br>Administrator of the O\u2019Keeffe Project on GEDmatch.<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gedmatch.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.gedmatch.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Barrett, Lora<\/strong><br>Family Researcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>O\u2019Keefe, Jack<\/strong><br>Administrator of the O\u2019Keeffe DNA group on FamilyTreeDNA.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.familytreedna.com\/public\/OKeeffe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.familytreedna.com\/public\/OKeeffe\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>O\u2019Keefe, Joseph<\/strong><br>Founder of the O\u2019Keeffe Clan Website.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/okeefeclan.org\/2020\/about\/\">okeefeclan.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>O\u2019Keeffe, Daniel<\/strong><br>Researcher of O\u2019Keeffe information and heritage. Daniel has contributed several articles such as the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/okeefeclan.org\/2020\/chalice\/\">The O&#8217;Keeffe Chalices, Paten &amp; Altar Stone<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/okeefeclan.org\/2020\/okeefe-centre\/\">O\u2019Keefe Centre for Performing Arts<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>O\u2019Keeffe, Kevin<\/strong><br>Founder of the O\u2019Keeffe Website in Ireland.<br>http:\/\/www.iol.ie\/~kevnilse\/famtree.html (decommissioned)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>O\u2019Keeffe, Lynda<\/strong><br>Author of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/okeefeclan.org\/2020\/playwright-2\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"832\">John O\u2019Keeffe (1747\u20131833) The Blind Playwright<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/okeefeclan.org\/2020\/poet\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"846\">Adelaide O\u2019Keeffe \u2013 Author &amp; Poet<\/a>&#8220;.<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lyndaokeeffe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.lyndaokeeffe.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>O\u2019Keeffe, Patricia<\/strong><br>Member of the O&#8217;Keeffe Gathering and writer of several articles.<br>http:\/\/okeeffeclans.com (decommissioned)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>O\u2019Kieffe, Anthony<\/strong><br>Contributor of the Surname History, Motto, and <a href=\"https:\/\/okeefeclan.org\/2020\/coa\/\">Coat of Arms<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Purpose<\/strong><br>In 1996, the O\u2019Keeffe Clan website was initially created to facilitate connections among descendants of O\u2019Keeffe and their various spellings. As technology advanced, particularly with the advent of DNA, our scope has broadened to encompass the preservation of genealogical, historical, and biographical data related to the O\u2019Keeffe surname. While we refrain from conducting individual family history research, we diligently assist individuals in their family searches by providing them with access to numerous available resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To collect and preserve genealogical, historical and biographical data pertaining to the O\u2019Keeffe surname including alternate spellings worldwide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To promote interest in genealogical and historical research with emphasis on the O\u2019Keeffe surname.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To provide guidance for research.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact Us:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:tng@okeefeclan.org\">tng@okee<\/a><a href=\"mailto:tng@okeefeclan.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">feclan.or<\/a><a href=\"mailto:tng@okeefeclan.org\">g<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About | Purpose | Mission Statement | Contact Us About Us Hemmingham, KarenAdministrator of the O\u2019Keeffe Project on GEDmatch.https:\/\/www.gedmatch.com Barrett, LoraFamily Researcher. O\u2019Keefe, JackAdministrator of the O\u2019Keeffe DNA group on FamilyTreeDNA.http:\/\/www.familytreedna.com\/public\/OKeeffe\/ O\u2019Keefe, JosephFounder of the O\u2019Keeffe Clan Website.okeefeclan.org O\u2019Keeffe, DanielResearcher of O\u2019Keeffe information and heritage. 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