Author

After twenty-two years of teaching at the University of Hawaii, Maui College, Charles M Carletta has devoted himself to family history research. Combining his expert knowledge of on-line sources and collaboration with others, he has successfully traced his ancestors and neighboring families to home parishes throughout Ireland and has enlarged their story with findings from a deep dive into local histories. He graduated from California State University in Sacramento with honors and completed his M.A. in Sociology at the University of California, Davis. Before joining the faculty at Maui College, he worked as a business systems analyst, programmer, and IT manager. Charles, who also goes by his nickname, Chuck, lives with his wife on the slopes of Haleakala in Kula, Maui.

Published Nov 2020

For the Grass of a Cow: Marion Tiernan’s Irish ancestors from County Meath to Saint Lawrence County, New York, 1820-1999