Rooney Family Coat of Arms and Origin of Name

Rooney:
The anglicised version of óRuanaidh.
Gaelic for Rooney
A Gaelic surname meaning descendant of Ruanaidh (hero, champion).



The Rooney Reporter Newsletter Online


The ROONEY Reporter
a family newsletter of a Stearns County MN Irish Family

   "The ROONEY Reporter" is a quarterly not-for-profit publication edited by Aggie Reed, a genealogist/historian of the Rooney family. Started in September 1992 by Tim Ahles, this newsletter offers current family news, information on family events, the latest findings regarding the history of the Rooney family originating from Stearns County MN, genealogy tips, and a little bit of humor. The current annual subscription rate is $4.00 (USD) to cover printing and mailing costs. If you are interested in receiving this newsletter, please contact us via our contact page.

   The "Rooney Reporter Newsletter Online" is same information that can be found in the printed version of the newsletter, but it is available on this website for immediately download and handy reference. All of the newsletters are in PDF format (free Adobe Reader downloads are available). The four most recent editions are accessible only with a paid subscription. All prior newsletters are available, on CD, upon request (see note below). If you wish to receive the Reporter exclusively online, an email will be sent quarterly to inform you that a new Reporter is available. The subscription rate remains $4.00 (USD) and is used to cover the hosting costs of this website. Sign-up now!

   Listed below, with a short overview, are the newsletter editions that are availiable online. Clicking on the links below will take you to the subscription login page, if not already logged in, or you can access them via direct login.

   Welcome Aggie Reed as the new editor of the Rooney Reporter newsletter!.

   Thanks Tim Ahles for 17 years of the Rooney Reporter!!!.

  • No. 70, March 2010 (PDF file size: 1.3M)
      Holiday recap, family news, family input needed, summer events, deer hunting report from Tim Ahles
  • No. 69, September 2009 (PDF file size: 347K)
      New editor, Aggie Reed introduction, Rooney descendant's input, Mom's homemade fudge, family news, obituaries of Francis and Mary Jane Rooney
  • No. 68, June 2009 (PDF file size: 114K)
      Last issue of the Rooney Reporter, an Irish prayer, reprint of a few articles from the past 17 years
  • No. 67, March 2009 (PDF file size: 1.7M)
      Rooney Reporter publisher retiring, Agnes Egan obituary, "small world" tale, humor, tractor for sale, family memorabilia, Irish bread recipes, St. Patrick's Day celebration at the Padua Pub, Padua school report from 1871

In addition, a complete CD copy of all newsletters since 09/1992 can be requested for $5 (USD), to cover materials and postage. Please contact Tim via the contact page. The newsletters are stored on the CD in both MS Word or PDF format - to be read or printed at your leisure.

including the families of
Brown, Calahan, Darcy, Egan, Killeen, Killroe
Landweher, Martin, McKenna, Tracy & others






Contacts:
Tim Ahles - Family Genealogist and Historian
Randall Rooney - Webmaster


Click HERE for a site map to rooneys-minnesota.com