If you missed watching the live streaming of the Ulster Historical Foundation’s two-day Irish genealogy workshop this week, you still have 90 days to watch it on YouTube, thanks to the hosts, the Fountaindale District and the Plainfield Public Library District in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
Here is the line-up of more than 10 hours of presentations available on Fountaindale Public Library’s YouTube channel. The length of presentations indicated below is approximate.
Session 1
Introduction to Irish and Scots-Irish Family History Research (1 hr)
Irish Education and School Records (30 mins)
Session 2
Gravestone inscriptions and newspapers as sources for Irish research (55 mins)
Session 3
Sources available for Irish research by county (1 hr)
Introduction to archives in Ireland (45 mins)
Session 4
Using the Registry of Deeds, with a short introduction to Irish wills (55 mins)
Introduction to Irish wills (20 mins)
Session 1, Day 2
The Great Famine in Ireland, 1845–51: A brief historical overview (1 hr)
Session 2, Day 2
Emigration from Ireland to North America: An Overview (1 hr)
The Great Famine in Ireland: Sources for Research Part 1 (45 mins)
Session 3, Day 2
The Great Famine in Ireland: Sources for Research Part 2 (45 mins)
Emigration from Ireland to North America: Strategies for Researching Emigrant
Ancestors (1 hr)
Before you start watching, lock the doors, draw the shades, turn off the phone, and grab a notebook and pen.
Fantastic! Thanks Gail.