Do you have criminals among your ancestors? If so, Aoife O’Connor invites you to complete an online survey for her PhD research about “The Impact of Digital Resources in the History of Crime” at the University of Sheffield in England.
Judy G. Russell writes on her blog, The Legal Genealogist, that Ms. O’Connor is an “accomplished historian (her master’s thesis was about children in Ireland’s prisons), and she works at Findmypast.”
On her website, A Criminal Record, Ms. O Connor writes about her research: “My PhD will explore the impact of digitisation on the study of the history of crime, drawing on the experiences of genealogists, historians, students, writers and teachers.” She is interested in hearing from anyone who has “utilised online resources to further their understanding of the history of crime: genealogists, student, teachers, authors, playwrights, historians etc.”
If interested in completing the survey and learning more about this research, read Ms. Russell’s blog post, Criminal ancestors?
