Two Irish genealogy research experts from the Ulster Historical Foundation will return in March for another lecture tour in Canada and the US.
Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt from the Foundation will conduct full-day workshops about how to get the most out of Irish resources and records, gain strategies for breaking down brick walls, and provide historical context to help fill in gaps in your research.
The Foundation kicks off its North American tour in Toronto on March 5 when the Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society will host. The tour ends in Debert, Nova Scotia when the Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia will host the workshop on March 22.
The agenda for the workshop is the following:
• Introduction to Irish and Scots-Irish family history research
• Using the Registry of Deeds: Irish genealogy’s best kept secret
• Using land records: Griffith’s Valuation, tithe and estate records
• Emigration from the north of Ireland to North America – strategies for researching emigrant ancestors
• The Ulster Plantation and sources for finding 17th century families in Ireland
• Understanding Irish townlands: the importance of place, identity and administrative divisions in Irish research
In between Toronto and Debert, the Foundation will tour the United States.
New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA — March 6
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA — March 8
Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA — March 9
The Newberry Library, Chicago, IL — March 10
Heritage Journeys, Salt Lake City, UT — March 11
Genealogical Forum of Oregon, Portland, OR — March 12 and 13
Lewis County Genealogical Society, Chehalis, WA — March 14
The Plainfield Public Library, Fountaindale, IL — March 16
Tennessee Genealogical Society, Memphis, TN — March 17
Heinz History Center and Westmoreland County Historical Society, Pittsburgh, PA — March 19
South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, York County, PA — March 20
Fees for the workshop range from about $30 to $85, with the majority in the $50-$60 range.
The Ulster Historical Foundation is a a research division of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.
