Want to learn more about family research in Ireland? Then join us for a day of talks given by experts from the Ulster Historical Foundation.

Many people living in Britain believe that researching Irish ancestors is impossible because of the destruction of the Public Record Office in 1922. While it is true that many records were destroyed, other collections have survived, indeed many of them have come online in recent years making Irish family history research easier than ever before.

Learn about the use of civil records, the census, census substitutes and land division records in Ireland. Find out how to trace your farming family in the eighteenth & nineteenth centuries and discover more about the records relating to the several churches in Ireland. Don't forget to bring along your questions for the experts.

The seminar provides very practical and detailed information on how to trace Irish ancestors, from anywhere on the island of Ireland, and not just the northern province of Ulster, and the sessions are intended to help the beginner and the seasoned genealogist alike. This is sure to be a very interesting day.

Programme

09:00 - 9:30 Registration
09:30 Welcome, house-keeping notices, etc
09:45 Introduction to Irish Family History Research (civil records, census, and land divisions, etc)
10:45-11:00am break
11:00 Getting the most out of valuation records (Griffith Valuation, tithe books, etc )
12:00 Census substitutes and other important sources for the nineteenth and eighteenth centuries

1:00-2:00pm Lunch (see below)

2:00 Tracing farming families in the eighteenth and nineteenth century: using landed estate records
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15 Records Related to the Different Churches in Ireland
4:15-4:45 Q&A (includes using online databases)

There will be bookstalls staffed by both Ulster Historical Foundation and Manchester and Lancashire FHS offering a variety of publications relevant to both Irish and more general family research.

Lunch is not included. Attendees will be very welcome to bring their own lunch and there is a cafe in Central Library which offers a variety of sandwiches and hot dishes. There are also a number of sandwich shops, cafes and restaurants in the vicinity of Central Library.

About The Ulster Historical Foundation
Founded in 1956, the Ulster Historical Foundation has developed into one of the principal genealogical research agencies in Ireland and is a leading publisher of high quality historical, educational and genealogical books. The Foundation has been conducting genealogical research for 60 years and has helped tens of thousands of people learn more about their Irish roots.