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The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania presents
"Researching Irish and Scots-Irish Ancestry"
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by Join Fintan Mullan, Executive Director of the Ulster Historical Foundation,
Belfast, and Dr. Brian Trainor, former Director of the Public Record Office of Northern
Ireland (PRONI) and former chairman of the Irish Manuscripts Commission, for an all-day
focus on Irish research.
March 13, 2010 (Saturday); 8:30 - 4:30 (registration starts at 8:30)
Embassy Suites Valley Forge, PA
888 Chesterbrook Boulevard, Wayne, PA 19087
www.vfsuites.com - Directions
Register online (below). Contact ExecDir@genpa.org
with questions or to register, or call us at 215-545-0391.
$55 Members; $60 Non-Members (includes Continental Breakfast, Buffet Lunch and Handouts)
Wireless Internet access available. Bring your laptop to follow along as research
websites are introduced with each lecture.
| 8:30-9:00 AM |
Registration and welcome |
| 9:00-9:40 AM |
Introduction to Irish and Scots-Irish Family History Research (part 1)
(includes background to Ulster Historical Foundation, advice before beginning your
research, the destruction of records in 1922, the importance of place and administrative
divisions in Ireland) |
| 9:50-10:30 AM |
Introduction to Irish and Scots-Irish Family History Research (part 2)
(includes an illustrated overview of the major Irish sources, highlighting how such
collections can be accessed in Ireland and North America) |
| 10:30-10:45 AM |
Coffee break |
| 10:45-11:35 AM |
Understanding Irish Townlands: the importance of place, identity and administrative
divisions in Irish research |
| 11:40-12:30 PM |
Records Relating to the Different Churches in Ireland |
| 12:30-1:30 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:30-2:20 PM |
Learning History from Headstones: Irish Gravestone inscriptions |
| 2:20-2:35 PM |
BREAK |
| 2:35-3:20 PM |
Using land valuation records including Griffith valuation and tithe applotment |
| 3:20-4:00 PM |
Solving your ëbrick-wallsí- practical internet tutorial and resolving research queries |
| 4:00-4:30 PM |
Question and Answer Session hosted by both Dr Brian Trainor and Fintan Mullan |
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Researching Irish and Scots-Irish Ancestry Registration Form
Payment by Check (mail) use this mail-in form
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Fill out form below and follow through to complete payment at PayPal.
(*No PayPal Account Required*) |
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Payment by Credit Card (below)
Secure Online Payment via PayPal |
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| Member GSP Member Tickets - $55 each |
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| Non-Member Tickets - $60 each |
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