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From: Sharon Sergeant <>
Subject: Irish Genealogy Workshops via teleconference
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 12:35:56 -0500

The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA) reminder about member
teleconference workshop registration for teleconferences beginning this
week:

IRISH GENEALOGY RECORDS
Genealogy Workshops from the Comfort of Your Home
http://tiara.ie/teleconference.html

These winter workshops will be held on Thursday evenings from 8:00 pm to
9:30 pm.

Thursday, January 5, 2006
What you need to KNOW before you GO!
The information you should be gathering here in the US that will assist
you when you make the leap to Ireland.
Instructor: Janis Duffy

Thursday, January 12, 2006
A Brief Introduction to the History of Ireland
The why, when and where of emigration will help you in your records search.
Instructor: Mary E. Choppa

Thursday, January 19, 2006
Griffith's Valuation
Griffith's Maps, Original Volumes and Amended or Corrected Volumes;
Field Books, House (Rent) Books, and Perambulation Books.
Instructor: George B. Handran

Thursday, January 26, 2006
Cancellation Books at the Valuation Office
Books continue the records begun in Griffith's Valuation and take the
property records to the mid-20th century.
Instructor: George B. Handran

Thursday, February 2, 2006
Irish Census Records
What census records survive, how to locate the communities of interest
to you, and use these clues to find other records.
Instructor: David Collins

Thursday, February 9, 2006
Irish Birth, Marriage and Death Records
We will focus on: where documents are located; how to get them; how to
evaluate the information they provide.
Instructor: Mary Ellen Grogan

Thursday, February 16, 2006
Using Maps in Irish Research
How maps will help you with boundaries (townlands, church parishes,
registrar districts) and general information on the life of your
ancestors. How to find the relevant maps.
Instructor: Mary Ellen Grogan

Thursday, February 23, 2006
What is in the Various Repositories in Ireland
Who has what (parish registers, census, wills, deeds, land records, and
more). We will review the records held in both Dublin and Belfast.
Instructor: Mary E. Choppa

Details and registration info at
http://tiara.ie/teleconference.html

Or contact Mary E. Choppa, TIARA president at for
questions and further info.

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