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From: Jim Garrity <>
Subject: [Long Island,NY] Program Announcement - Researching Genealogical Resources inIreland Long-Distance
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:48:20 -0400
Researching Genealogical Resources in Ireland Long-Distance
In their only New York City area appearance, two internationally-acclaimed
experts on genealogical research in IrelandDr. William Roulston,
Research Director of Ulster Historical Foundation in Belfast, and Dr. Brian
Trainor, the Foundations retired Research Director and the former
Director of the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland will present an
information-packed afternoon on researching genealogical resources in
Ireland long-distance. The seminar is open to members of the New York Irish
History Roundtable and the public.
Drs. Roulston and Trainor will give four lectures that focus on genealogical
resources in a variety of repositories in the thirty-two counties of
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. They will introduce us to many of
the lesser-known resources. The afternoon will begin with a general
introductory lecture, followed by specialized talks. The lectures are
"Introduction to Irish and Scots-Irish Family History Research," "The Three
Cs: Church Registers, Census Records and Civil Registration Records,"
"Gravestone Inscriptions," and "Not Always at the Bottom of the Pile."
Time will be allotted for questions after each lecture.
The seminar will take place on Sunday, September 28th, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., in
the McNally Amphitheatre of Fordham Law School at Lincoln
Center, located at 140 W. 62nd Street, between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues.
Take the A, B, C, D, or 1 subway line to 59th Street-Columbus
Circle. The price of admission is $15 for members and $20 for non-members.
Ulster Historical Foundation, established in 1956, is one of the principal
genealogical research agencies in Ireland and a leading publisher of quality
historical, educational, and genealogical books.
http://www.ancestryireland.com
The New York Irish History Roundtable is a non-denominational, non-political,
registered not-for-profit corporation. Its members include both
professional and amateur historians and genealogists. Membership is open to
all. http://www.irishnyhistory.org
Jim Garrity
Vice-President for Family History and Webmaster, New York Irish History
Roundtable, http://www.irishnyhistory.org
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