Thursday 5 September 2013

Autumn events for Irish Family History Society

The Irish Family History Society has organised its two Autumn events, as follows:

Saturday 12 October: All Day Genealogy Seminar

10:00am : Registration
10:30am : Estate Rentals, with Dr. James Ryan.
11:30am : Killester and its families: the story of the Soldiers and Sailors homes, with Margaret Bonar & Elizabeth Craven.
12:30–2pm : LUNCH (at own expense)
2:15pm : The Landed Estates Database: a resource for family and local history, with Marie Boran & Brigid Clesham.
3:15pm : Sources for tracing children in care in Ireland prior to 1952, with Fiona Fitzsimons.


Saturday 9 November: Morning meeting

10:00am : Registration
10:30am : Gathering Church of Ireland records, with Dr. Susan Hood.
11:30am : Archives of the Royal Dublin Society, with Natasha Serne.


Venue: Both events will be held at Dublin City Library & Archive, Pearse St., Dublin 2.

Booking: There's no need to book for these events. They are free, and everyone is welcome to attend. IFHS website.