A week-long Irish family history course aimed at professional genealogists and interemediate/advanced hobbyists will be held from Monday 27 June to Friday 1 July 2016 as part of the Summer Institute of Genealogical Studies at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. The course – Irish resources and research techniques – will be led by the Ulster Historical Foundation's Dr William Roulston and Gillian Hunt and will include trips to local archives and guest lecturers. Here is the programme:
Monday 27 June
- Introduction to Irish Family History Research: Land divisions, Four Courts fire, Surnames
- 19th- and early 20th-century census returns – what survives and what they contain
- Archives and libraries in Ireland
- Civil records – birth, marriage & death certificates and where to access them
Tuesday 28 June
- The different religious denominations in Ireland and how their histories affect the available records
- Church records for use in genealogical research – baptismal, marriage and burial registers
- Administrative records of the churches and the family historian
- Graveyards and gravestone inscriptions
- Testamentary papers
- School registers and education records
- Workhouse records
Wednesday 29 June
- Griffith’s Valuation & Valuation revision books: mid- to late-19th-century census substitutes
- Tithe applotment books, freeholders’ registers and other early-19th-century census substitutes
- The history of landed estates in Ireland
- Estate papers and their use in family history research
- The Registry of Deeds – what it contains and how to use it
Thursday 30 June
- 17th- and 18th-century records
- Local government records
- Printed sources: newspapers, street directories and Ordnance Survey Memoirs
- A visit to the Mitchell Library/Glasgow City Archives (tbc)
Friday 1 July
- Sources for studying the ‘Decade of Centenaries’ (1912-1922) in Ireland (tbc)
- Looking for Irish ancestors in Scottish records (tbc)
- The Plantation – Ulster & Scotland
Other topics that will be included in the week include:
- Occupational and business records
- Parliamentary papers
- Emigration records
- Law and order
The standard fee for attending the course is £90 but there is a reduced Early Bird fee of £80 for those who book before 1 May. Booking.