The programme includes lectures, guided tours of PRONI, and a panel discussion, and the keynote speaker will be Joe Mahon of UTV's Lesser Spotted fame. It is aimed at anyone interested to discover more about their local area or their ancestors. Admission is free and open to everyone irrespective of skills or experience – novice and more experienced researchers alike are welcome.
Morning programme 10am–12:45pm
People and place, with Joe Mahon, Keynote Speaker
An introduction to family history research, with Gillian Hunt
Getting started online at PRONI, with Janet Hancock
Making connections with local and family history: a case study, with Roddy Hegarty
The local press in Strabane in WW1, shared narratives and diverging priorities, with John Docher
Lunch and guided tours of PRONI 12:45pm–1:45pm
Afternoon programme 1:45pm–4pm
Glenelly My Home: A Facebook project in local and family history, with Rosemary Murphy
Sources for family history in North West Ulster, with Brian Mitchell MAGI
Panel discussion, with facilitator Fintan Mullan, joined by
- Valerie Adams: Church records [TBC]
- Dr Brian Lambkin: Migration records
- Dr William Roulston: Landed estate records
- Ann Robinson: The resources of the North of Ireland Family History Society