Monday 26 February 2018

Irish family history events, 26 February to 10 March

Monday 26 February: NLI Reading Room and Manuscript Room closed. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. On-going Monday closures are to facilitate extensive redevelopment of the premises. All other services/exhibitons/cafe, including Genealogy Advisory Service operating as normal. Details.

Tuesday 27 February: War, women and the gypsy caravan: the emergence of Belfast's first female police officers, 1914-43, with Dr Janice Holmes. This lecture about the first female police officers in Ireland is presented as part of PRONI's programme to mark the anniversary of suffrage for women and International Women's Day. Venue: PRONI, Titanic Boulevard, Belfast. Free. 1pm. Need to register.

Tuesday 27 February: Cinema in Revolutionary Ireland, a History Ireland Hedge School. Debate with Tommy Graham, Kevin Rockett, Ciara Chambers, Denis Condon and Joanne Carroll. Host: Host: History Ireland magazine. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. 7pm. All welcome. No booking, but early arrival advised to secure seat.

Tuesday 27 February: The usefulness of GRONI to the family historian, with a speaker from General Register Office of Northern Ireland. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Belfast branch. Venue: C. S. Lewis Room, Holywood Arches Library, 4-12 Holywood Road, Belfast, BT4 1NT. 7:30pm. Free. All welcome.

Tuesday 27 February: Using DNA in Genealogy, with Martin McDowell. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Causeway Coast and Glens branch. Venue: Guide Hall, Terrace Row, Coleraine, Co LondonDerry. 8pm. All welcome. No booking required.

Wednesday 28 February: Scale, Rail & Mail: Why Killaloe losts its steamer fleet, with Brian J Goggin. Host: Killaloe-Ballina Local History Society. Venue: Wood and Bell Café, Main St, Killaloe, Co Clare. Free. All welcome. 7pm.

Wednesday 28 February: The curious history of Irish dogs - A talk for The Year of the Dog, with David Blake Knox and illustrator Angela Wang. Host: Dublin Chinese New Year festival. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. 6:30pm. Free, but booking is required. (Fully booked... waiting list only.)

Saturday 3 March: Irish genealogy workshop, with Lynn Brady. Host: Glasnevin Trust. Venue: Glasnevin Museum, Finglas Road, Dublin 11. 2pm. Booking essential. €10.

Saturday 3 March: Irish records? - They all went up in smoke . . . or did they? a workshop with Jill Williams from the Irish Genealogical Research Society. Host and venue: Scottish Genealogy Society, SGS Family History Centre, 15 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2JL, UK. 10am to Noon. £10. Fully booked.

Saturday 3 March: Researching your Irish and Scots-Irish ancestors, a full day conference with Gillian Hunt and Fintan Mullin of the Ulster Historical Foundation. Hosts: Augusta Genealogical Society and the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library. Venue: Augusta-Richmond County Public Library, 823 Telfair Street, Augusta, GA, USA. 9am–5pm. Cost: $45 AGS members and Library Patrons; $50 non-members. Lunch and refreshment breaks included. Details.

Sunday 4 March: Irish genealogy workshop, with the Ulster Historical Foundation. Host: Heinz History Center and Westmoreland County Historical Society. Venue: Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St. Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222, USA. 9am–4:30pm. Need to register.

Monday 5 March: NLI Reading Room and Manuscript Room closed. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. On-going Monday closures are to facilitate extensive redevelopment of the premises. All other services/exhibitons/cafe, including Genealogy Advisory Service operating as normal. Details.

Monday 5 March Getting started with genealogy research. Hosts: Accredited Genealogists Ireland (AGI) for Aontas Adult Learners’ Festival. Three short introductory lectures (civil registration, land records, and census records) from 11:30am to 1:30pm, with five-minute gaps between, followed by small group workshops from 2:15pm. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Further details. See also Friday 9 March.

Monday 5 March: The Irish in Chicago, the most segregated city in America, with Dr Christina Marrocco. Host: Carlow Historical and Archaeological Society. Venue: Cobden Hall, Carlow College, College Street, Carlow. 1:45pm. All welcome. Free.

Monday 5 March: Researching your Irish and Scots-Irish ancestors, a full-day conference with the Ulster Historical Foundation. Hosts and venue: The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), 99-101 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116 USA. 9:30am to 4pm. Details. Sold out.

Tuesday 6 March: International Women’s Day: Women and Medicine during the First World War, a half-day conference. Host and venue: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Titanic Boulevard, Belfast. 10–1:30pm. Free, but need to register.

Tuesday 6 March: Irish and Scots-Irish family history research workshop, with the Ulster Historical Foundation. Hosts: The Filson Society. Venue: The Filson Society, 1310 S. 3rd St, Louisville, KY 40208 USA. Details. 1pm to 4:30pm.

Wednesday 7 March: Irish genealogy workshop, with the Ulster Historical Foundation. Hosts and venue: The Newberry Library, 60 W Walton Street, Chicago IL 60610 USA. 9:15am–3pm. Details. Fully booked.

Wednesday 7 March: Penal Times: Irish Catholics in the 18th century, with Prof Ian McBride. Host: Irish Association of Professional Historians. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. 7pm. Free. All welcome. No booking required.

Thursday 8 March: Irish genealogy, a full-day conference with the Ulster Historical Foundation. Host: Wisconsin Historical Society. Venue: Memorial Library Room 126816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706 USA. 9am–5pm. Details. SOLD OUT.

Friday 9 March Getting started with genealogy research. Hosts: Accredited Genealogists Ireland (AGI) for Aontas Adult Learners’ Festival. Three short introductory lectures (civil registration, land records, and census records) from 11:30am to 1:30pm, with five-minute gaps between, followed by small group workshops from 2:15pm. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Further details.

Saturday 10 March: Using Griffith’s Valuation to identify your ancestors' origins: A Case Study, and Online sources for Irish research, with Donna Moughty. Host: Lee County Public Library. Venue: Fort Myers Regional Library, South Building, 1651 Lee Street, Meeting Rooms A & B, Ft. Myers, FL 9:30am to 12:30pm. Need to register.

Saturday 10 March: Southern Protestants and the Irish Revolution, 1916-1923, with Dan Purcell, and DNA, with Paddy Waldron. Host: Irish Family History Society. Venue: Dublin City Library Archive, 138/144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. Registration at 2pm. All welcome. Free.

Saturday 10 March: Griffith’s Valuation of Ireland: There’s more than just names to be found, with Fern Wilcox. Host: Irish Genealogical Society International. Venue: Minnesota Genealogical Society Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Rd, Mendota Heights, MN, USA. 10:30am to Noon. Fee: $15 for IGSI members and $20 for non-members. Details.

Saturday 10 March: Tracing your Irish and Scots-Irish Ancestors, a full day-conference with Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt of the Ulster Historical Foundation. Hosts: British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa. Venue: Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 8:30am to 4:30pm. Need to register by 7 March. No walk-in registration. Details.

Saturday 10 March: Images of Irish migration, with Dr Paddy Fitzgerald. Host: NIFHS Tyrone Branch. Venue: Seminar Room, First Floor, Omagh Library, Dublin Road, Omagh, BT78 1HL. 10am to noon. All welcome.

Saturday 10 March: Scots-Irish immigration to America, a live webinar presented by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen AG. Host: Southern California Genealogical Society. 10am PDT. Free. Register.