Monday 12 November: The Dungannon Gold Rush, with Aidan Fee. Host: Donaghmore Historical Society. Venue: Donaghmore Heritage Centre, 15 Pomeroy Rd, Dungannon, Co Tyrone BT70 3HG. 8pm. All welcome.
Tuesday 13 November: Church of Ireland Records – more than just registers, with Derek Nielson. Host: Genealogical Society of Ireland. Venue: Dun Laoghaire Further Education Institute, Cumberland Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. 8pm. All welcome. €3.
Tuesday 13 November: Interpreting your DNA results, with Martin McDowell. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Lisburn Branch. Venue: Bridge Community Centre, 50 Railway Street, Lisburn BT28 1XP. 7:30pm – 9:30pm. Free. All welcome.
Tuesday 13 November: Three Dublin families in WW1, with David Power. Host: Tallaght Historical Society. Venue: County Library, Library Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24. 7pm. All welcome.
Thursday 15 November: Irish Records? They all went up in smoke... didn't they?, with Jill Williams FIGRS of the Irish Genealogical Research Society. Host and venue: Ayrshire Family History Society, Troon Portland Church Hall, South Beach, Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. 7:30pm. Admission free. Details.
Friday 16 November: The Spanish Flu: A Global Pandemic – a conference. Hosts: Ulster Museum in partnership with Living Legacies. Venue: Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5AB. Free but need to book ticket. 11am to 4pm.
Friday 16 November: The Great War and Clare, with Joe Power. Host: Part of Clare County Library's Creative Ireland programme. Venue: Ennistimon Library, 10 Main St, Ennistimon, Co. Clare. Free. All welcome. 6.30pm.
Saturday 17 November: Intermediate Irish records, with Jill Williams FIGRS of the Irish Genealogical Research Society. Host: Scottish Genealogy Society. Venue: Family History Centre, SGS Library, 15 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 2JL. 10am to Noon. To book, T 0131 220 3677 or book online.
Saturday 17 November: The Great Hunger reassessed: a History Ireland Hedge School. Hosts: Dublin Book Festival. Venue: Dublin Port HQ, Alexander Road, East Wall, Dublin 3. Tommy Graham, editor of History Ireland magazine will chair the discussion with John Gibney, Patricia Byrne and Peter Gray. 2:30pm to 3:30pm. Free. Need to book.
Saturday 17 November: Getting Started with Irish Genealogy Research, an introductory level workshop, with Miles Davenport. Host: McClelland Irish Library. Venue: McClelland Library's Norton Room, 1106 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix AZ 85004, USA. 10:30am-12:30pm. Fee: $15 for Library/ICC members and $20 for non-members. Sold Out.
Saturday 17 November: Archives across Ireland and the UK will open their doors to host a diverse range of events and activities for ‘Explore Your Archive’, a week-long programme running to Sunday 25 November. See exploreyourarchive.org/
Monday 19 November: Irish Internal Migration 1600-2018, a Neglected Aspect, with Patrick Fitzpatrick. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, Larne Branch. Venue: Larne Bowling & Lawn Tennis Club, 112-120 Glenarm Road, Larne. BT40 1DZ. 7:30pm. No need to book. All welcome.
Monday 19 November: NLI Reading Room and Manuscript Room closed all day. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. On-going Monday closures are facilitating extensive redevelopment of the premises. All other services/exhibitons/cafe, including Genealogy Advisory Service, operate as normal. Details.
Tuesday 20 November: Researching Military Ancestors, with Alan Rosborough. First of two sessions (2nd on 27 November). Host: North of Ireland Family History Society. Venue: NIFHS Research Centre, Unit C4, 67, Valley Business Centre, Church Rd, Newtownabbey, Antrim BT36 7LS. 7pm – 9pm. Booking required. Cost for both sessions £12, payable at the first. Details.
Tuesday 20 November: Family history workshop evening. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, South Tyrone Branch. Venue: Killymaddy Centre, 190 Ballygawley Road, Dungannon BT70 1TF. 8pm. Free. All welcome.
Wednesday 21 November: How the past can save the future: using evidence to prevent history repeating itself, with David McCullagh. Host National Archives of Ireland (NAI)/Archives and Records Association’s Explore Your Archive campaign. Venue: Reading Room, NAI, Bishop Street, Dublin 8. 6pm on Wednesday 21 November next. Free, but you need to book.
Wednesday 21 November: The First Crossing - the Royal Flying Corps in Ireland, 1913, with Guy Warner. Host and venue: Linen Hall Library, 17 Donegall Square North, Belfast BT1 5GB. 1pm. Free, but need to book.
Thursday 22 November: The Disappearance of George Matthews, with John Larkin, QC. Host: Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland. Venue: Fisherwick Presbyterian Church, 4 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast BT9 5DJ. 8pm. Details.
Thursday 22 November: 1918 and the Vote, a conference to mark the launch of new PRONI resources relating to Suffrage and the 1918 election. Host and venue: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Titanic Boulevard, Belfast. 2pm to 4.30pm. Free. All welcome. Details.
Friday 23 November: An introduction to digitised church records at PRONI, with Joy Carey and Liam O’Reilly. Host and venue: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Titanic Boulevard, Belfast. All welcome. 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Free. Details.
Saturday 24 November: Cleenish Island research project, with Marion Maxwell. Host: Fermanagh Genealogy. Venue: Enniskillen Library, Halls Lane, Enniskillen BT74 7DR. 1:30pm. Members free. Non-members £5. All welcome.
Saturday 24 November: Irish Records they all went up in smoke - didn't they? with Jill Williams of the Irish Genealogical Research Society. Host and venue: Borders Family History Society, St. Peter’s Church Hall, Parsonage Road, Galashiels, Scotland TD1 3HS. Admission Free, donations welcome. Doors Open 2pm for meeting 2:30pm. All welcome. Details.