Monday 18 February: DNA Workshop, with Martin McDowell. Host: NIFHS, Larne Branch. Venue: Larne Bowling & Lawn Tennis Club, 112-120 Glenarm Road, Larne, BT40 1DZ. Free. 7:30pm. All welcome. Tuesday 19 February: 6-week Beginners Genealogy course starts, with Cavan Monaghan Education and Training board. Host and venue: Cootehill Library, Bridge St, Drumaveil North, Cootehill, Co Cavan. 6.30pm-8.30pm. Free. Booking is essential at 049 5559873.
Wednesday 20 February: Irish family history, with Chris Paton. Host: Garnock Valley Family History Group. Venue: Beith Townhouse, 2 Strand, Beith, Ayrshire KA15 1DT, Scotland. 7:30pm. Free for members; small charge for non-members. All welcome.
Wednesday 20 February: Maurice Meade, British/German WW1 soldier and legendary Irish freedom fighter, with Michael O Sullivan. Host: Emly Historical Society. Venue: St Ailbe's Hall, just off Main Street, Emly. Co Tipperary. 8pm. All welcome.
Wednesday 20 February: NI War Memorial Museum, with Alan Freeburn. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, North Armagh Branch. Venue: Bleary Community Centre, 1 Deans Road, Bleary, Craigavon, Co Armagh, BT66 7AS. Free. 7:30pm. All welcome.
Thursday 21 February: Soft power and subterfuge: the women of Tyrone's Rebellion, 1593-1603, with Dr James O'Neill. Hosts: Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies and PRONI. Venue: PRONI, Titanic Boulevard, Belfast. 7pm to 8:30pm. Free, but you need to book.
Thursday 21 February: Eamon De Valera – a personal perspective, with Nora Owen. Host: Skehana & District Heritage Group and Screenes. Venue: Screenes Bar, Guilka, Co. Galway. 8:30pm. All welcome. Free entry. Complementary finger food.
Friday 22 February: Access restrictions at the RCB Library. No access to the Archives and Manuscripts Collections on Fridays (on-going). Access to Printed collection not affected. RCB Library, Braemor Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14. Details.
Friday 22 February: 1847 in Achill: the effects of the Famine, the struggle for survival, and the tragic drownings which afflicted the island, with Vincent English. Host: Achill Historical and Archaeological Society. Venue: Ted's Bar, Cashel, Achill Island, Co Mayo. 8pm. Admission €5. All welcome.
Monday 25 February: NLI Reading Room and Manuscript Room closed all day to facilitate the Library's continuing redevelopment of the premises. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. All other services/exhibitons/cafe, including Genealogy Advisory Service, will operate as normal.
Tuesday 26 February: Researching First World War relatives, with Alan Rosborough. Host: NIFHS, Belfast Branch. Venue: C S Lewis Room, Holywood Arches Library, 4-12 Holywood Road, Belfast, BT4 1NT. 7:30pm. Free. All welcome.
Tuesday 26 February: Tales from the Annals: Clare Surnames and Y-DNA, with Paddy Waldron. Host: Kilrush and District Historical Society. Venue: Teach Ceoil, Grace Street, Kilrush, Co Clare. 8pm. Free to members. €5 for non-members, payable on the door. All welcome.
Tuesday 26 February: Irish family history, with Lisa Dougherty. Host and venue: Irish American Heritage Museum, 370 Broadway, Albany, New York 12207, USA. Free. 6:30pm–7:30pm. No need to register. (Rescheduled from 12 Feb.)
Tuesday 26 February: Branch workshop. Host: NIFHS, Causeway Branch. Venue: Guide Hall, Terrace Row, Coleraine BT52 1HF. Venue: Guide Hall, Terrace Row, Coleraine BT52 1HF. 8pm. All welcome. Free.
Wednesday 27 February: RCB Library closed to the public in the morning. Reopening at 2pm. RCBLibrary, Braemor Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14.
Thursday 28 February: Introduction to PRONI Online. Host: NIFHS, Ballymena Branch. Venue: Michelin Arts Workshop, Braid Arts Centre, 1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena, BT43 5EJ. 7:15pm. Free. All welcome.
Thursday 28 February: Online family and local history resources, a workshop. Host and venue: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), Titanic Boulevard, Belfast. This two-hour workshop includes an orientation tour of PRONI and an introduction to searching online resources. 6pm. Free. Need to book.
Thursday 28 February: Book launch: A Long Week In March: The 36th (Ulster) Division in the German Spring Offensive, March 1918, by Michael James Nugent. Host and venue: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Belfast. 7pm. Free, but need to reserve your place.
Saturday 2 March: Genealogy Pot Luck, a day of Irish family history and DNA talks and discussion. Hosts: Irish/British Genealogy Meet Up Group and New York Irish Center. Venue: New York Irish Center, 1040 Jackson Avenue, Queens, New York, USA. 10am to 4pm. Cost: from $39, includes lunch and tea/coffee. Tickets.