Monday, 14 March 2022

Irish genealogy, history and heritage events, 14 - 26 March

Monday 14 March: Researching your Irish ancestors, an in-person day conference with the Ulster Historical Foundation. Host: Central Library, Brown County Library, 515 Pine Street, Green Bay, WI 54301, USA. 9am to 4pm. Register by 7 March. Phone 920.448.5815 or email bc.library.LHG@browncountywi.gov. Download details.

Monday 14 March: Update on Beyond 2022, an online talk by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Hosted by the North of Ireland Family History Society's Newtownabbey branch. 7pm–8:30pm GMT. All welcome. Free. Non-members can request zoom link here.

Monday 14 March: County Offaly, 400 years ago, from the writings of Sir Mathew de Renzy, an in-person AND online lecture with Kieran Keenaghan and James Scully. In-person at Offaly History Centre, Bury Quay, Tullamore, Co Offaly. and also streamed live via Zoom (email info@offalyhistory.com for link). 8pm. Free. All welcome.

Monday 14 March: Jewish community in Belfast, a free in-person event with Steven Jaffe. Part of the City Cemetery Series from Belfast City Council. Venue: Whiterock Community Centre, 4 Whiterock Close, Belfast, BT12 7RG. 7:30pm to 8:30pm. Free. All welcome. Booking essential.

Tuesday 15 March: Crime, punishment and the assize record in late C17th Tipperary, an in-person lecture with Dr Colman Dennehy. Host: Tipperary People and Places Lecture series, from Tipperary Studies. Venue: The Gallery, The Source Library, Thurles, Co Tipperary. Free. All welcome. No booking required. 7pm.

Tuesday 15 March: The Future of Family History, a free online talk with Dr Nick Barratt. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society, South Tyrone Branch. 8pm. All welcome. Non-members can email SouthTyrone@nifhs.org for link.

Tuesday 15 March: Digging up the Raj in Deansgrange Cemetery, with Shabnam Vasisht. An online AND in-person event hosted by Foxrock Local History Club. In-person venue: Foxrock Pastoral Centre Hall, Kill Lane, Dublin 18; all welcome, non-members €5. Online via zoom - non-members should email info@foxrocklocalhistory.ie for link - free to all. Starts 8pm.

Wednesday 16 March: Irish Genealogy Research Program, with Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt of the Ulster Historical Foundation. An online AND in-person event at the Ruggles Hall, Newberry Library, Washington Square, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 10am CT. Free but need to register in advance. Details.

Wednesday 16 March: Walshes and Fitzgeralds: A Waterford merchant dynasty in 17th and 18th century Tenerife, an in-person event with John Bergin. Host: Dunhill Winter Lecture Series 2022. Venue: Dunhill Multi-Education Centre, Enterprise Park, BallyPhilip, Dunhill, Co Waterford. 7pm. Lecture followed by Q&A and light refreshments. All welcome. Free.

Thursday 17 March: Researching Your Irish and Scots-Irish Ancestors, an in-person workshop with the Ulster Historical Foundation. Host: St Charles County Historical Society. Venue: St Charles Community College, Social Sciences Building Auditorium, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, Cottleville, MO 63376, USA. 9am to 1pm. All welcome. Free. Download Details. Registration by 14 March.

Thursday 17 March: St Patrick's Day. Bank Holiday across the island.

Saturday 19 March: Researching your Irish ancestors, an in-person AND online seminar with the Ulster Historical Foundation. Host: Tennessee Genealogical Society. Venue: Germantown Church of Christ, 8723 Poplar Pike, Germantown, TN, USA. All welcome. See program, fees and registration details.

Saturday 19 March: Tracing your Irish Ancestors: Emigration & Diaspora, with Roz McCutcheon FIGRS and Jill Williams FIGRS, an online half-day workshop hosted by the Society of Genealogists. 2pm to 5pm. Fee: £16 Members; £20 non-members. All welcome. Details and booking.

Saturday 19 March: Castlecomer to Montague: A Case Study in Irish Protestant Immigration to Upper Canada, with Janice Nickerson. An online event hosted by the Kingston Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. 10am ET. Free. Register here.

Saturday 19 March: Finding the Source; a Survey of Irish Genealogical Websites and Databases, an online workshop with Miles Davenport. Host: McClelland Irish Library, Phoenix, Arizona USA. 11am–1pm. An overview of the top 14 websites for Irish family history research. Prerequisite: Previous attendance of the Library's 19th Century Irish Genealogy Research' workshop or good working knowledge of Irish records and jurisdictions is strongly recommended. All welcome. Members $15 / Non-Members: $20. Details and registration.

Monday 21 March: Titanic, an in person event with Tom Hartley. Part of the City Cemetery lecture Series from Belfast City Council. Venue: Falls Park Bowling Pavilion, 63 Andersonstown Rd, Belfast BT11 9AH. Free. All welcome. 11am to 12noon.Booking essential.

Monday 21 March: Symbolism and Belfast City Cemetery, an in-person event with Tom Hartley. Part of the City Cemetery lecture Series from Belfast City Council. Venue: Elmwood Building - Geography Building, Queen's University, Elmwood Avenue, Belfast.Lecture starts 7:30pm. Tea available from 7pm. Free. All welcome. Booking essential.

Monday 21 March–29 April Burning the Big House: The Story of the Irish Country House in Revolution, 1920-23, an in-person exhibition curated by Professor Terence Dooley. Venue: Irish Architectural Archives, 45 Merrion Square East, Dublin 2. Free. 10am to 5pm.

Tuesday 22 March: Researching Irish Presbyterian Family History, with Dr William Roulston. An online event hosted by the North of Ireland Family History Society, Belfast Branch. 7:30pm-9pm GMT. Free. All welcome, but non-members need to request zoom link via Belfast.Treasurer@nifhs.org.

Tuesday 22 March Online burial research, with PRONI and PlotBox. Part of the City Cemetery lecture Series from Belfast City Council. Venue: PRONI, 2, Titanic Boulevard, Belfast, BT3 9HQ. Free. All welcome. You can attend this event in-person or watch it live online via Zoom. Booking is essential for both. 12:30 to 1:30pm.

Wednesday 23 March: Viscount Pirrie – Mister Titanic, an in-person lecture with Mark Doherty. Part of the City Cemetery lecture Series from Belfast City Council. Venue: EastSide Visitor Centre, 402 Newtownards Road, Belfast BT4. Free. All welcome. 7:30pm to 8:30pm. Booking essential.

Thursday 24 March: What’s new in Family Tree Maker, an online interactive discussion with Mark Olson, Stefan Harms and Pierre Clouthier. A two-hour session exploring new plug ins for the software and giving you the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the FTM team. 7pm-9pm GMT. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society. Free. Need to email for link. Details.

Thursday 24 March: Burning the Big House: the story of the country house during the Irish Revolution, 1920-23, with Terence Dooley. Part of the online Burning the Big House lecture series. Host: Centre for the Study of Historic Irish houses and Estates, History Department, Maynooth University. 7pm to 8pm. Booking. Fully booked.

Friday 25 March: Emigration, from Ireland to Australia and New Zealand, an online class with Mike McKeag. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society. 2pm-3pm GMT. All welcome. Fee: £15 for class and notes, or £10 for class only. Booking.

Friday 25 March: PRONI's online records, an online class with Andrew Kane, an online class with Mike McKeag. Host: North of Ireland Family History Society. 2pm-3pm GMT. All welcome. Fee: £10 for class only. Booking.

Saturday 26 March: Material Legacies: The Archaeology of the Irish Revolutionary Period, a free online conference. A collaboration between UCD School of Archaeology in association with Abarta Heritage and the Landscapes of Revolution Project. 9:30am to 4pm GMT. Details and booking.