12th, 13th and 14th October 2012 Industries Hall, RDS Dublin, Ireland

Friday: 12pm - 7pm Sat & Sun: 11am - 7pm

For further details: 00 353 1 496 9028

The Irish Genealogy and family / social history experience

Advance booking!

€5

Normal admission

€10

Schedule of Presentations

Below is the 2011 Listing and Illustrates the Diversity of Talks on Offer

The 2012 Listing Will be Posted Shortly

Day/Time Lecture Area 1 Lecture Area 2
Friday
12:30 PM
Griffith's Valuation and askaboutireland.ie
Anne Marie O'Dwyer, The Library Council
 
Friday
1:30 PM
Electronic Sources On-line
Stephen Scarth, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
Jackeens: new on-line records for Dublin ancestors
John Grenham, MAPGI
Friday
2:30 PM
Murderers, Rebels & Drunkards: Your Irish Ancestors & the Law
Brian Donovan, findmypast.ie
 
Friday
3:30 PM
An Introduction to findmypast.ie: More Than Just Names and Dates
Cliona Weldon, findmypast.ie
Introduction to Irish Genealogy: Where Do I Start?
Eileen Ó Dúill, MAPGI, CG
Friday
4:30 PM
The Buried Secrets of Glasnevin Cemetery
Shane MacThomáis, Glasnevin Trust
Sources for Family History in Derry
Brian Mitchell, MAPGI, Derry City Council
Friday
5:30 PM
The County Genealogy Centre On-Line & Off-Line Options
Karel Kiely, Irish Family History Foundation
Beyond the Beginner: Getting More Involved with Irish Genealogy
Gerry P. Cahill, Irish Family History Society
Saturday
11:30 AM
The Origin and Development of Surnames
Mary Sullivan, Irish Family History Foundation
 
Saturday
12:30 PM
The Records of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham
Gregory O'Connor, National Archives
Introduction to Irish Genealogy: Where Do I Start?
Eileen Ó Dúill, MAPGI, CG
Saturday
1:30 PM
The UK National Register: a new source from World War 2
Steven ffeary-Smyrl, MAPGI
Beyond the Beginner: Getting More Involved with Irish Genealogy
Gerry P. Cahill, Irish Family History Society
Saturday
2:30 PM
President Obama's Irish Family History
Fiona Fitzsimons, MAPGI, Eneclann / findmypast.ie
 
Saturday
3:00 PM
   
Saturday
3:30 PM
Landlords & Tenants: Land Records for Family History Research
Brian Donovan, findmypast.ie
History Ireland Hedge School: Brian Boru & the Battle of Clontarf: Interpro or International?
Sean Duffy & Other Speakers
Saturday
4:30 PM
Research and the Western Front Association
Martin Hornby & Bruce Simpson, The Western Front Association
Researching Ulster Ancestors
Gillian Hunt, Irish Family History Foundation
Saturday
5:30 PM
Griffith's Valuation and askaboutireland.ie
Anne Marie O'Dwyer, The Library Council
Irish Manuscripts Commission Publications for the Genealogist
Máire Mac Conghail, MAPGI, IMC
Sunday
11:30 AM
Jackeens: New On-line Records for Dublin Ancestors
John Grenham, MAPGI
The Four Important Areas of Genealogy Research
John Hamrock, Ancestry Network
Sunday
12:30 PM
Find Your Place Now and in the Past on askaboutireland.ie
Annette Kelly, The Library Council
Newspapers as a Source for Genealogy
Nicola Morris, MAPGI
Sunday
1:30 PM
An Introduction to the Certificate of Irish Heritage
Karl Elliston, FEXCO
Sources for Irish Merchant and Banking Families
Rosaleen Underwood, MAPGI
Sunday
2:30 PM
How Do You Think "Who Do You Think You Are?" Is Done?
Fiona Fitzsimons, MAPGI, Eneclann / findmypast.ie
 
Sunday
3:30 PM
An Introduction to findmypast.ie: More than just names and dates
Cliona Weldon, findmypast.ie
Tracing My Italian-Irish Ancestors
Angie Mezzetti, Ocarina
Sunday
4:30 PM
Tracing Your Family Tree at PRONI
Ann McVeigh, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
The Irish in Argentina
Helen Kelly, MAPGI
Sunday
5:30 PM
On-line Sources for Tracing Your Family History
Mary Beglan, MAPGI
 
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