Are you interested in doing a DNA test and want to know which one is best for you? Have you already done one and want help understanding the results? Come along to this free DNA Workshop to get the answers. Irish genealogist Maurice Gleeson will facilitate this question and answer...
DNA and Genealogy Solved a ‘Lost Relative’ Mystery One of the regular clients of the Irish Family History Centre (IFHC) has a free travel pass and regularly comes up from Kilkenny to get help with his tree. His name is William and he diligently buys a ticket for the IFHC...
This weeks news digest FindmyPast – latest additions http://britishgenes.blogspot.com/2017/05/findmypast-latest-additions.html 30 Tips for Using Family Photos for Genealogy https://www.findmypast.ie/blog/help/30-tips-for-analysing-old-photos-genealogy-deciphering-clues
Job Title: Digital Marketing Executive The following position has been created to find a candidate with strong digital marketing skills to help create awareness of the Irish Family History Centre brand. This will require the candidate using their marketing skills to increase footfall to the brand’s visitor centre, as well...
The actor John Cusack was invited to visit Belfast (Northern Ireland) in early April 2017 to participate in the Belfast Film Festival. Wanting a good reason to interview the actor, Ireland’s national radio and television broadcaster Raidió Teilefis Éireann (RTÉ) encouraged their flagship daily afternoon chat and variety show, called,...
The actor John Cusack was invited to visit Belfast (Northern Ireland) in early April 2017 to participate in the Belfast Film Festival. Wanting a good reason to interview the actor, Ireland’s national radio and television broadcaster Raidió Teilefis Éireann (RTÉ) encouraged their flagship daily afternoon chat and variety show, called,...
By Irish Family History Centre Expert Patrick Roycroft When doing Irish genealogy, and especially when dealing with families in rural communities, one can encounter a bride and groom marrying, each of whom have exactly the same surname. There can be all kinds of reasons for this, of course, and it...
The official recording of events in our ancestors’ lives are a key block in genealogy. We mine these records for everything they can tell us about our ancestors and indeed bemoan the lack of detail Irish records have when compared to other jurisdictions. We assume, sometimes wrongly, that the information...
Rescue Old Data before it’s too late! To model the future, we need to be able to examine the past. Few forms of ‘heritage data’ — whether stored on glass plates, paper, old tapes or floppy disks — are easily available for today’s research, so the information on them is...
In the next edition of Irish Lives Remembered, Fiona Fitzsimons talks to Liz Rushen, Australian social and cultural historian, about her research on Irish women immigrants to Australia before the Famine. Dr. Rushen talks about sources, communicating research through story-telling, and why social history is of greater explanatory importance. ...
Dr. Maurice Gleeson talks about teaching the Genetic Genealogy track, at this year’s British Institute, in Salt Lake City, September 2017 in an interview with Fiona Fitzsimons. Read the full interview here. Fiona: Maurice, this coming September at the British Institute, you will teach the track on genetic genealogy. Can...