Join Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt from the Ulster Historical Foundation during their annual North American lecture tour to learn how to get the most out of Irish resources and records, gain strategies for breaking down brick walls, and grasp important historical context that may help fill in gaps in your research.  Two introductory courses begin the day, followed by different in-depth lectures for this year’s event. Whether you are just beginning your Irish research or have been at it for years, you won’t want to miss this event!

Lecture Topics
- Introduction to Irish and Scots-Irish Family History Research
- Understanding Irish Townlands: the importance of place, identity and administrative divisions in Irish Research
- Getting the most out of Griffith’s Valuation
- Tracing Farming Families in the eighteenth and nineteenth century: using landed estate records
- Census Substitutes and other important sources for the eighteenth and nineteenth century: strategies for success
- The Irish Poor Law and local government records: Board of Guardians, Workhouse Registers, Grand Jury Records
- General Question and Answer

 

Registration
Early Bird – Member:  $80.00
Early Bird – Non-Member: $90.00
February 16 to March 5th, 2018 : $100.00