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The Library Association of Ireland Genealogy and Local Studies Group presents a seminar:

Church and other Religious Sources for Irish Genealogy

on Thursday 27th October 2011, 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

 

Programme

10:00 a.m. Tea/Coffee and Registration

10:30 a.m. James Ryan, author of Irish Church Records, Sources for Family and Local History

11:00 a.m. Susan Hood, Representative Church Body Library

11:30 a.m. Noelle Dowling, Dublin Diocesan Archivist

12:00 p.m. Valerie Adams, Presbyterian Historical Society

12:30-1:00 p.m.  Q&A

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.  Lunch

2:00 p.m. Robin Roddie, Archivist of the Wesley Historical Society

2:30 p.m. Stuart Rosenblatt, www.irishjewishroots.com and author of The Idiot’s Guide to Irish Jewish Family History

3:00 p.m. Christopher Moriarty, Quaker Library and Archive

3:30 p.m. Karel Kiely, Secretary of the Irish Family History Foundation (www.rootsireland.com)

4:00 p.m. Q&A

4:30 p.m. Close

The Participant fee is €30 for Library Association of Ireland Members, €40 for non-members and €20 for the un-waged. Please note that lunch is not included in the fee. Booking is essential. To book your place, please contact Inez Fletcher at (01) 6030351 or ifletcher@nli.ie

The Library Association of Ireland Genealogy and Local Studies Group presents a seminar

Sources for Military History

Wednesday 6th April 2011 at the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

Programme:

10:00 a.m. Registration

10:30 a.m. Captain Stephen MacEoin, Archivist, Military Archives.  Services of the Military Archives.

11:15 a.m. Harman Murtagh, author, President of the Military History Society of Ireland and former editor of The Irish Sword. Sources for Williamite and Jacobite History.

12:00 p.m. Glen Thompon, historian and author. Glimpses of Military Uniforms.

1:00 p.m. Lunch

2:00 p.m. Neil Richardson, author of the award winning book on World War I, A Coward if I Return, A Hero if I Die. Tracing Your Relatives in the British Army.

3:00 p.m. James Durney, local historian and author of Vietnam: the Irish Experience. Irishmen in Korea and Vietnam.

4:00 p.m. Close

The participant fee is €30 for Library Association of Ireland members, €40 for non-members and €20 for the un-waged. Please note that lunch is not included in the fee. Booking is essential. To book your place, please contact Síle Coleman and (01) 4620073 or scoleman@sdublincoco.ie