 Devenish Island, County Fermanagh
An old broom knows the dirty corners best. - Irish Saying
I have been presenting courses on Irish genealogy since 2003. I regularly present the topics listed below, however other topics can be developed as needed. By clicking on a topic you will be able to download and save the associated handout. (This gives you easy access to many useful clickable links.) You should be able to access these files regardless of operating system or software. If there are any problems reading the files, please contact me. Course I - Searching US Records for your Irish Ancestors (PDF file updated: 20 Oct 2012) Course I - Civil War Addendum (PDF file updated: 7 Nov 2011) Course I - Census Inventory (MS Excel file updated: 20 Oct 2012) Course I - Checklist spreadsheet (MS Excel file updated: 11 Feb 2012) Course I - Hands-On (PDF file updated: 1 Mar 2011) Course I - For Orleans County Genealogical Society March 14, 2010 (PDF file updated: 14 Mar 2010) Course I - Wayne County Addendum (PDF file updated: 8 Mar 2011) Course II - Searching Irish Records for your Ancestors (PDF file updated: 20 Oct 2012) Course II - Immigrant Ancestor Worksheet-Sample (MS Word file updated 7 Sep 2010) Course II - Immigrant Ancestor Worksheet-Blank (MS Word file updated 7 Sep 2010) Course II - Hands-On (PDF file updated: 3 Mar 2011) Course III - Irish Name Variations & Search Techniques (PDF file updated: 18 Mar 2013) Griffith's Valuation - Background & Usage (PDF file updated: 13 Mar 2012) Dual Citizenship for Irish-Americans (PDF file updated: 20 Oct 2012) How to Begin Researching Your Irish Ancestry (PDF file updated: 15 Mar 2012) Irish Genealogy Batavia FHF ...highlights from Course I & Course II (PDF file updated: 14 Oct 2011) Irish Immigrant Dinner Handout (PDF file updated: 3 Dec 2010) Technology & Non-Irish Topics: Fulton History Website (PDF file updated: 17 May 2013) Googling for Genealogy (PDF file updated: 17 May 2013) Browser Tips for Genealogy (PDF file updated: 11 Jan 2013) Using the 1940 US Census (PDF file updated: 8 Nov 2012) Other Resources: Given Name Alternatives for Irish Research When researching, you will often see alternate forms of given names (first names, middle names, etc.) many of which are not obvious. As you know, people can be referred to by different names in different times and places. Searching the file below for a "strange" name may lead to names used in other records. I've included abbreviations (ex: Jno. for John), nicknames (ex: Nabby for Abigail), Synonyms (ex: Delia for Bridget), Irish (ex: Alaois for Aloysius) and Latin (ex: Ioannes for John). Given Name Alternatives for Irish Research (PDF file updated 15 Jan 2013) Heritage Centres There are heritage centres in Ireland that provide genealogical services. Some of these are independent and some are part of a loosely-connected organization, Irish Family History Foundation (IFHF). The services and fees vary from centre to centre. Many of the centres provide free online searches of their databases. This is an extremely helpful service. (Most of the centres will prepare research reports for fees. I have not used this service and therefore can not make a recommendation as to their quality or usefulness.) The following file is a directory of heritage centres, features and contact info. Irish Heritage Centres (PDF file update 9 Jan 2013) Feel free to contact me for more information about my presentations. "Thanks so much for the wonderful genealogy program Tuesday. It was great! I went right home and uploaded your handout so that I would have direct access to the links as you suggested." ... "I had to laugh when you mentioned that the names "Delia" and "Bridget" were interchangeable! My Delia appears on two census records as Delia and two as Bridget and I have spent a considerable amount of time trying find a second marriage or something to explain who this Bridget was -- now I guess I know that they were one and the same! Who would have guessed??!! Thanks again. And I'm looking forward to sitting down and really studying your handout!" Liz Albright, Town Historian Town of Ontario, Wayne County, New York "Dennis has been our guest speaker many times by popular demand! In our collective great many years of genealogical research he has addressed nicknames like no other we have heard. He is a man not afraid to share his years of knowledge with complete openness and those who apply his teaching benefit greatly." Holly Canham, President Orleans County Genealogical Society Albion, Orleans County, New York Recent Presentations: Fulton History Website (fultonhistory.com), 12 May 2013, Orleans County Genealogical Society Course III - Irish Name Variations & Search Techniques, March 20, 2013, Ogden Farmer's Library Fulton History Website, March 6, 2013, Ontario County Genalogical Society Using the 1940 Census, November 7, 2012, Ontario County Genealogical Society Irish Genealogy, October 21, 2012, 11th Annual Irish Cultural Day, Nazareth College of Rochester Course II - Searching Irish Records for Your Ancestors, September 9, 2012, Celtic College at the Rochester Irish Festival Course I - Searching US Records for Your Irish Ancestors, September 8, 2012, Celtic College at the Rochester Irish Festival How to Begin Researching Your Irish Ancestry, March 16, 2012, Irish Studies Conference, St. John Fisher College Course II - Searching Irish Records for Your Irish Ancestors, March 14, 2012, Ogden Farmer's Library Googling for Genealogy, March 10, 2012, Central New York Genealogical Society How to Get Ready for 1940, March 8, 2012, RGS Computer Interest Group Researching Your Irish Ancestors, March 7, 2012, Ontario County Genealogical Society Griffith's Valuation - Background & Usage for Genealogy, November 8, 2011, Irish American Cultural Institute at St. John Fisher College Course I - Searching US Records for your Irish Ancestors, October 15, 2011, Family History Fair/Batavia Course II - Searching Irish Records for your Ancestors, October 15, 2011, Family History Fair/Batavia Dual Citizenship for Irish-Americans, September 11, 2011, Celtic College at the Rochester Irish Festival Course II - Searching Irish Records for your Ancestors, September 11, 2011, Celtic College at the Rochester Irish Festival Course I - Searching US Records for your Irish Ancestors, September 10, 2011, Celtic College at the Rochester Irish Festival Googling for Genealogy, April 10, 2011, Orleans County Genealogicial Society Course I - Searching US Records for your Irish Ancestors, March 16, 2011, Ogden Farmer's Library Course I - Searching US Records for your Irish Ancestors, March 8, 2011, Ontario Public Library Hands-On Version of Course II, March 3, 2011, Irish American Cultural Institute at St. John Fisher College Hands-On Version of Course I, March 1, 2011, Irish American Cultural Institute at St. John Fisher College Irish Genealogy & Research Strategies Dec 2, 2010, Irish American Cultural Institute at St. John Fisher College Course III - Irish Name Variations & Search Techniques Nov 14, 2010, Orleans County Genealogical Society Googling for Genealogy, Oct 14, 2010, Rochester Genealogical Society - Computer Interest Group Course II - Searching Irish Records for your Ancestors, Sep 12, 2010, Celtic College at Rochester Irish Festival Course I - Searching US Records for your Irish Ancestors, Sep 11, 2010, Celtic College at Rochester Irish Festival Course II - Searching Irish Records for your Ancestors, Aug 8, 2010, Orleans County Genealogical Society Course I - Searching US Records for your Irish Ancestors, Mar 14, 2010, Orleans County Genealogical Society Course II - Searching Irish Records for your Ancestors, Sep 13, 2009, Celtic College at Rochester Irish Festival Course I - Searching US Records for your Irish Ancestors, Sep 12, 2009, Celtic College at Rochester Irish Festival Course I - Searching US Records for your Irish Ancestors, Feb 24, 2009, Fairport Public Library Course II - Searching Irish Records for your Ancestors, Sep 14, 2008, Celtic College at Rochester Irish Festival Course I - Searching US Records for your Irish Ancestors, Sep 13, 2008, Celtic College at Rochester Irish Festival |
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