Thank you for registering for our in-person seminar, Finding Your Ancestors in Irish Church Records Saturday, March 11, 2023!
This program includes
- Five lectures by the experts at the Ulster Historical Foundation (UHF)
- Breakfast and lunch
- UHF Book sale
- Extensive printed handouts, with access to additional digital resources
Reach out to gmorse@nehgs.org if you have any questions or concerns prior to the program.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 11, 2023
| 9:00 a.m. | Check-in, Breakfast (provided) |
| 9:30 a.m. | Welcome remarks |
| 10:00 a.m. | Lecture: An Introduction to Archives in Ireland: Onsite and Online |
| 11:00 a.m. | Lecture: Irish Church records, Part 1: Baptismal, Marriage, and Burial Records |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 p.m. | Lecture: Irish Church records, Part 2: Vestry Minute Books, Communicant Rolls, and More |
| 2:00 p.m. | Lecture: Records of Ireland’s Penal Period |
| 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15 p.m. | Lecture: End of Days: Gravestones, Wills, and Testamentary Records |
| 4:15 p.m. | Door Prize Winner Announced, Conclude |
LOCATION INFORMATION
Gasson Hall, across the quad from O'Neill Library
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Ave
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Campus Map
Getting to Boston College
Public Transporation and Driving Directions (Printable PDF)
Parking
If arriving by car, park at the Commonwealth parking garage, a short walk from Gasson Hall.
Visitor Information
Parking Fees and other information
$10 for the day on weekends
SEMINAR MATERIALS
Seminar Handout and Series Brochure (a printed copy will be distributed)
Ulster Historical Foundation Materials (digital only)
Introduction to Researching Irish and Scots Irish Ancestors
Blibliography for Eighteenth-Century Migration
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Materials (digital only)
National Archives of Ireland Materials (digital only)
National Library of Ireland Materials (digital only)
OUR EXPERTS
Gillian Hunt, Research Officer with the Ulster Historical Foundation, is responsible for the management of the Foundation’s many genealogical activities. Gillian also carries out research for clients and regularly teaches courses in Northern Ireland. She has been with the Foundation since 2001, and received a degree in History (BA Hons, 1998) and a Masters in Historical Studies (MA, 2000) from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
Fintan Mullan, Executive Director of Ulster Historical Foundation, helped pioneer the online births, deaths, and marriages online record system for Antrim and Down, which led to www.rootsireland.ie, the IrishFamily History Foundation’s unique database with over 20 million Irish historical records. Since 2001 he has managed the production of over 100 individual publications including Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors. He was educated at Queen’s University Belfast. He has a bachelor’s degree in Irish Politics and Philosophy (1990), and a master’s degree in Organisation and Management (1999), both from Queen’s University Belfast.