Irish Records, Resources, and Genealogy with the Ulster Historical Foundation
Monday, March 13 from 10:00am EDT - 04:00pm EDT
In-person and Online
Presented By Fintan Mullan and Gillian Flynn, Ulster Historical Foundation
This event is free and can be attended online or in person.
Please join the NYG&B as we welcome Fintan Mullan and Gillian Flynn from the Ulster Historical Foundation to speak on Irish records, resources, and genealogy. The program will run from 10am – 4pm with a 45-minute break for lunch. This event will take place at the NYG&B’s offices at 36 West 44th Street, Suite 711, New York, NY 10036 and online.
Program Schedule
Subject to change
| 10 - 11am | An introduction to the archives in Ireland and their websites |
| 11am - 12pm | A review of records for genealogical research, including church records, administrative records, vestry minute books, and communicant roll |
| 12 - 12:45pm | Break for lunch |
| 12:45 - 1:45pm | How to use printed sources for Irish family history, including street directories, newspapers, Ordnance Survey Memoirs, British Parliamentary Papers on Ireland, and the Irish Manuscripts Commission |
| 1:45 - 2:45pm | How to use landed estate records to trace families in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries |
| 2:45 - 3:45pm | Sources for finding 17th-century families in Ireland, including records from the Ulster Plantation |
Program Support
This program is brought to you with support from the Ulster Historical Foundation and the Government of Ireland’s Emigrant Support Programme. It is also supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
