Irish Genealogy Workshop

Join Irish genealogy experts Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt from the Ulster Historical Foundation in Belfast for a new and expanded workshop on the rich genealogical sources found in Ireland.

Benefiting beginners and seasoned genealogists alike, this in-depth workshop will examine a multitude of historic records and electronic resources that will enrich your Irish genealogy research.

Irish Genealogy Workshop presentations include:

• Intro to Irish and Scots-Irish Family History Research
• Using Printed Sources for Irish Family History: Newspapers, Street Directories, Ordnance Survey Memoirs, and British Parliamentary Papers on Ireland
• Emigration from the North of Ireland to North America: Strategies for Researching Emigrant Ancestors
• Irish Education and School Records: a Valuable Alternative to Non-Available Census Records for Nineteenth Century Research
• One of Irish Genealogy’s Best Kept Secrets: Using the Registry of Deeds, with a Short Introduction to Irish Wills
• Solving Your Brick Walls: an Extended Q&A Session

Along with experts from the Ulster Historical Foundation, representatives from the History Center’s Detre Library & Archives, the Museum Conservation Center, the Westmoreland County Historical Society, and other local genealogical societies will also be on hand to share best practices and tips with visitors and fellow researchers.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to attend a special curator-led tour of the History Center’s Irish American collection on display within the museum’s fourth floor Special Collections Gallery.

This workshop is offered in partnership with the Westmoreland County Historical Society.

Registration & Admission

Please register online. Advance registration is required.

If you are a History Center or Westmoreland County Historical Society member, please enter the membership code MEMBER in the Promo Code box to receive the membership discount. You will be asked to present proof of your membership at check-in.

Box lunches are available for an additional $10.95.

For more information, contact Sierra Green at 412-454-6361 or sgreen@heinzhistorycenter.org.