Federation Of Genealogical Societies 2008 Conference

John Hamrock of Ancestor.ie will be attending the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference entitled, “Footprints of Family History”, which will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Wednesday, September 3rd through Saturday, September 6th, 2008.

This promises to be an exciting event particularly in helping those in their genealogical professional development. It will also be a great opportunity to speak with the many US genealogy enthusiasts about the future market for genealogy information.

Genealogists and archivists from Ireland will be well represented at the conference.

• Gregory O’Connor from the National Archives of Ireland
• Eileen O’Duíll, CG, Professional Genealogist, speaking on Irish research and professional development
• Seán O’Duíll, Irish Folklorist, speaking on marriage customs in 19th Century Ireland
• John Hamrock, author of Tracing Your Roscommon Ancestors and sponsor of www.ancestor.ie
• Dr. James Ryan of Flyleaf Press who will be displaying Flyleaf’s interesting range of Irish genealogical and family history books at the TIARA exhibition at the conference
• A number of members of the Irish Family History Foundation
• Other professional and amateur genealogists from Ireland

More information about the conference can be obtained at www.fgs.org. Hopefully, we will see you there!

Tracing Your Roscommon Ancestors - Book Review

Commissioning Research (Continued)

We are please to announce that the National Archives of Ireland have added John Hamrock's contact details to its paper-based and web-based list of genealogical researchers.

The web-based list is available at:
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy/researchers.html

The physical location of the National Archives of Ireland is:
Bishop Street,
Dublin 8,
Ireland
Tel. +353 (0)1 407 2300
FAX +353 (0)1 407 2333

Commissioning Research

The National Library of Ireland in Dublin does not offer a genealogical research service. However, if people wish to commission a professional to carry out research on their behalf a list of researchers - private individuals and organisations - who have indicated a willingness to undertake family history research on a professional, fee-paying basis, can be downloaded from the National Library of Ireland web link provided below.

http://www.nli.ie/en/commission-research.aspx

The National Library of Ireland is updating its list of family researchers and will be bringing out a new one at the end of May 2008. We are pleased to announce that the National Library of Ireland has added John Hamrock's and Ancestor.ie's details to this new list which are:-

Mr. John Hamrock
63 Fosterbrook
Stillorgan Road
Booterstown
Co.Dublin
Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 219 5799
Mobile: +353 (0)87 0505 296
Email: john.hamrock@yahoo.ie; anceto@ancestor.ie
Website: www.ancestor.ie

The National Library of Ireland does not sponsor or endorse the individuals or organisations named and will not be responsible for research arrangements, payments or results.

Dublin City Library and Archive Talk

John Hamrock provided a presentation entitled, "Undiscovered Repositories for Tracing Roscommon Ancestors," on Saturday, the 29th of March, 2008 at the Dublin City Public Library and Archives.

The following are some of the Undiscovered Repositories and Archives John Hamrock spoke about:-

General Register Office
Government Offices, Convent Road, Roscommon.Tel: +353 (0) 90 6632900; LoCall: 1890 252076; Fax: +353 (0) 90 6632999Fax: +353 (0) 90 6632988; http://www.groireland.ie

Roscommon County Library
http://www.iol.ie/~roslib/lhist.html; roslib@roscommoncoco.ie
LEABHARLANN CHONTAE ROS COMÁIN - Roscommon County Library
Abbey Street, Roscommon, Tel: +353 90 663 7274

Roscommon County Courthouse
The Courthouse, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon
Tel: (090) 663 7140; Fax: (090) 663 7108; Email: corporateservices@roscommoncoco.ie

Roscommon Heritage and Genealogy Company
Church Street, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon; Tel: +353 71 9633380;
Fax: +353 71 9633398; www.roscommonroots.com; Email: info@roscommonroots.com

County Roscommon Family History Society
Bealnamullia, Athlone, County Roscommon
Email: rendell@eircom.net; www.geocities.com/corofahiso/index.html

Roscommon Historical Research
www.roscommonhistory.ie; Bona fide researchers can contact Liam Byrne to visit the Roscommon History archives near Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon. Liam can be contacted atroscommonhistory@eircom.net

Clonalis House
Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, +353 94 9620014 enquiry@clonalis.com; www.clonalis.com/house.html

Strokestown Park House
Strokestown Park, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
Tel: 00 353 ( 7196 ) 33013; Fax: 00 353 ( 7196 ) 33712; e-mail: info@strokestownpark.ie; web: www.strokestownpark.ie


King House, Boyle
www.kinghouse.ie; kinghouseboyle@hotmail.com
Tel: 071 9663242; Fax: 071 9663243

The Connaught Rangers Association
Museum located at King House. One of their objectives is to formulate a database of information on the men who were veterans of the Connaught Rangers. They publish a yearly newsletter and an annual magazine. Their website is www.connaughtrangersassoc.com. Email is info@connaughtrangersassoc.com

Books
Beirne, Francis, The Diocese of Elphin; People, Places and Pilgrimage, Columba Press, Blackrock, Dublin, 2000
Gacquin, William, Roscommon Before the Famine, The Parishes of Kiltoom and Cam, 1749-1845, Irish Academic Press, Dublin, 1996
Hamrock, John, Tracing Your Roscommon Ancestors, Flyleaf Press, Dublin, 2007
Legg, Marie-Louise Legg, editor, The Census of Elphin 1749, Irish Manuscripts Commission, Dublin, 2005
Weld, Isaac, Statistical Survey of the County Roscommon, Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, 1832

CD-Roms
Hunter, John, Resource County Roscommon, self-published, Queensland, Australia, 2004

Essays
Gacquin, William, «1821 Census Fragments for County Roscommon,» Roscommon Historical & Archaeological Society Journal, Vol. 7, 1998
------------------, « Eskerbaun, County Roscommon, » Irish Townlands: Studies in Local History, Four Courts Press, Dublin, 1998
McGowan, Eileen, « Surnames of County Roscommon ,» Irish Roots, No. 1, 1993

Feedback following the presentation was as follows:-

"Thank you for your excellent talk, which was very well prepared and just right for the day. I have had lots of positive feedback from the audience, many singled out your talk as giving a valuable step-by-step guide to sources. As a result people are now suggesting similar talks for other counties!"
Dr. Maire Kennedy, Divisional Librarian, Special Collections, Dublin City Public Libraries, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin

"Your talk was very well prepared and delivered."
Douglas Appleyard, Artane, Dublin

Ancestor.ie launches new Irish Naturalization Service!

More and more non-European companies and institutions are conducting or plan to conduct affairs within the European Union (the “EU”). Individual managers or employees working for these organizations with a valid EU passport can work and travel freely without additional work visas.

If an individual’s parents or grandparents were Irish, then that individual is entitled to Irish and thus EU citizenship.

Ancestor.ie offers an institutional service for individuals who need to obtain legal documents for Irish naturalization purposes.

Where the records exist, Ancestor.ie will dispatch them within 5 business days.

Ancestor.ie has successfully assisted a number of individuals in this Naturalization process.

The cost for this service is €495. Please email anceto@ancestor.ie to enquire how Ancestor.ie can be of assistance or if your require more information.

Thank You.

Moate Museum and History Society, Co. Westmeath

John Hamrock spoke to about thirty members of the Moate Museum and History Society at the Grand Hotel in Moate, Co. Westmeath, on Monday evening, 3rd March. The topic was 'How to Go About Tracing Your Ancestors.' Martina Griffin, President of the Association, Yvonne Lane, Public Relations Officer, and John Griffin organised the event. The turnout of thirty people was excellent as the night was extremely cold and there was another historical event happening in Tullamore that same evening. The talk was about 50 minutes with 15 minutes of Questions & Answers after and was quite interactive. There was also a photographer there from the Westmeath Examiner newspaper.

The presentation covered; Getting Started; Civil Registrations; Census and Census Substitutes, Church Records; Land Records and Estate Records; Grave Records and Inscriptions; Directories and Occupational Sources; Newspapers; Wills and Administrations; and recommended Books and Websites.

One participant was quoted about the talk, 'It was very comprehensive without being too long winded or technical. Hopefully it will ignite an interest in more people to search for their roots.'

For those people who could not make it, but would like a copy of John Hamrock's 25 page presentation slides, please email John Hamrock at john.hamrock@yahoo.ie or at anceto@ancestor.ie. Thank you.