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Check out the blogs covering the recent Dublin Research Trip. The link takes you to Day 1, just click on previous to move through the blogs. The 2013 Dublin Research Trip has been scheduled for the 13 - 20th of October. Reserve you place now…guaranteed pricing for extra nights expired on 6 February, however, I have reserved a few extra rooms for Saturday, October 12th (on a first come basis). Don't miss out on this savings.
I'm happy to say that the Mocavo Search engine is finally working with my blog. If you're looking for a specific topic I've written on, use the search box, type in the topic, i.e., Griffith's Valuation, and you'll get a link to the specific blogs where the topic is discussed.
Happy 2013!
Presbyterian Exiles of 1798
Here's an announcement I received of an interesting project sponsored by the Ulster Historical Foundation. If you had Scots-Irish ancestors from Ulster who emigrated around this time, you might want to contact this group.
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Travel Tuesday - Dublin, Ireland
It's another one of those weeks, when ideas for the blog are at a low point, so I turn again to Geneabloggers for ideas. Since it's coming upon that time of year for travel, I thought I'd give you some ideas about why you want to visit Ireland, either to do research (don't forget about the …
Ireland Reaching Out
This is the year of The Gathering in Ireland, an effort to get the diaspora to return to their roots. Ireland Reaching Out (Ireland XO) is a tourism marketing campaign, but one that could help you in your research. …
Genealogy Road Trip
FindMyPast Ireland on Facebook
Will you be doing any traveling this summer? It's time to start planning. Once you plan your destination, search your database for life events that happened along your route. If traveling with family members, you may not have the luxury of spending all day in a cemetery or library, but you might be able to grab a few hours.
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Tombstone Tuesday - County Westmeath
Early on in my family research, I came across a number of records in Westmeath, Ireland for the Moughty family. Moughty is an unusual name…I know now that there are only two famliies in the U.S. with the name, a few more than that in Ireland, and the rest in Argentina. …
In Memoriam
My thoughts and prayers are with all those in Boston…for the families of those who died, for all who were injured and for the people of this great city.
Organizing and Scanning Your Photos
Are your pictures safe? I've made sure that mine are in acid-free boxes, but organizing them further is a project I haven't gotten to yet. The boxes sit on shelves in my closet. The good news is that I'm starting to think about it (that's the first step for me <g>). …
IrishGenealogy.ie
I've written about IrishGenealogy.ie in the past, but this past week, they relaunched the site. As you can see from the image, the home page is quite different. The content of the church records has not changed. …
Best Irish Genealogy Websites
Join me at Family Tree University on Thursday, March 28th at 7 p.m. (EDT) to learn about online sources for Irish research. You can register here.
Sharing Your Tree on a Personal Website
If you have a personal website, or are considering one, your family tree can reside on your site. While this takes a bit more technical knowledge than the previous solutions, it is not that difficult. …
