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Index to Articles in the Newsletter of
The Irish Family History Forum
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September 1991 - December 1992
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Vol. 1 No. 1 |
Meet the Board of Directors |
Editorial Staff |
Introduction and brief biographical sketch of the organization's founding members |
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Ireland in the Family History Library Locality Catalogue |
Editorial Staff |
Some holdings in the Plainview, NY LDS Family History Library relevant to Irish research |
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Vol. 1 No. 2 |
Charter Presentation by Irish Consul General |
Editorial Staff |
Account of the presentation, and photo of founding members with the Irish Consul General |
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Ireland in the Family History Library Locality Catalogue |
Editorial Staff |
Some holdings in the Plainview, NY LDS Family History Library relevant to Irish research |
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Vol. 1 No. 3 |
Stray Roman Catholic Marriages - The English Researcher '91 |
Mr. E. Crook |
Index of stray Irish Roman Catholic marriages in the Liverpool Record Office |
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Coffin Ship Death Chamber |
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An account of death on a ship from Sligo to Liverpool in 1848 - transcribed and edited from Marist Brothers Centenary magazine |
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Monthly Meeting Review - October 1991 |
Helen Murphy |
B-Ann Morehouse on researching the Irish in Ireland and in New York City |
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Vol. 1 No. 4 |
Lost Estates and Vanished Glories |
Brian de Breffny |
The 17th century confiscation of lands - transcribed and edited from Irish Ancestor |
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Monthly Meeting Review - Nov. 1991 |
Helen Murphy |
James Reilly on the social, economic, governmental and geographic factors affecting Irish family history research |
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Vol. 1 No. 5 |
Routes to Emigration |
Dr. Ignatius Cleary |
Condensed speech - emigration from Ireland to America |
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Monthly Meeting Review |
Helen Murphy |
Dr. Maureen Murphy on Irish female emigration to America and Australia during the 19th and 20th centuries |
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Vol. 1 No. 6 |
Brooklyn Navy Yard Cemetery |
Forum Members |
History of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Cemetery |
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Monthly Meeting Review - January 1992 |
Helen Murphy |
Suzanne McVetty, C.G. on an analysis of Richard Griffith's Primary Valuation and the Tithe Books |
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Vol. 1 No. 7 |
Brooklyn Navy Yard Cemetery (continued) |
Forum Members |
History of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Cemetery |
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Monthly Meeting Review - Feb. 1992 |
Helen Murphy |
Robert Masterson on use of the Valuation Lists succeeding Griffith's Valuation |
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Vol. 1 No. 8 |
Fighting for Survival in Rural Ireland |
Rev. James Neligan |
History of a small farmer in Sligo - transcribed from the Parochial Survey of Ireland, 1816 |
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Monthly Meeting Review |
Helen Murphy |
Msgr. Brian Callahan on 18th and 19th century resources in the USA and Ireland |
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Vol. 1 No. 9 |
Notices of Irish-Born Persons in New York City Newspapers |
B-Ann Morehouse |
Using newspapers to locate Irish ancestors in New York City |
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News of the Family History Library |
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Information on Draft Registration Cards filmed by The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints |
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Monthly Meeting Review |
Helen Murphy |
Member exchange and evaluation |
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Vol. 1 No. 10 |
Matters of Import at Year's End |
Editorial Staff |
Report to membership |
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Poem |
Andrew Greely |
Transcribed from The Irish |
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Monthly Meeting Review |
Helen Murphy |
Paul Gorry from Ireland on researching in Ireland |
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Vol. 2 No. 1 |
Have You Used Hayes? |
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Pre-1976 manuscripts of Irish interest in National Library of Ireland transcribed from Irish Roots magazine |
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Monthly Meeting Review |
Helen Murphy |
Dr. Evelyn Gonzalez on resources at the New York City Municipal Archives |
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Vol. 2 No. 2 |
Calvary and the Early Cemeteries of the New York Archdiocese |
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History of Calvary Cemetery, NYC transcribed from Catholic News |
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Island of Sorrow |
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Information on plans to develop Grosse Ile, Canada, burial place for thousands of Irish immigrants, as a national historic site - transcribed from the Irish Echo newspaper |
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Sacramental Records Added to Chapter Library |
James R. Reilly, C.G.R.S. |
Baptism & marriage records of Brooklyn's Church of the Annunciation & St. Paul's Church |
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Monthly Meeting Review - Sep. 1992 |
Helen Murphy |
James Reilly C.G.R.S. on the Family History Library Catalog |
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Vol. 2 No. 3 |
Good News & Bad News at National Library of Ireland |
Paul Gorry |
More film/fiche readers; Archbishop of Cashel & Emly withdrawing permission to view sacramental registers - transcribed from Family Tree Magazine |
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When Poverty Forced Families to Beg |
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The poor in County Sligo - transcribed from The Sligo Champion |
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The National Archives of Ireland, The Fire of 1922 |
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Account of the fire and the records lost - transcribed from Irish Roots magazine |
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Monthly Meeting Review |
Helen Murphy |
Meldon J. Wolfgang on the need to become familiar with the records, organizations, etc. of the Irish immigrants in the USA and Canada |
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Vol. 2 No. 4 |
Document Charts to Help Yourself and Others |
Donn Devine, C.G.I. |
A code solution for source documentation - transcribed from Ancestry Newsletter |
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Monthly Meeting Review |
Helen Murphy |
Dan Tonery on using the Tithe Applotment Books, Griffith's Valuation, the Householder's Index, Civil Registration records, and Parish Registers |
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Vol. 2 No. 5 |
Estate Records:A Genealogical Source |
Michael D. Evans |
Information available in estate records (Adaptation) |
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Irish Proverbs |
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Three lesser known proverbs |
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Vol. 2 No. 6 |
Richard J. Hayes & Hayes' Catalogs |
Judith E. Wight, A.G. |
Biography of Hayes and description of the Hayes Manuscripts |
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Estate Records: A Genealogical Source (continued) |
Michael D. Evans |
Information available in estate records (Adaptation) |
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Book Review |
Suzanne McVetty |
The Search for Missing Friends: Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed in the Boston Pilot edited by Ruth-Ann Harris and B. Emer O'Keefe |
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Monthly Meeting Review - |
Helen Murphy |
Laura DeGrazia on locating your Irish ancestor's place of origin |
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Vol. 2 No. 7 |
Lost Periods |
Rosemary Ffolliott |
Time periods with sparse information 1700-1770 & 1800-1830 |
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Cemetery of the Holy Rood: A Transcription of Some Stones |
Rosemary Ardolina |
Irish birth places on early tombstones in the St. Brigit Section of the Westbury, Long Island cemetery |
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Monthly Meeting Review - Feb. 1993 |
Helen Murphy |
Trish Little Taylor on newspapers as a genealogical resource |
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Vol. 2 No. 8 |
Journal of an Irish Emigrant to Canada |
Donal Begley |
Account of Thomas Alexander Langford's trip to North America |
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Irish Place Names |
Deidre Flanagan |
A short history of Irish place names |
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Vol. 2 No. 9 |
Obituary - John Rowane, LI Chapter Founder & President |
James R. Reilly, C.G.R.S. |
Obituary and notice that the Chapter library will be named after John Rowane |
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Emigration From the Workhouse |
Dr. S. C. O'Mahony |
Using the Minute Books of the Poor Law Guardians to locate workhouse emigrants -transcribed from The Irish Ancestor |
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St. Patrick Visits Coney Island |
Eily Kilgannon |
A folktale transcribed from Folktales of the Yeats Country |
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Monthly Meeting Review - |
Helen Murphy |
Open discussion on withdrawing as a chapter of the Irish Genealogical Society |
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Vol. 2 No. 10 |
Emigration From the Workhouse (continued) |
Dr. S. C. O'Mahony |
Use of Minute Books of the Poor Law Guardians to locate workhouse emigrants transcribed from The Irish Ancestor |
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The State of the Poor in 1834 |
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A questionnaire sent to parish priests, ministers, and justices - transcribed from the Meath County Archaeological Journal |
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Monthly Meeting Review - May 1993 |
Helen Murphy |
Joseph Silinonte on tombstone inscriptions in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn NY |
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Vol. 3 No. 1 |
The State of the Poor in 1834 |
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A questionnaire sent to parish priests, ministers, and justices - transcribed from the Meath County Archaeological Journal |
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Genealogy: What is it? |
Jim Herlihy |
A definition of Genealogy transcribed from Irish Roots |
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Our Organizational Logo |
James R. Reilly, C.G.R.S. |
The origin of the Forum logo |
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Vol. 3 No. 2 |
The Old Age Pension, An Unfamiliar Source |
James R. Reilly, C.G.R.S. |
Another way of finding people born in Ireland before 1864 |
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Irregular Marriages Celebrated by Couple-Beggars |
Herbert Wood |
Explanation of registers for secret marriages |
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Monthly Meeting Review - Sep. 1993 |
Elaine Massey - Caridi |
James Reilly C.G.R.S. on Irish Catholic church registers |
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Vol. 3 No. 3 |
The Royal Irish Constabulary |
James Reakes & Paul Gorry |
The history of the Royal Irish Constabulary - transcribed & edited from Family Tree Magazine |
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The Great Famine & Its Effects on Marriage in Ireland |
Victor A. Walsh |
The customs of marriage during the famine - transcribed & edited from The Great Famine and Its Consequences |
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Monthly Meeting Review - October 1993 |
Elaine Massey - Caridi |
Joseph Coen, Diocesan Archivist, on records in the Archives of the Diocese of Brooklyn |
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Vol. 3 No. 4 |
Wonderful Knowledge: The Ordnance Survey of Ireland |
John P. Browne |
The history of the Ordnance Survey -transcribed & edited from Journal of Irish Studies |
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Dr. Douglas Hyde |
Donal Connolly |
The first President of Ireland - transcribed from the Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society Journal |
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Monthly Meeting Review - Nov. 1993 |
Elaine Massey - Caridi |
Arthur Sniffin on 'Home Sources for Family History Research' |
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Vol. 3 No. 5 |
Wonderful Knowledge: The Ordnance Survey of Ireland (continued) |
John P. Browne |
The history of the Ordnance Survey -transcribed & edited from Journal of Irish Studies |
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The First Guidebook to Irish Genealogical Research |
Paul Gorry |
A review of Rev. W. Clare's, A Simple Guide to Irish Genealogy |
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News of the Family History Library |
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Brief article on the "Country Unknown" section of the 1992 International Genealogical Index from News of the Family History Library |
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Vol. 3 No. 6 |
The City Directory, A Key to Family History |
Robert E. Ward |
Using city directories in genealogy - transcribed & edited from Family Heritage |
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Sites & Dates of Major Epidemics |
James R. Reilly, C.G.R.S. |
Small list of major epidemics and cities and dates |
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Ship Crossings from Ireland to England: A Query & A Response |
Jean Cole |
Transcribed & edited from The Family Tree Magazine - no passenger lists |
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Our Members Share |
Michael G. McCormick |
Gravestone inscription in Calvary Cemetery, Queens, NYC |
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Monthly Meeting Review - January 1994 |
Elaine Massey - Caridi |
Mary McWilliams on her family history research in Northern Ireland |
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Vol. 3 No. 7 |
The City Directory, A Key to Family History (continued) |
Robert E. Ward |
Using city directories in genealogy - transcribed & edited from Family Heritage |
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Our Members Share |
Laura DeGrazia |
A letter to her grandmother vividly portraying a rural Ireland of almost seventy years ago |
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Book Review |
James R. Reilly, C.G.R.S. |
A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland by Brian Mitchell |
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Monthly Meeting Review - |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
John Celardo of the National Archives and Records Administration on the availability of naturalization records and ship passenger lists |
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Vol. 3 No. 8 |
The Rundale System of Landholding, 1750-1910 |
Paul Waldron |
A description of a subdivision system in Ireland |
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Our Members Share |
Denise Abelson |
First Place award winning (1990 The Irish Voice poetry contest) poem The Ghost of Anthony Lally |
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Book Review |
Anne Harnett |
Research Outline, Ireland by Family History Library Staff |
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Vol. 3 No. 9 |
The Rundale System of Landholding, 1750-1910 (continued) |
Paul Waldron |
A description of a subdivision system in Ireland |
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Background Information: A Key to Productive Research |
James R. Reilly, C.G.R.S. |
Importance of the Title Composition Applotment Books to Irish research |
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The Sacred Tenth, The Tithe Composition Applotment Books |
James R. Reilly, C.G.R.S. |
A description of the Title Composition Applotment Books |
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Monthly Meeting Review - April 1994 |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Andy Conlin on Irish surnames |
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Vol. 3 No. 10 |
Land Occupancy, The Sacred Tenth (continued) |
James R. Reilly, C.G.R.S. |
A description of the Title Composition Applotment Books |
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Old Calvary Cemetery: Preserving the History & Memory of Our Ancestors |
Rosemary Ardolina |
Reading the stones at Calvary Cemetery, Queens, NYC for publication |
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Vol. 4 No. 1 |
Folklore as Therapy for the Frazzled Genealogist |
O'Farrell & Delaney |
Extracts from Superstitions of the Irish Country People and Some Notes on Superstition in 19th Century Mayo |
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Monthly Meeting Review - May 1994 |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
William Schoeffler of the New England Historical and Genealogical Society on 'Evidence vs. Proof: Guidelines for the Genealogist' |
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Monthly Meeting Review - June 1994 |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
William Evans on New York State Archives resources |
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Vol. 4 No. 2 |
Chalk Sunday |
Caoimhin O' Danachair |
Customs in Ireland - transcribed from the North Munster Antiquarian Journal |
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Stillbirth Register |
Paul Gorry |
The registering of stillbirths enacted in Feb. 1994 and an explanation of missing births in earlier registers |
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Monthly Meeting Review - September 1994 |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Brian Andersson on a future computerized family history facility on Ellis Island |
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Vol. 4 No. 3 |
The Irish Old Age Pension |
Nellie Cleirigh |
Using the Old Age Pension to determine age of ancestors - transcribed from Ireland's Eye |
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A Survey of Pre-1901 Irish Census Remnants, A Potential Source |
Rosemary Ffolliott |
Surviving 1821 Census with LDS film numbers-transcribed from Irish Genealogy: A Record Finder by Donal Begley |
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Monthly Meeting Review - October 1994 |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Marion Casey on 'Gaelic Gotham' a brief overview of 300 yrs. of the Irish in NYC |
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Vol. 4 No. 4 |
A Survey of Pre-1901 Irish Census Remnants, A Potential Source(continued) |
Rosemary Ffolliott |
Information on Census' 1831, 1841, 1851, 1861,1871 transcribed from Irish Genealogy: A Record Finder by Donal Begley |
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Irish First Names |
Gerald J. Neville |
Two aspects of naming of Irish Children - sequential naming pattern and frequency of first names |
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Monthly Meeting Review - November 1994 |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Treasa Moore and Anna McHugh of Ireland on the Great Famine in Connacht |
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Vol. 4 No. 5 |
The Ordnance Survey Memoirs as Sources for Family History |
Editorial Staff |
Information on the Ordnance Surveys of Ireland |
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The Ordinance Survey Memoir for the Parish of Rathlin, County Antrim |
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Transcribed & edited from Journal of the Glens of Antrim Historical Society |
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Vol. 4 No. 6 |
Townlands - Their Origin and Significance |
Cahal Dallat |
Abstracted & edited from Journal of the Glens of Antrim Historical Society |
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The Roman Catholic Chapel, The Story of Its Beginnings |
Fr. Dan Gallogly |
History of Chapels in Ireland - transcribed & edited from Kilmore Churches; Breifne |
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Monthly Meeting Review - |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Forum members on their experiences at the 2nd Genealogical Congress - Dublin, Ireland |
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Vol. 4 No. 7 |
The Roman Catholic Chapel, The Story of Its Beginnings (continued) |
Fr. Dan Gallogly |
History of Chapels in Ireland - transcribed & edited from Kilmore Churches; Breifne |
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US Passport Records in the LDS Family History Library |
James R. Reilly, C.G.R.S. |
Information on passport records 1810-1925 filmed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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Book Review |
Kathleen Timmes |
Irish Peasants - Violence and Political Unrest 1780-1914 collection of essays edited by Samuel Clark and James S. Donnelly, Jr. |
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Monthly Meeting Review - |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Peter Quinn on the background and research for his book on Irish immigrants -Banished Children of Eve |
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Vol. 4 No. 8 |
Conacre: A System of Land Rental in Pre-Famine Ireland |
James R. Reilly, C.G.R.S. |
Explaining the system from 1815 and 1845 whereby land was let for a single season |
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Immigration Records in Canada |
Editorial Staff |
Information available at the National Archives |
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Foundlings |
Gerard M. Delaney |
The fate of deserted infants in Ireland - transcribed from Journal of the South Mayo Family Reearch Society |
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Magistrates' Questions to Catholics, 1709 |
Rev. John Brady |
Questions to priests when declaring oath to Queen Anne - transcribed from Archive Hibernicum |
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Book Review |
Mary McWilliams |
The Great Irish Famine, An Oral History by S.J. Cambell |
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Monthly Meeting Review - |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Joseph Silnonte on Bishop Loughlin's Dispensations |
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Vol. 4 No. 9 |
The Encumbered Estate & Its Tenants 1849-1859 |
James R. Reilly, C.G.R.S. |
Explanation and records available of the estates for sale |
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NYC Draft Riots of 1863 - The Dead |
Helen Murphy |
Transcribed from The Armies of the Streets by Adrian Cook listing the dead |
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The Great Famine in The Illustrated London News |
Report urging aid to Ireland |
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Monthly Meeting Review - |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Dr. Kevin Whelan on 19th century Irish history & emigration |
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Book Review |
Kathleen Timmes |
Dublin Tenement Life by Kevin Kearns |
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Vol. 4 No. 10 |
Patterns of Marriage in Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Ireland |
Dr. Sean Connelly |
Marriages in rural Ireland - edited from Familia, Ulster Genealogical. Review |
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Book Review |
Kathleen Timmes |
Review of Gurteen, Co. Sligo, Its People & Its Past by Fr. John Finn |
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Vol. 5 No. 1 |
Why are Irish Catholic Sacramental Registers So Late & So Erratic? |
James R. Reilly C.G.R.S. |
A brief history of the Irish Catholic Church |
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Monthly Meeting Review - |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Forum members on their favorite ancestors |
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Book Review |
Kathleen Timmes |
The Immigrant Church: New York's Irish & German Catholics 1815-1865 by Jay Dolan |
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Vol. 5 No. 2 |
Why are Irish Catholic Sacramental Registers So Late & So Erratic? (cont.) |
James R. Reilly C.G.R.S. |
A brief history of the Irish Catholic Church |
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The National School System in County Monaghan 1831-1850 |
James Murnane |
A history of schools in Monaghan - transcribed from the Clogher Record |
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First Annual Irish Research Seminar -
Judith Eccles Wight, A.G. |
~ How to Find that Elusive Ancestor ~ Focus on Northern Ireland Strategy ~ Irish Probate Records ~ Irish Estate Records |
Daniel J. Tonery |
A concise summary of the seminar lectures with main points of interest |
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Vol. 5 No. 3 |
The Emigrant Flow From the United Kingdom 1842-1855 |
James R. Reilly C.G.R.S. |
The disasters for the emigrants from Ireland and the changes made - transcribed & edited from Irish Historical Studies and the Donegal Annual |
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The Window Tax, a Pane in the Pocketbook |
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The tax act put into effect 1799 and repealed in 1822 - transcribed from the Clogher Record |
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Monthly Meeting Review October 1995 |
Elaine Massey - Caridi |
Rosemary Ardolina on 'A Prospective on Calvery Cemetery' Queens, NYC |
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Vol. 5 No. 4 |
The Emigrant Flow From the United Kingdom 1842-1855 (continued) |
James R. Reilly C.G.R.S. |
The disasters for the emigrants from Ireland and the changes made - transcribed & edited from Irish Historical Studies and the Donegal Annual |
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A Most "Un-Civil" War |
Mary McWilliams |
A visit to the Petersburg, Virginia battle field |
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Irish Roots - A Dialog |
M. D. MacMahon |
Poem |
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Monthly Meeting Review - November 1995 |
Elaine Massey - Caridi |
John Ridge on 'The Great Hunger in New York' |
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Vol. 5 No. 5 |
Researching the Records of The Registry of Deeds |
Laura DeGrazia |
Why, who, and how these records were created and how they can be of benefit |
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NYC Draft Riots of 1863 - The Dead (2nd installment) |
Helen Murphy |
Transcribed from The Armies of the Streets by Adrian Cook |
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Vol. 5 No. 6 |
The National School System in County Monaghan, 1831-1850 (continued) |
James Murnane |
A history of schools in Monaghan - transcribed from the Clogher Record |
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NYC Draft Riots of 1863 - The Dead (3rd installment) |
Helen Murphy |
Transcribed from The Armies of the Streets by Adrian Cook |
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Monthly Meeting Review - January 1996 |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Marion Casey on 'The Irish Emigrant Society and The Irish Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank' |
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Vol. 5 No. 7 |
Irish Seasonal Migration to Great Britain, 1800 - 1838 |
Irish Historical Studies |
A study of population movements in Ireland - transcribed from Irish Historical Studies |
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Cemetery of the Holy Rood |
Rosemary Ardolina |
A list of persons buried in the oldest part of the cemetery, St. Brigid's section of the Westbury, Long Island cemetery |
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Vol. 5 No. 8 |
The Study of Irish Surnames as a Research Tool |
Laura DeGrazia |
Surname origins, history and variations to help with your research |
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From the Desk of the President - Scottish Vital Records |
Maureen McCourt Nantista |
Information contained in the Scottish Vital Records and its value to Irish researchers |
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Monthly Meeting Review - March 1996 |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Michael Hanophy on 'The Royal Irish Constabulary' |
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Vol. 5 No. 9 |
The Tenison Groves Irish Manuscripts |
Harry Hollingsworth R.G. |
Content and use of the Tenison Groves Manuscripts for your research |
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From the Desk of the President - Scottish Vital Records (continued) |
Maureen McCourt Nantista |
Information contained in the Scottish Vital Records and its value to Irish researchers |
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Monthly Meeting Review - April 1996 |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Dan Tonery on using the Tithe Applotment Books, Griffith's Valuation, the Householder's Index, Civil Registration records, and Parish Registers |
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Vol. 5 No. 10 |
A Personal Visit to Ireland: What to Expect |
Paul Gorry |
Irish attitudes on religious, political and ethnic matters |
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From the Desk of the President - Annual Report to the Membership |
Maureen McCourt Nantista |
Review of the past year's activities and the current status of the organization |
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Monthly Meeting Review - May 1996 |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Nancy Shea on 'Researching the Irish in New York' |
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Vol. VI No. 1 |
Roman Catholic Parishes - Manhattan, NYC |
Gerard C. Karcher |
Listing of parishes, commencement dates, addresses and locations plotted on area map |
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Vol. VI No. 2 |
The Tragic Experiences of the Irish Immigrants on Board the Vessels Bristol & Mexico |
Philip A. Bolger |
Disaster of the two ships and the resulting creation of the Life Saving Service |
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Passenger Arrival Lists |
Brian Andersson |
Information contained in the Customs Passenger Lists & Immigration Pass. Lists |
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Passenger Arrival Lists |
Gerard C. Karcher |
Additional commentary |
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The Irish Oldtimers of Connecticut in 1884 |
Neil Hogan |
Information collected by Frederick Nash in 1884 listing Connecticut's oldest residents |
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Monthly Meeting Review - June 1996 |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Andy Conlin on 'The Origin of Irish Surnames' |
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Vol. VI No. 3 |
Researching in the New York City Public Library |
Gerard C. Karcher |
A selective list of resources available to family historians in the 42nd Street library |
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Irish Genealogical Sources |
Gerard C. Karcher |
Research sources in Ireland to contact for information |
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Vol. VI No. 4 |
From the Desk of the President - Standards of Conduct |
Maureen McCourt Nantista |
Rules to be adhered to by genealogists while working in the various repositories |
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Roman Catholic Parishes - Brooklyn, NYC |
Gerard C. Karcher |
Listing of parishes, commencement dates, addresses and locations plotted on area map |
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Vol. VI No. 5 |
Emigration & Irish Rural Life |
J. N. H. Douglas |
The effects of seasonal and permanent emigration to the Rosses district of Donegal |
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Monthly Meeting Review - Nov. 1996 |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Joseph Gleason on 'Irish Family History Research in the Archives of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children' |
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How many ways can you spell Kathryn? |
Editorial Staff |
Thirty-six spelling variations of this given name |
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Vol. VI No. 6 |
NYC Draft Riots of 1863 - The Dead (4th installment) |
Helen Murphy |
Transcribed from The Armies of the Streets by Adrian Cook |
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Forum Holds Annual Christmas Party |
Kathleen McGee |
Pictures and account of the Christmas Party |
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Harbor of Tears |
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Cobh Harbor, County Cork - transcribed from the Emerald Society Newsletter |
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Vol. VI No. 7 |
The Wounded Police Officers of the New York City Draft Riots of 1863 (5th installment) |
Helen Murphy |
Transcribed from The Armies of the Streets by Adrian Cook |
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Plantations in Ulster c. 1600-1641 |
R. J. Hunter |
Transcribed from Education Facsimiles #161-180 - The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland |
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Monthly Meeting Review - January 1997 |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Bernard Kelly on 'The Irish in the American Military' |
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Vol. VI No. 8 |
Plantations in Ulster c. 1600-1641 (continued) |
R. J. Hunter |
Transcribed from Education Facsimiles #161-180 - The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland |
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Monthly Meeting Review - February 1997 |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Jerome Coleman on 'Irish Family Records in New York City' |
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Computer Jottings |
Ed Ford, Sr. |
Sites useful to Irish family historians |
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The Famine Year |
Lady Wilde |
19th century poem |
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Vol. VI No. 9 |
From the Desk of the President - Newspapers as a Genealogical Resource |
Maureen McCourt Nantista |
The numerous and varied genealogical data to be gleaned from newspapers |
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Genealogical research at The American Irish Historical Society |
Gerard C. Karcher |
Various holdings which contain Irish genealogical information |
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Monthly Meeting Review - March 1997 |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Joseph Coen on 'The Holdings of the Archives of the RC Diocese of Brooklyn' |
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Computer Jottings |
Ed Ford, Sr. |
Uses of the computer for genealogy |
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Vol. VI No. 10 |
From the Desk of the President - Annual Report to the Membership |
Maureen McCourt Nantista |
Review of the past year's activities and the current status of the organization |
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NYS Registers of Officers and Enlisted Men during the Civil War |
Laura DeGrazia |
Information contained in this lesser used source for NYS Civil War military |
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Monthly Meeting Review - May 1997 |
Elaine Massey -Caridi |
Roma Connable on 'Oral History' |
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Book Review |
Joan Condolf |
Tracing Your Kerry Ancestors by Michael O'Connor |
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Vol. VI No. 10/1 |
Ireland's Heritage Centers |
Introduction and County Cavan |
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Monthly Meeting Review - June 1997 |
Elaine Massey - Caridi |
Prof. Christine Kinealy author of The Great Calamity on aid to Ireland during the Famine |
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Index to the Newsletter of The Irish Family History Forum |
Maureen McCourt Nantista |
Identifies articles in Newsletters from September 1991 through June 1995 |
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Computer Jottings |
Ed Ford, Sr. |
Genograms |
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Vol. VI No. 11 |
Ireland's Heritage Centers |
Counties Clare, Cork, Donegal & Kerry |
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Canadian Professor Studies Genealogists |
Elizabeth Barclay- Lapointe |
Ontario Professor Lambert's profile of genealogists, research sources and experiences |
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Index to the Newsletter of The Irish Family History Forum |
Maureen McCourt |
Identifies articles in Newsletters from September 1995 through June 1997 |
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Index to Monthly Presentations |
Maureen McCourt |
List of Monthly Speakers and their topics covering September 1991 through June 1997 |
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You know You Are a Genealogy Addict When ... |
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Humor |
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Computer Jottings |
Ed Ford, Sr. |
Various topics |
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Vol. VI No. 12 |
Researching your New York City Police Officer Ancestor |
Gerard C. Karcher |
Description of the research process and a list of NYC Police Officers killed in the line of duty |
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Irish Wakes: A Luxury of Friendship and Grief |
Doris V. Cummins |
Superstitions, process of keening and 'waking', and mix of merriment and sympathy popularized by Joyce's 'Finnegan's Wake' |
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Monthly Meeting Review - September 1997 |
Elaine Massey- Caridi |
Michael Hanophy on 'Researching the Archives of Selected Religious Congregations' |
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Monthly Meeting Review - October 1997 |
Elaine Massey- Caridi |
Stephen Sullivan on 'The Social History of the Brooklyn Irish, 1850- 1900' |
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Vol. VII No. 4 |
Ireland's Heritage Centers |
Counties Dublin, Galway and Kildare |
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Our Members Share My Grandfather |
Howard Cain |
Story of how his grandfather came to look out for nuns of St. Peter's Hospital, in Brooklyn |
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The Newberry Library |
Mary McWilliams |
Value of this Chicago library for Irish genealogy |
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Book Review |
Mary J. Kedenburg |
Reading in the Dark by Seamus Dean |
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Monthly Meeting Review |
Elaine Massey- Caridi |
Report by Forum members on the Third Irish Genealogical Congress in Ireland, September 1997 |
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Monthly Meeting Review - February 1998 |
Elaine Massey- Caridi |
Noel Haughton, Creative Memories, on photo and document preservation and the pitfalls to avoid |
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Vol. VII No. 5 |
Ireland's Heritage Centers |
Counties Kerry, Kilkenny, Laois & Offaly |
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Our Members Share -Irish-American Weekly, a Valuable Resource |
Diane Fitzpatrick Haberstroh |
Research opportunities found in obituary and 'Information Wanted' columns of newspaper published 1849 to the 1880's |
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The Forum's Participation in the Diocesan Archives Project |
Richard Holliday |
Status report by Forum Group Project Coordinator of The Diocesan Archives Project-NY Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens |
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Computer Jottings |
Ed Ford, Sr. |
Various topics |
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Beginning Genealogy |
Joan Murray |
Tips on information gathering, recording & preserving, and regular review of material |
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Monthly Meeting Review - March 1998 |
Elaine Massey- Caridi |
Dr. Brian Trainor and Shane McAteer on the holdings of the Ulster Historical Foundation and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland |
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Monthly Meeting Review - April 1998 |
Elaine Massey- Caridi |
Sue Sastry, Genetics Dept., North Shore University Hospital on 'Genetics and Genealogy' |
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Research Tips |
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'Checking the Averages' items to consider when researching pre-1850's ancestors in USA |
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Vol. 8 No. 1 |
Ireland's Heritage Centers |
Counties Limerick & Leitrim |
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Roman Catholic Parishes - Queens, New York |
Gerard C. Karcher |
Listing of parishes, commencement dates, addresses and locations plotted on area map |
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National Archives Update |
Dan Tonery |
Report on NARA meeting with chief Archivist Carlin about the future of the Regional Branches |
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Book Review |
Susan Windesheim |
The Famine in Ulster edited by Kinealy & Parkhill |
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Vol. 8 No. 2 |
Ireland's Heritage Centers |
County Mayo |
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Ellis Island to Get FamilyHistory Research Center |
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Press release from Mormon News about their role in establishment of the new research center |
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Index to Griffith's Valuation of Ireland 1846-1864: a Review |
Laura A. Murphy De Grazia, CG |
Detailed critique of computerized index on CD pointing its errors and shortcomings |
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Book Reviews |
Francis J. McKenna, 3rd |
A Student's Guide to Irish American Genealogy by Erin McKenna, and Offaly: One Hundred Years Ago by John Wright |
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Beginning Genealogy -Genealogy or Family History |
Joan Murray |
Various means of fleshing out your ancestors' lives |
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Monthly Meeting Review |
Elaine Massey-Caridi |
Albert Petraglia, Chief Clerk Nassau County Surrogate's Court on 'Surrogate's Court Records & Their Availability' |
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Monthly Meeting Review |
Elaine Massey-Caridi |
John Martino on 'Genealogical Record Repositories in New York City' |
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Vol. 8 No. 3 |
Ireland's Heritage Centers |
Counties Roscommon & Sligo |
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Faces of Christmas 1998 |
Photographs of attendees and thanks to contributors |
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Fourth Annual Irish Research Seminar Honor the Past, Live in the Present, Prepare for the Future |
James Reilly, CGRS ~ Irish Catholic Church Registers: Bog Latin and Other Demons ~ Incumbered Estates: The Famine's Other Victim John Celardo ~ Family History Resources at The National Archives |
Gerard C. Karcher and Daniel J. Tonery |
A summary of the featured seminar lectures including main points of interest |
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Monthly Meeting Review - September 1998 |
Elaine Massey - Caridi |
Harry Macy, Jr., Editor of The New York Genealogical and Biological Record, on 'Sources for Genealogical Research in New York City' |
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Monthly Meeting Review November 1998 |
Elaine Massey - Caridi |
John Ridge, author of forthcoming 1882 Irish Emigrants on 'New York - Late 19th Century Irish' |
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Computer Jottings |
Ed Ford, Sr. |
Various topics |
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Beginning Genealogy - History, Geography & Genealogy |
Joan Murray |
The importance of knowing the history of a particular geographic area in order to locate records |
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Index to the Newsletter of The Irish Family History Forum |
Maureen McCourt Nantista |
Identifies articles in Newsletters from September 1997 through December 1998 |
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Vol. 8 No. 4 |
Ireland's Heritage Centers |
Counties Fermanagh, Tyrone & Waterford |
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Results of Irish Heritage Center Customer Satisfaction Survey |
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Survey conducted by The Irish Ancestral Research Association rating the centers plus several national libraries and archives |
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Understanding the International Genealogical Index |
Joan Wood |
Explanation and research strategies for using this renowned genealogical database |
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Roman Catholic Parishes in The Bronx, New York |
Gerard C. Karcher |
Continuing series of Parishes with starting dates, contact info and location on map |
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Book Review |
Laura A. DeGrazia, CG |
List of Townlands in Each Poor Law Union of Ireland and Superintendent registrar's District - Redmond Press, publisher |
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Library News |
Frank McKenna, III |
Guidelines for use/borrowing of the IFHF library holdings |
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Monthly Meeting Review January 1999 |
Maureen Winski |
Thomas A. Peters, CGRS on 'WWI Draft Registration Records' |
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Monthly Meeting Review February 1999 |
Maureen Winski |
Leslie Corn on 'City Directories: A Forest of Family Trees for the Genealogist' |
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Beginning Genealogy - Federal Census Records |
Joan Murray |
Strategies for researching this valuable genealogical source |
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National Archives Update |
Daniel J. Tonery |
Highlights of the latest report from NARA's Space Planning Team |
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Vol. 8 No. 5 |
SPECIAL THEME ISSUE Researching the Irish in Canada |
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Introduction |
Maureen McCourt |
Potential of 'foreign' records/sources for enabling us to scale that brick wall |
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Ireland's Diaspora in Canada: Some Historical Background |
Editorial Staff |
Brief historical overview of the settlement of Canada and the Irish presence |
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The Irish Attack Canada! |
Daniel J. Tonery |
Failed plan of the U.S. based Fenians to invade Canada in the post Civil War 1860s |
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Irish links with Canada: Finding Irish Emigrants in Canada |
J. Brian Gilchrist |
Valuable, fact filled guide to the primary records to be consulted to enhance the possibilities for successful research |
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National Repositories in Canada |
Editorial Staff |
Includes postal and e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and web site URLs |
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Provincial and Territorial Archives and Genealogical Societies |
Editorial Staff |
Includes postal and e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and web site URLs |
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A Visit to Grosse Ile |
Mary Mullins |
Account of the horrendous loss of life among the Irish immigrants arriving on the 'coffin' ships |
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Grosse Ile |
Mary Eileen O'Gallagher Conway |
Poem by the daughter of Jeremiah Gallagher, designer of the Celtic Cross memorial to the Irish buried there |
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My Irish 'Newfy' Roots |
Patricia Griffith Mancini |
Heartwarming story of IFHF member's journey back to Newfoundland and Ireland |
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Book Reviews |
Frank McKenna, III |
Flight From Famine by W. Donald McKayGrosse Ile: Gateway to Canada 1832 - 1937 by Marianna O'Gallagher |
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Monthly Meeting Review - March 1999 |
Maureen Winski |
Daniel J. Tonery on 'Ireland's Registry of Deeds' |
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Monthly Meeting Review - April 1999 |
Maureen Winski |
Joseph F. Meany, Jr. on '...A Case Study in Family History' |
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Beginning Genealogy - Researching in Nova Scotia |
Joan Murray |
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