Index to Articles in the Newsletter of

The Irish Family History Forum

 

 

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September 1991 - December 1992

VOL. NO.

TITLE

AUTHOR

SUBJECT

Vol. 1 No. 1

Meet the Board of Directors

Editorial Staff

Introduction and brief biographical sketch of the organization's founding members

 

Ireland in the Family History Library Locality Catalogue

Editorial Staff

Some holdings in the Plainview, NY LDS Family History Library relevant to Irish research

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

 

Ireland in the Family History Library Locality Catalogue

Editorial Staff

Some holdings in the Plainview, NY LDS Family History Library relevant to Irish research

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

 

Coffin Ship Death Chamber

 

An account of death on a ship from Sligo to Liverpool in 1848 - transcribed and edited from Marist Brothers Centenary magazine

 

Monthly Meeting Review - October 1991

Helen Murphy

B-Ann Morehouse on researching the Irish in Ireland and in New York City

Vol. 1 No. 4

Lost Estates and Vanished Glories

Brian de Breffny

The 17th century confiscation of lands - transcribed and edited from Irish Ancestor

 

Monthly Meeting Review - Nov. 1991

Helen Murphy

James Reilly on the social, economic, governmental and geographic factors affecting Irish family history research

 

Vol. 1 No. 5

Routes to Emigration

Dr. Ignatius Cleary

Condensed speech - emigration from Ireland to America

 

Monthly Meeting Review
December 1991

Helen Murphy

Dr. Maureen Murphy on Irish female emigration to America and Australia during the 19th and 20th centuries

Vol. 1 No. 6

Brooklyn Navy Yard Cemetery

Forum Members

History of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Cemetery

 

Monthly Meeting Review - January 1992

Helen Murphy

Suzanne McVetty, C.G. on an analysis of Richard Griffith's Primary Valuation and the Tithe Books

Vol. 1 No. 7

Brooklyn Navy Yard Cemetery (continued)

Forum Members

History of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Cemetery

 

Monthly Meeting Review - Feb. 1992

Helen Murphy

Robert Masterson on use of the Valuation Lists succeeding Griffith's Valuation

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

 

Monthly Meeting Review
March 1992

Helen Murphy

Msgr. Brian Callahan on 18th and 19th century resources in the USA and Ireland

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

 

News of the Family History Library

 

Information on Draft Registration Cards filmed by The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints

 

Monthly Meeting Review
April 1992

Helen Murphy

Member exchange and evaluation

Vol. 1 No. 10

Matters of Import at Year's End

Editorial Staff

Report to membership

Poem

Andrew Greely

Transcribed from The Irish

 

Monthly Meeting Review
May 1992

Helen Murphy

Paul Gorry from Ireland on researching in Ireland

Vol. 2 No. 1

Have You Used Hayes?

 

Pre-1976 manuscripts of Irish interest in National Library of Ireland transcribed from Irish Roots magazine

 

Monthly Meeting Review
June 1992

Helen Murphy

Dr. Evelyn Gonzalez on resources at the New York City Municipal Archives

Vol. 2 No. 2

Calvary and the Early Cemeteries of the New York Archdiocese

 

History of Calvary Cemetery, NYC transcribed from Catholic News

 

Island of Sorrow

 

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

 

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

 

Monthly Meeting Review - Sep. 1992

Helen Murphy

James Reilly C.G.R.S. on the Family History Library Catalog

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

 

When Poverty Forced Families to Beg

 

The poor in County Sligo - transcribed from The Sligo Champion

 

The National Archives of Ireland, The Fire of 1922

 

Account of the fire and the records lost - transcribed from Irish Roots magazine

 

Monthly Meeting Review
October 1992

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

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

 

Monthly Meeting Review
November 1992

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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1993

 

 

VOL. NO.

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SUBJECT

Vol. 2 No. 5

Estate Records:A Genealogical Source

Michael D. Evans

Information available in estate records (Adaptation)

 

Irish Proverbs

 

Three lesser known proverbs

Vol. 2 No. 6

Richard J. Hayes & Hayes' Catalogs

Judith E. Wight, A.G.

Biography of Hayes and description of the Hayes Manuscripts

 

Estate Records: A Genealogical Source (continued)

Michael D. Evans

Information available in estate records (Adaptation)

 

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

 

Monthly Meeting Review -
January 1993

Helen Murphy

Laura DeGrazia on locating your Irish ancestor's place of origin

Vol. 2 No. 7

Lost Periods

Rosemary Ffolliott

Time periods with sparse information 1700-1770 & 1800-1830

 

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

 

Monthly Meeting Review - Feb. 1993

Helen Murphy

Trish Little Taylor on newspapers as a genealogical resource

Vol. 2 No. 8

Journal of an Irish Emigrant to Canada

Donal Begley

Account of Thomas Alexander Langford's trip to North America

Irish Place Names

Deidre Flanagan

A short history of Irish place names

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

 

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

 

St. Patrick Visits Coney Island

Eily Kilgannon

A folktale transcribed from Folktales of the Yeats Country

 

Monthly Meeting Review -
April 1993

Helen Murphy

Open discussion on withdrawing as a chapter of the Irish Genealogical Society

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

 

The State of the Poor in 1834

 

A questionnaire sent to parish priests, ministers, and justices - transcribed from the Meath County Archaeological Journal

 

Monthly Meeting Review - May 1993

Helen Murphy

Joseph Silinonte on tombstone inscriptions in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn NY

Vol. 3 No. 1

The State of the Poor in 1834

 

A questionnaire sent to parish priests, ministers, and justices - transcribed from the Meath County Archaeological Journal

 

Genealogy: What is it?

Jim Herlihy

A definition of Genealogy transcribed from Irish Roots

 

Our Organizational Logo

James R. Reilly, C.G.R.S.

The origin of the Forum logo

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

 

Irregular Marriages Celebrated by Couple-Beggars

Herbert Wood

Explanation of registers for secret marriages

 

Monthly Meeting Review - Sep. 1993

Elaine Massey - Caridi

James Reilly C.G.R.S. on Irish Catholic church registers

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

 

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

 

Monthly Meeting Review - October 1993

Elaine Massey - Caridi

Joseph Coen, Diocesan Archivist, on records in the Archives of the Diocese of Brooklyn

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

 

Dr. Douglas Hyde

Donal Connolly

The first President of Ireland - transcribed from the Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society Journal

 

Monthly Meeting Review - Nov. 1993

Elaine Massey - Caridi

Arthur Sniffin on 'Home Sources for Family History Research'

 

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1994

 

VOL. NO.

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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

 

The First Guidebook to Irish Genealogical Research

Paul Gorry

A review of Rev. W. Clare's, A Simple Guide to Irish Genealogy

 

News of the Family History Library

 

Brief article on the "Country Unknown" section of the 1992 International Genealogical Index from News of the Family History Library

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

 

Sites & Dates of Major Epidemics

James R. Reilly, C.G.R.S.

Small list of major epidemics and cities and dates

 

Ship Crossings from Ireland to England: A Query & A Response

Jean Cole

Transcribed & edited from The Family Tree Magazine - no passenger lists

 

Our Members Share

Michael G. McCormick

Gravestone inscription in Calvary Cemetery, Queens, NYC

 

Monthly Meeting Review - January 1994

Elaine Massey - Caridi

Mary McWilliams on her family history research in Northern Ireland

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

 

Our Members Share

Laura DeGrazia

A letter to her grandmother vividly portraying a rural Ireland of almost seventy years ago

 

Book Review

James R. Reilly, C.G.R.S.

A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland by Brian Mitchell

 

Monthly Meeting Review -
February 1994

Elaine Massey -Caridi

John Celardo of the National Archives and Records Administration on the availability of naturalization records and ship passenger lists

Vol. 3 No. 8

The Rundale System of Landholding, 1750-1910

Paul Waldron

A description of a subdivision system in Ireland

 

Our Members Share

Denise Abelson

First Place award winning (1990 The Irish Voice poetry contest) poem The Ghost of Anthony Lally

 

Book Review

Anne Harnett

Research Outline, Ireland by Family History Library Staff

Vol. 3 No. 9

The Rundale System of Landholding, 1750-1910 (continued)

Paul Waldron

A description of a subdivision system in Ireland

 

Background Information: A Key to Productive Research

James R. Reilly, C.G.R.S.

Importance of the Title Composition Applotment Books to Irish research

 

The Sacred Tenth, The Tithe Composition Applotment Books

James R. Reilly, C.G.R.S.

A description of the Title Composition Applotment Books

 

Monthly Meeting Review - April 1994

Elaine Massey -Caridi

Andy Conlin on Irish surnames

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

 

Old Calvary Cemetery: Preserving the History & Memory of Our Ancestors

Rosemary Ardolina

Reading the stones at Calvary Cemetery, Queens, NYC for publication

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

 

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'

 

Monthly Meeting Review - June 1994

Elaine Massey -Caridi

William Evans on New York State Archives resources

Vol. 4 No. 2

Chalk Sunday

Caoimhin O' Danachair

Customs in Ireland - transcribed from the North Munster Antiquarian Journal

 

Stillbirth Register

Paul Gorry

The registering of stillbirths enacted in Feb. 1994 and an explanation of missing births in earlier registers

 

Monthly Meeting Review - September 1994

Elaine Massey -Caridi

Brian Andersson on a future computerized family history facility on Ellis Island

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

 

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

 

Monthly Meeting Review - October 1994

Elaine Massey -Caridi

Marion Casey on 'Gaelic Gotham' a brief overview of 300 yrs. of the Irish in NYC

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

 

Irish First Names

Gerald J. Neville

Two aspects of naming of Irish Children - sequential naming pattern and frequency of first names

 

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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1995

 

VOL. NO.

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AUTHOR

SUBJECT

Vol. 4 No. 5

The Ordnance Survey Memoirs as Sources for Family History

Editorial Staff

Information on the Ordnance Surveys of Ireland

 

The Ordinance Survey Memoir for the Parish of Rathlin, County Antrim

 

Transcribed & edited from Journal of the Glens of Antrim Historical Society

Vol. 4 No. 6

Townlands - Their Origin and Significance

Cahal Dallat

Abstracted & edited from Journal of the Glens of Antrim Historical Society

 

The Roman Catholic Chapel, The Story of Its Beginnings

Fr. Dan Gallogly

History of Chapels in Ireland - transcribed & edited from Kilmore Churches; Breifne

 

Monthly Meeting Review -
January 1995

Elaine Massey -Caridi

Forum members on their experiences at the 2nd Genealogical Congress - Dublin, Ireland

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

 

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

 

Book Review

Kathleen Timmes

Irish Peasants - Violence and Political Unrest 1780-1914 collection of essays edited by Samuel Clark and James S. Donnelly, Jr.

 

Monthly Meeting Review -
January 1995

Elaine Massey -Caridi

Peter Quinn on the background and research for his book on Irish immigrants -Banished Children of Eve

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

 

Immigration Records in Canada

Editorial Staff

Information available at the National Archives

 

Foundlings

Gerard M. Delaney

The fate of deserted infants in Ireland - transcribed from Journal of the South Mayo Family Reearch Society

 

Magistrates' Questions to Catholics, 1709

Rev. John Brady

Questions to priests when declaring oath to Queen Anne - transcribed from Archive Hibernicum

 

Book Review

Mary McWilliams

The Great Irish Famine, An Oral History by S.J. Cambell

 

Monthly Meeting Review -
March 1995

Elaine Massey -Caridi

Joseph Silnonte on Bishop Loughlin's Dispensations

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

 

NYC Draft Riots of 1863 - The Dead

Helen Murphy

Transcribed from The Armies of the Streets by Adrian Cook listing the dead

The Great Famine in The Illustrated London News

Report urging aid to Ireland

Monthly Meeting Review -
April 1995

Elaine Massey -Caridi

Dr. Kevin Whelan on 19th century Irish history & emigration

Book Review

Kathleen Timmes

Dublin Tenement Life by Kevin Kearns

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

 

Book Review

Kathleen Timmes

Review of Gurteen, Co. Sligo, Its People & Its Past by Fr. John Finn

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

 

Monthly Meeting Review -
June 1996

Elaine Massey -Caridi

Forum members on their favorite ancestors

 

Book Review

Kathleen Timmes

The Immigrant Church: New York's Irish & German Catholics 1815-1865 by Jay Dolan

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

 

The National School System in County Monaghan 1831-1850

James Murnane

A history of schools in Monaghan - transcribed from the Clogher Record

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

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

 

The Window Tax, a Pane in the Pocketbook

 

The tax act put into effect 1799 and repealed in 1822 - transcribed from the Clogher Record

 

Monthly Meeting Review October 1995

Elaine Massey - Caridi

Rosemary Ardolina on 'A Prospective on Calvery Cemetery' Queens, NYC

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

A Most "Un-Civil" War

Mary McWilliams

A visit to the Petersburg, Virginia battle field

Irish Roots - A Dialog

M. D. MacMahon

Poem

 

Monthly Meeting Review - November 1995

Elaine Massey - Caridi

John Ridge on 'The Great Hunger in New York'

 

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1996

 

VOL. NO.

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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

 

NYC Draft Riots of 1863 - The Dead (2nd installment)

Helen Murphy

Transcribed from The Armies of the Streets by Adrian Cook

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

 

NYC Draft Riots of 1863 - The Dead (3rd installment)

Helen Murphy

Transcribed from The Armies of the Streets by Adrian Cook

 

Monthly Meeting Review - January 1996

Elaine Massey -Caridi

Marion Casey on 'The Irish Emigrant Society and The Irish Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank'

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

Monthly Meeting Review - March 1996

Elaine Massey -Caridi

Michael Hanophy on 'The Royal Irish Constabulary'

Vol. 5 No. 9

The Tenison Groves Irish Manuscripts

Harry Hollingsworth R.G.

Content and use of the Tenison Groves Manuscripts for your research

 

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

 

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

Vol. 5 No. 10

A Personal Visit to Ireland: What to Expect

Paul Gorry

Irish attitudes on religious, political and ethnic matters

 

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

 

Monthly Meeting Review - May 1996

Elaine Massey -Caridi

Nancy Shea on 'Researching the Irish in New York'

Vol. VI No. 1

Roman Catholic Parishes - Manhattan, NYC

Gerard C. Karcher

Listing of parishes, commencement dates, addresses and locations plotted on area map

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

 

Passenger Arrival Lists

Brian Andersson

Information contained in the Customs Passenger Lists & Immigration Pass. Lists

Passenger Arrival Lists

Gerard C. Karcher

Additional commentary

 

The Irish Oldtimers of Connecticut in 1884

Neil Hogan

Information collected by Frederick Nash in 1884 listing Connecticut's oldest residents

 

Monthly Meeting Review - June 1996

Elaine Massey -Caridi

Andy Conlin on 'The Origin of Irish Surnames'

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

 

Irish Genealogical Sources

Gerard C. Karcher

Research sources in Ireland to contact for information

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

 

Roman Catholic Parishes - Brooklyn, NYC

Gerard C. Karcher

Listing of parishes, commencement dates, addresses and locations plotted on area map

 

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1997

 

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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

 

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'

 

How many ways can you spell Kathryn?

Editorial Staff

Thirty-six spelling variations of this given name

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

 

Forum Holds Annual Christmas Party

Kathleen McGee

Pictures and account of the Christmas Party

 

Harbor of Tears

 

Cobh Harbor, County Cork - transcribed from the Emerald Society Newsletter

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

 

Plantations in Ulster c. 1600-1641

R. J. Hunter

Transcribed from Education Facsimiles #161-180 - The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

 

Monthly Meeting Review - January 1997

Elaine Massey -Caridi

Bernard Kelly on 'The Irish in the American Military'

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

 

Monthly Meeting Review - February 1997

Elaine Massey -Caridi

Jerome Coleman on 'Irish Family Records in New York City'

Computer Jottings

Ed Ford, Sr.

Sites useful to Irish family historians

The Famine Year

Lady Wilde

19th century poem

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

 

Genealogical research at The American Irish Historical Society

Gerard C. Karcher

Various holdings which contain Irish genealogical information

 

Monthly Meeting Review - March 1997

Elaine Massey -Caridi

Joseph Coen on 'The Holdings of the Archives of the RC Diocese of Brooklyn'

Computer Jottings

Ed Ford, Sr.

Uses of the computer for genealogy

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

 

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

 

Monthly Meeting Review - May 1997

Elaine Massey -Caridi

Roma Connable on 'Oral History'

 

Book Review

Joan Condolf

Tracing Your Kerry Ancestors by Michael O'Connor

Vol. VI No. 10/1

Ireland's Heritage Centers

Introduction and County Cavan

 

Monthly Meeting Review - June 1997

Elaine Massey - Caridi

Prof. Christine Kinealy author of The Great Calamity on aid to Ireland during the Famine

 

Index to the Newsletter of The Irish Family History Forum

Maureen McCourt Nantista

Identifies articles in Newsletters from September 1991 through June 1995

Computer Jottings

Ed Ford, Sr.

Genograms

Vol. VI No. 11

Ireland's Heritage Centers

Counties Clare, Cork, Donegal & Kerry

 

Canadian Professor Studies Genealogists

Elizabeth Barclay- Lapointe

Ontario Professor Lambert's profile of genealogists, research sources and experiences

 

Index to the Newsletter of The Irish Family History Forum

Maureen McCourt
Nantista

Identifies articles in Newsletters from September 1995 through June 1997

 

Index to Monthly Presentations

Maureen McCourt
Nantista

List of Monthly Speakers and their topics covering September 1991 through June 1997

 

You know You Are a Genealogy Addict When ...

 

Humor

Computer Jottings

Ed Ford, Sr.

Various topics

 

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1998

 

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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

 

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'

 

Monthly Meeting Review - September 1997

Elaine Massey- Caridi

Michael Hanophy on 'Researching the Archives of Selected Religious Congregations'

 

Monthly Meeting Review - October 1997

Elaine Massey- Caridi

Stephen Sullivan on 'The Social History of the Brooklyn Irish, 1850- 1900'

Vol. VII No. 4

Ireland's Heritage Centers

Counties Dublin, Galway and Kildare

 

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

 

The Newberry Library

Mary McWilliams

Value of this Chicago library for Irish genealogy

 

Book Review

Mary J. Kedenburg

Reading in the Dark by Seamus Dean

 

Monthly Meeting Review
January 1998

Elaine Massey- Caridi

Report by Forum members on the Third Irish Genealogical Congress in Ireland, September 1997

 

Monthly Meeting Review - February 1998

Elaine Massey- Caridi

Noel Haughton, Creative Memories, on photo and document preservation and the pitfalls to avoid

Vol. VII No. 5

Ireland's Heritage Centers

Counties Kerry, Kilkenny, Laois & Offaly

 

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

 

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

Computer Jottings

Ed Ford, Sr.

Various topics

 

Beginning Genealogy

Joan Murray

Tips on information gathering, recording & preserving, and regular review of material

 

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

 

Monthly Meeting Review - April 1998

Elaine Massey- Caridi

Sue Sastry, Genetics Dept., North Shore University Hospital on 'Genetics and Genealogy'

 

Research Tips

 

'Checking the Averages' items to consider when researching pre-1850's ancestors in USA

Vol. 8 No. 1

Ireland's Heritage Centers

Counties Limerick & Leitrim

 

Roman Catholic Parishes - Queens, New York

Gerard C. Karcher

Listing of parishes, commencement dates, addresses and locations plotted on area map

 

National Archives Update

Dan Tonery

Report on NARA meeting with chief Archivist Carlin about the future of the Regional Branches

 

Book Review

Susan Windesheim

The Famine in Ulster edited by Kinealy & Parkhill

Vol. 8 No. 2

Ireland's Heritage Centers

County Mayo

 

Ellis Island to Get FamilyHistory Research Center

 

Press release from Mormon News about their role in establishment of the new research center

 

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

 

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

 

Beginning Genealogy -Genealogy or Family History

Joan Murray

Various means of fleshing out your ancestors' lives

 

Monthly Meeting Review
May 1998

Elaine Massey-Caridi

Albert Petraglia, Chief Clerk Nassau County Surrogate's Court on 'Surrogate's Court Records & Their Availability'

 

Monthly Meeting Review
June 1998

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

Faces of Christmas 1998

Photographs of attendees and thanks to contributors

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

 

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'

 

Monthly Meeting Review November 1998

Elaine Massey - Caridi

John Ridge, author of forthcoming 1882 Irish Emigrants on 'New York - Late 19th Century Irish'

Computer Jottings

Ed Ford, Sr.

Various topics

 

Beginning Genealogy - History, Geography & Genealogy

Joan Murray

The importance of knowing the history of a particular geographic area in order to locate records

 

Index to the Newsletter of The Irish Family History Forum

Maureen McCourt Nantista

Identifies articles in Newsletters from September 1997 through December 1998

Vol. 8 No. 4

Ireland's Heritage Centers

Counties Fermanagh, Tyrone & Waterford

 

Results of Irish Heritage Center Customer Satisfaction Survey

 

Survey conducted by The Irish Ancestral Research Association rating the centers plus several national libraries and archives

 

Understanding the International Genealogical Index

Joan Wood

Explanation and research strategies for using this renowned genealogical database

 

Roman Catholic Parishes in The Bronx, New York

Gerard C. Karcher

Continuing series of Parishes with starting dates, contact info and location on map

 

Book Review

Laura A. DeGrazia, CG

List of Townlands in Each Poor Law Union of Ireland and Superintendent registrar's District -Redmond Press, publisher

Library News

Frank McKenna, III

Guidelines for use/borrowing of the IFHF library holdings

 

Monthly Meeting Review January 1999

Maureen Winski

Thomas A. Peters, CGRS on 'WWI Draft Registration Records'

 

Monthly Meeting Review February 1999

Maureen Winski

Leslie Corn on 'City Directories: A Forest of Family Trees for the Genealogist'

 

Beginning Genealogy - Federal Census Records

Joan Murray

Strategies for researching this valuable genealogical source

National Archives Update

Daniel J. Tonery

Highlights of the latest report from NARA's Space Planning Team

 

Vol. 8 No. 5

SPECIAL THEME ISSUE Researching the Irish in Canada

 

Introduction

Maureen McCourt
Nantista

Potential of 'foreign' records/sources for enabling us to scale that brick wall

 

Ireland's Diaspora in Canada: Some Historical Background

Editorial Staff

Brief historical overview of the settlement of Canada and the Irish presence

The Irish Attack Canada!

Daniel J. Tonery

Failed plan of the U.S. based Fenians to invade Canada in the post Civil War 1860s

 

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

 

National Repositories in Canada

Editorial Staff

Includes postal and e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and web site URLs

 

Provincial and Territorial Archives and Genealogical Societies

Editorial Staff

Includes postal and e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and web site URLs

A Visit to Grosse Ile

Mary Mullins

Account of the horrendous loss of life among the Irish immigrants arriving on the 'coffin' ships

 

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

 

My Irish 'Newfy' Roots

Patricia Griffith Mancini

Heartwarming story of IFHF member's journey back to Newfoundland and Ireland

Book Reviews

Frank McKenna, III

Flight From Famine by W. Donald McKay

Grosse Ile: Gateway to Canada 1832 - 1937 by Marianna O'Gallagher

 

Monthly Meeting Review - March 1999

Maureen Winski

Daniel J. Tonery on 'Ireland's Registry of Deeds'

 

Monthly Meeting Review - April 1999

Maureen Winski

Joseph F. Meany, Jr. on '...A Case Study in Family History'

 

Beginning Genealogy - Researching in Nova Scotia

Joan Murray