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October 17, 2017

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Ancestor Network Moves To Establish Branch in Northern Ireland

By John Hamrock | General Genealogy News | No Comments

Belfast and Dublin, 17 October 2017

Because of growing demand from people of the Irish Diaspora with Ulster roots, as well as demand from solicitor firms and heir hunting firms for specialist genealogical researchers in the six counties, Ancestor Network Ltd (www.ancestornetwork.ie) has announced today the establishment of its Northern Ireland branch and the opening of its new Belfast office (www.ancestornetwork.co.uk). The branch is headed by Michael Rooney, a native of Northern Ireland, who is the Permanent Representative and Lead Genealogist for Ancestor Network in Belfast. The registered address of the Northern Ireland branch is 138 University Street, Belfast, BT71HJ, Northern Ireland.

Ancestor Network is the first Irish genealogy research, advisory and publishing company to establish offices in both the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland. Read More

September 1, 2017

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Ann Gregg, a genealogy consultant, helps Patricia Smith-McCarthy track down a cousin at the Genealogy Advisory Service at the National Library of Ireland, Dublin. Gregg helped Smith-McCarthy, who grew up on Long Island, New York and now lives with her husband in South Carolina, secure a copy of her grandfather’s brother’s marriage license, phone numbers, and email addresses of living contemporaries in County Cork. Previously, her siblings were only able to glean anecdotal evidence after asking around at a pub near the farm, she says. “It is very rewarding,” says Gregg about her work. Sometimes Americans, who make up three-quarters of all those seeking their roots at the Genealogy Advisory Service, come fresh off a tour bus after being told of the office. “They start making phone calls home to get whatever information they know is there,” says Gregg, who’s organization, www.ancestornetwork.ie, contracts with the library.

Foreign Dispatch: Looking for Roots and Finding Threads Connecting the Present

By John Hamrock | Genealogy Research | No Comments

Ann Gregg, a genealogy consultant, helps Patricia Smith-McCarthy track down a cousin at the Genealogy Advisory Service at the National Library of Ireland, Dublin. Gregg helped Smith-McCarthy, who grew up on Long Island, New York and now lives with her husband in South Carolina, secure a copy of her grandfather’s brother’s marriage license, phone numbers, and email addresses of living contemporaries in County Cork. Previously, her siblings were only able to glean anecdotal evidence after asking around at a pub near the farm, she says. “It is very rewarding,” says Gregg about her work. Sometimes Americans, who make up three-quarters of all those seeking their roots at the Genealogy Advisory Service, come fresh off a tour bus after being told of the office. “They start making phone calls home to get whatever information they know is there,” says Gregg, who’s organization, www.ancestornetwork.ie, contracts with the library.

(DUBLIN, IRELAND) AUG, 2017 – THE AMERICAN WRITER MARK TWAIN ONCE SAID HISTORY DOESN’T REPEAT, BUT RATHER IT RHYMES. BILL MARCUS, WHO’S TRAVELING ABROAD THIS MONTH IN IRELAND, REPORTS ON ONE MAN WHO SAYS HE HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN HIS HEART FOR THE U-S BECAUSE 170 YEARS AGO IT TOOK IN HIS COUNTRYMEN WHEN THE REST OF THE WORLD TURNED ITS BACK.

Above and below are photos that hang on the wall at the Genealogy Advisory Service office in at the National Library of Ireland, Dublin.

pic-at-national-library-in-geneology-section

August 14, 2017

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ABA medal awarded to Professor John D Feerick

By John Hamrock | Genealogy Event | No Comments

At the annual meeting of the American Bar Association held on August 12, 2017 in New York City, the ABA’s highest honour, the ABA medal, was awarded to Professor John D Feerick. John served as Dean of the Fordham Law School from 1982 until 2002 and still serves as Counsel to the Feerick Center for Social Justice. Read More

July 13, 2017

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New edition of ‘Tracing your Dublin Ancestors’

By Jim Ryan | Genealogy Research, General Genealogy News, Other Services | No Comments

Flyleaf Press, the publishing arm of Ancestor Network, has published a fourth edition of ‘Tracing your Dublin Ancestors’’ by James G Ryan and Brian Smith. The title is a comprehensive guide to all of the records available for tracing families in the city and county of Dublin and is filled with information on what the records contain, and how and where they can be accessed. This includes guidance on researching in the many archives in Dublin City. It is well illustrated with maps and with examples of the types of records to be found; and with other relevant background material. It also provides background on the social history of Dublin and how this history has affected the keeping and survival of records. There is also a comprehensive index. You can order it here.

Waterford Tradesmen in the 1820s

By Jim Ryan | Genealogy Research, General Genealogy News | One Comment

Small Sources 23: Here is a potentially useful list, but also a challenge for our readers. This list of 79 tradesmen was compiled for some purpose related to an election in Waterford sometime between 1826 and 1847. It is in a file of documents in the National Library of Ireland (Ms. 15,028 (9)) entitled “Several hundred documents – petitions, resolutions, bills, lists of voters, etc., – in the Waterford election of .. 1826, the Tipperary election.., 1830, and..Waterford, 1847”. It lists 40 Cordwainers (shoemakers); 17 tailors, 15 carpenters and 7 chandlers. Research on those listed strongly points to it being from Waterford, and also that it was compiled in the late 1820s. Pigott’s Directory of 1824 lists some of the listed tradesmen in Waterford, while none are listed in other towns in the region. None of the names appear in Shearman’s Directory (1839) or Slater’s (1846). The list also has a column headed ‘son of’ with a few entries; and all are prefixed by a year and month. The years listed range from 1785 to 1824 but the vast majority are between 1801 and 1806. The year and month seem to have some relevance to the purpose of the list. It is possible that they may have had votes as guild members and that the dates are related to this. We would welcome any observations on possible purposes for this list. Also, can anyone make a connection to any of the persons listed?

Ancestor Network will offer 1 free hour of research by a professional researcher to conduct further research on these individuals, and/or to obtain copies of the original. Click here and quote ‘WD SS23’ in the subject line.

Name Son of ..

Cordwainers
Saml. ? Butts ?
Budd, Tobias (1)
Bayley, George
Clarke, William Godfrey C.
Chambers, Benj.
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June 8, 2017

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Ancestor Network Collaborator Ordained a Deacon

By John Hamrock | General Genealogy News | No Comments

The whole of the Ancestor Network team would like to congratulate Michael Rooney and his family on the occasion of his ordination as a deacon. The ceremony took place in a packed Roman Catholic cathedral of Newry on Sunday last, the Feast of Pentecost.