Wicklow Library Service Genealogy & Ancestor Network
County Wicklow Library Service and Ancestor Network are offering 5 free online Family History workshops. Everybody is welcome to join us.
Tickets (which are no cost) can be booked at the following link:
Participants can register for all the workshops in advance or each separately.
More information can also be found at https://www.facebook.com/WicklowLibraries/.
| Week # | Day, Date, Time | Topic Title | Speakers |
| Week 1 | Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 6:30pm local Irish time; 1:30pm US East Coast time | Introduction to County Wicklow Family History Sources (including an overview of Census Records) | Dr James Ryan |
| Week 2 | Wednesday, 2 February 2022, 6:30pm local Irish time; 1:30pm US East Coast time | Church Parish Records including burial records (where to find them, gravestone inscriptions, Wicklow graveyards, etc.) | Derek Neilson |
| Week 3 | Wednesday, 9 February 2022, 6:30pm local Irish time; 1:30pm US East Coast time | Printed Sources (focus on local newspapers and local and family history sources) | Ita O’Boyle/Frances Gillen |
| Week 4 | Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 6:30pm local Irish time; 1:30pm US East Coast time | Land Records (Registry of Deeds, Tithe Applotment Books, Griffith’s Valuation, Landed Estate Courts, the Land Commission, etc.) | Aiden Feerick |
| Week 5 | Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 6:30pm local Irish time; 1:30pm US East Coast time | Estate Records – using examples of County Wicklow estates, deeds, and rentals to demonstrate. | Dr James Ryan |
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