Tracing Your Ancestors Magazine: Irish Research a Practical Guide

Media: BOOK - magazine, 68 pages
Author: M. Gleeson
Year: 2018
ISBN: 9781926510095
Other: b&w photos
Publisher: Moorshead Magazines

This magazine guide is titled Tracing Your Ancestors: Irish Research – A Practical Guide. Written by Dr. Maurice Gleeson (author of DNA & Your Genealogy) and one of the world's best known Irish genealogists. T,  the booklet lays out how to do your Irish research – using the latest resources and techniques. Anyone with Irish ancestors will find it extremely useful.

Contents:
Why You Need This Guide
 - Everything is Changing so Quickly
 - How Far Will You Be Able to Go Back?
 - What Records Are Available?
 - What Resources Will You be Using?
 - What Challenges Will You Face?
 - The DNA Revolution
 - Crowd-Source Your Family Tree
Where in Ireland Did They Come From?
 - A Brief History of Irish Emigration
 - General Techniques for Tracing Your Ancestor
 - Genealogical Records for US Immigrants
 - Genealogical Records for Canadian Immigrants
 - Genealogical Records for Australian Immigrants
Strategic Approach to Finding Records
 - Which Records Conver What?
 - Tracing an Ancestra Line - and Descendants Forward
 - An Optimal Example
 - Fleshing Out the Tree
Key Things You Should Know About Irish Records
 - What Was Lost in the Fire - and What Wasn't
 - Irish Land Divisions
 - Irish Place Names
Census Records - All Free Online
 - A Brief History
 - What Parts of Ireland Do Surviving Census Records Cover?
 - What Information Do They Contain?
 - How to Use the Records
 - Hints and Tips
 - Other Sources for Surveys, Censuses & Census Substitutes
Civil Registration Records – Now Free Online
 - A Brief History
 - What Information Do They Contain?
 - Where Can I Find Them?
 - Hints and Tips
Church Records – Many Online, Many Free
 - A Brief Overview
 - What Information Do They Contain?
 - How to Use the Records
 - Other Additional Resources./
 - Hints and Tips
Gravestones & Burial Records
 - Ireland Specific Websites
 - Global Websites
Land, Streets, Schools & Workhouses/
 - Griffith’s Valuation – What Came After and Before It
 - Other Land Records Collections
 - Street Directories
 - School Registers
 - Workhouse Records
Wills & Probate
Newspapers
Court Records
DNA Testing As an Additional Tool
 - The Basics of DNA Testing
 - Characterizing Your Brick Walls
 - Collaborating With Your Genetic Cousins
 - Triangulation
 - Y-DNA, Your Surname, and Your Clan