Launch of DNA Website to Aid Family Historians

Maura Flood

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July 3, 2018

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News

Blaine Bettinger has launched a website to aid interpretation of DNA results.  This will include webinars and courses and also educational material.  There is a subscription involved. Blaine Bettinger has a Ph.D. in biochemistry and is author of the books Guide to...

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UCC Launching the Great Famine Online

Maura Flood

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May 13, 2018

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News

University College Cork (UCC) hosted the National Famine Commemoration on the 12 May 2018 attended by President Higgins and hosted by An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney.  Part of this commemoration included the launch of the Great Famine...

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Digitised Journals 1985 to 2011

Maura Flood

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April 25, 2018

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Members’ News

We have now uploaded the digitised journals 1985 to 2011 in the Members’ Area under ‘Journals Archive’.  Thank you for your patience as we are still amending/adding to our new website.

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MyHeritage Offering DNA Kits to Adoptees

Maura Flood

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April 16, 2018

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News

MyHeritage has launched a new pro bono initiative to help adoptees and their birth families reunite through genetic testing. MyHeritage are providing 15,000 MyHeritage DNA kits, worth more than one million dollars, for free, to eligible participants.  See here  for...

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Representative Church Body Library (RCBL) New Guidelines

Maura Flood

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April 10, 2018

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News

The RCBL has issued new guidelines for copying and transcribing Church of Ireland parish records and headstone inscriptions.  Please refer to their guidelines here

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National Library of Ireland (NLI) Opening Hours and Services Update

Maura Flood

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April 10, 2018

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News

Duty Librarian can be contacted at info@nli.ie and the Duty Archivist on mqueries@nli.ie , Tuesday–Friday, from 9.30-5pm. Opening Hours The Main and Manuscripts Reading Rooms are open from 9.30am – 7.45 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday 9.30am – 4.45pm Thursday...

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