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Irish Family History Society – 40th Anniversary Conference

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When:
23 Nov 2024 @ 09:45 – 16:30
2024-11-23T09:45:00+00:00
2024-11-23T16:30:00+00:00
Where:
Croke Park Hotel
Jones' Rd
Drumcondra, Dublin
Ireland
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Irish Family History Society –40TH Anniversary Conference

Saturday 23rd November 2024

Croke Park Hotel (next to Croke Park)

Please note that places are limited, so please register to make sure you have a place.

€10 for members, €20 for non-members, price includes lunch

Tickest can be bought via our web shop.

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The fortieth anniversary of the Irish Family History Society offers us an opportunity to look back at memorable moments of the Society, and to look forward to the next forty years, using new scientific tools in family research and genealogy, and on the way, looking at new records becoming available to us in the immediate future.

Draft Programme

9.45       Registration

10.15    Welcome & Overview of Programme – Lucinda MacMahon, Chair of IFHS

10.30    My Genealogy Journey with the IFHS – reminiscences by Joan Sharkey

11.15    Break

11.30    Members’ memories – chaired by Lucinda MacMahon with audience’s reminiscences.

12.00    Available online records for Irish Family History research – Kieran Jordan builds on his course on online resources including expected availability of new resources.

12.45    LUNCH

14.00    Getting the most from DNA testing – Dr. Paddy Waldron.

14.45    Break

15.00    Cracking brick walls – Panel Discussion, and questions on DNA wins and woes, with examples of breakthroughs  – Dr. Paddy Waldron, Michael Foley & Roy Atkinson.

16.00    Plans for the future – regional get-togethers, eJournal, etc. – Lucinda MacMahon

16.30    Close