Irish Lives Remembered - October 2013 issue now available

From Irish Lives Remembered:

The October issue (17th edition) of Irish Lives Remembered Genealogy e-Magazine is now LIVE & FREE to read/download via www.irishlivesremembered.com

Packed with Irish genealogy news, events and resources, this month we have a focus on Tracing Your Ancestors in Derry-Londonderry with 24 pages dedicated to the city and county. In other stories we take a look at:

• Irish American singer-songwriter, Marie Digby travels to Armagh to collect her Certificate of Irish Heritage
• Photo historian Jayne Shrimpton covers a nautical image from the SS Copeland
• Findmypast Ireland release nearly 2 million Irish Historical Newspapers
• Irish Ancestry Research Centre in Limerick hands over completed research for some high profile clients at King John’s Castle in Limerick
• Fiona Fitzsimons guides us through whats on offer for researching Irish Family History Online
• Michael Merrigan discusses the success of The Gathering, Genealogy, Heraldry and Vexillogy and the importance of connecting with the Irish Diaspora
• Lorraine Bourke from PRONI delves into the Londonderry Papers and the importance of this unique collection of archives spanning over three centuries
• Dundalk County Museum showcases ‘Aftermath’ an exhibition of photography, music, film and audio addressing the conflict
• Shauna Hicks takes a look at Finding the Irish in Colonial New South Wales
• The Irish Heritage Centre in Maine guides us through the history of the Irish in Maine
• Oisin Mason on setting up a new genealogy business in Ireland
• The Northern Ireland Tourist Board shows us what’s on offer in Derry-Londonderry
• County and city archival sources at PRONI for Derry-Londonderry
• Brian Mitchell provides a 3 step guide to tracing your ancestors in Derry-Londonderry
• Brian Mitchell talks us through some well know Derry-Londonderry Surnames
• Derry City Council’s archive and genelaogy services
• Resources at Central Library Foyle Street
• Launch of the digital atlas Derry-Londonderry
• Keith Wright takes a look inside the Foyle Family History Centre
• Medeival historian, Lorna Maloney explains The Gaelic Lordship of the O’Cahan Sept of Ulster
• An indepth look at The North of Ireland Family History Society
• Sean Traynor explains what’s on offer at the Coleraine Branch of The Northern Ireland Family History Society
• Gerard Harvey talks us through a Foyle Family History Society (part of Northern Ireland Family History Society)
• The Clutterbuck family revisit Kilrea
• U.C.C. Ace Summer School - 2014
• Archive of the month for Church of Ireland
• Events, Seminars, Courses, Books and much more

(With thanks to Eileen Munnelly)

Chris

My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.