Tracing Your Irish Ancestors

Posted on October 10, 2018

by Jill C

Paul Milner is a professional genealogist and internationally known lecturer with 30 years’ experience, specializing in British Isles research.

Ever wonder about your ancestors from Ireland, when they came here, if they came here and what they did when they got here?

Paul Milner has your answers. This internationally known professional genealogist is coming to the Toledo Lucas County Public Library to help answer these and other questions regarding Irish Genealogy.

Mr. Milner is a native of northern England and has been designing genealogy workshops, writing books, and lecturing for more than 35 years. He is the 2018 recipient of the Utah Genealocial Society Fellow Award.

Event Information

Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Maumee Branch Library

This is an all-day free event with a lunch break. Feel free to bring a lunch or dine at one of the nearby restaurants in Maumee.

Program highlights include:

  • An overview of the research process
  • Exploring land records to delve deeper
  • Using maps as a tool

In the meantime, why not pick up one (or more) of these books on Irish genealogy …

Irish Genealogy Guidebooks

The Family Tree Irish genealogy guide : how to trace your ancestors in Ireland / Claire Santry
Tracing your Irish ancestors : the complete guide / John Grenham
Tracing your Irish & British roots / W. Daniel Quillen
A Genealogist's Guide To Discovering Your Irish Ancestors by Dwight A. Radford, Kyle J. Betit

Or visit these websites …

Online Resources for Tracing Your Irish Roots

Irish Genealogy.ie

Irish Genealogy Toolkit

FamilySearch


For more information, or to register for this event, call the Local History and Genealogy Department at 419-259-5233.

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