Written By: Jayne McGarvey. Introduction. Most of us have heard of GPS as meaning "Global Positioning System", the thing we have in our car, phone or tablet to help us navigate from one place to another - and hopefully without ending up lost … [Read more...]
Quick Win: How To Find U.S. Naturalization Records.
Written By: Pam Holland. Overview: This tutorial is for anyone looking for US naturalization records for an Irish ancestor. These records may contain information on where your ancestor came from in Ireland. I have divided this short tutorial into the … [Read more...]
Quick Win: Irish Coastguard Ancestors – Where To Find Their Records.
Written By: Jayne McGarvey. Overview: The Coastguard was formed in 1822 by the amalgamation of three services that were set up to prevent smuggling: The Revenue Cruisers The Riding Officers The Preventive Water Guard From 1822 several different … [Read more...]
Quick Win: Finding The Names of RIC Officers Only Identified by Their initials in the Census.
Written By: Jayne McGarvey. Overview: Have you “lost” a relative in the 1901 or 1911 Irish Census who might be a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC)? While RIC Officers are not too difficult to locate if they are living at home with … [Read more...]
Quick Win: 3 Steps to finding Post-1820 U.S. and Canadian Passenger Lists.
Written By: Pam Holland. Overview: This tutorial is for anyone looking for passenger lists for their Irish ancestors who arrived in the US or Canada after 1820. If your ancestors arrived before 1820, see 4 Steps to Finding pre-1820 US and Canadian … [Read more...]
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