I agree with Jim - It may be that in spite of this the index is not as complete as we all would like. For example I could only find two of my ancestors and only one of my wife's. I found my mother's date of birth (1903) but her death index could not be found no matter what I tried. I found my Grandmother's death index (1907) but couldn't find her birth (1868) even though the death details shows her age. I tried many of my ancestors for whom I had all the information already but couldn't find any of them. I couldn't even find my wife's or my birth index. So, I agree; I do not believe the index is as up to date as we would like. Carmen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Crabtree" <jimcrabtree1@sky.com> To: <callagre@iinet.net.au>; "Mailing Tyrone . . ." <cotyroneireland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 8:23 AM Subject: Re: [CoTyIre] LDS indexes > Hi Linda, > My first attempts at using the site gave the same disappointing results as > your check. However, by inputting less data I found that the expected > results came through and gave me reassurance. > It may be that in spite of this the index is not as complete as we all > would > like. > Regards > Jim. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <callagre@iinet.net.au> > To: "Mailing Tyrone . . ." <cotyroneireland@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 12:17 PM > Subject: [CoTyIre] LDS indexes > > >> >> The LDS index site is fantastic but surely not complete even thought >> the >> project notes list it as so? >> I entered info from two certificates I have to verify (a death and a >> marriage 1875 and 1876) and neither showed up. >> Maybe I am doing something wrong? >> Linda >> >> ------------- >> Our community web-site: >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------- > Our community web-site: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Theresa Thank you for the instructions, I tried everything I could think of last night with no luck. I am no whiz on the computer so I am grateful for any and all help. So help !!! I can't seem to save an image, or if I am saving it I can't find it. I'm not sure if the problem is I am using Vista, but I have looked and can't find the image. Can you give me any more help with this problem. Thanks again Marilyn Hi again Claire, I should have said in my original message, that since you are having difficulty accessing the records, LDS rely on being told this. If you press the Feedback button at the top of the page and let them know then they'll fix it. Secondly I should also have said that you can copy the text and the image to your own pc. When you click on a person's name the record details are displayed. If you click on Copy to clipboard you can then paste the details to a document and save. When you load the image, just click on Save and the image will be saved to your documents folder. This saves transcribing the data and means that you can access it again easily whenever you want from your saved copies on your pc. Hope this helps Theresa

Hi again Claire, I should have said in my original message, that since you are having difficulty accessing the records, LDS rely on being told this. If you press the Feedback button at the top of the page and let them know then they'll fix it. Secondly I should also have said that you can copy the text and the image to your own pc. When you click on a person's name the record details are displayed. If you click on Copy to clipboard you can then paste the details to a document and save. When you load the image, just click on Save and the image will be saved to your documents folder. This saves transcribing the data and means that you can access it again easily whenever you want from your saved copies on your pc. Hope this helps Theresa _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Messenger just got better .Video display pics, contact updates & more. http://www.download.live.com/messenger

Barbara, The Index does not give the spouse's name, ven in the original bound book format. Apart from pulling the actual certificate, a possible to to confirm whether the entry is the right one is to check for both the bride's and groom's entries in the index. If the volume and page are the same for both, it's worth taking a look and trying to get the certificate. (Warning: it is also possible that those two names appear in difference marriage records on the same page) -Clare L -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Harding <lind06@bellsouth.net> <<< Has anyone been able to match marriages, find out name of spouse, in the pilot lds Irish records? I tried to do this yesterday, but was unable to connect to a spouse. >>>

Hi all Went online with this LDS pilot site with no troubles from a Mac with OS X 10.4 and Firefox. Finding lots of "good stuff"! Will have to start ordering films from LDS. John M. Collins Sarnia, Ont. Canada E-mail addresses jcollins@xcelco.on.ca jmacollins@gmail.com On 26-Jan-09, at 3:01 AM, cotyroneireland-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the > CoTyroneIreland-D mailing list. If you no longer wish to receive > these messages, please follow the instructions on http:// > lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/NIR/CoTyroneIreland.html > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Irish BMD Indexes Now Online (Claire K) > 2. Re: Irish BMD Indexes Now Online (Jim Crabtree) > 3. Wilson, McLaughlin (WBBaird@aol.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:24:07 -0500 > From: Claire K <cagthe@gmail.com> > Subject: [CoTyIre] Irish BMD Indexes Now Online > To: CoTyrone CoTyrone <CoTyroneIreland@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <89DAD395-0D5E-44DB-AF2E-5A3493CCC220@comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > > The LDS pilot site now has the Irish civil registration indexes > transcribed (B 1864-1958, M 1845-1958, D 1864-1958). Through 1921, > the write up says, it's one all-Ireland index; from 1922, the indexes > are split for Republic of Ireland and NI, just as the published > national indexes are. For info and to search, see: > http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=2;t=searchable;c=1408347 > (if that direct link doesn't work for you, go to http:// > pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch, click on Europe on the map, then > scroll down to Ireland and click on the database title -- it's the > only one listed under Ireland) > > Note that I just tried to search it using Firefox on my Mac, and my > keystrokes are not acknowledged. Maybe it's IE- or Windows- > centric? (I've had this problem before, and it's always been fixed > fairly quickly, so I'll just wait patiently for access...) Anyway, > this means I cannot vouch for how well the database works, just that > the data is listed as being online. Maybe someone who can access it > can report back on the availability of any post-1958 stuff, how well > the search engine works, etc.? > > Note also that the title of the database says the records are through > 1958, but the description says "to present" for both Republic and > NI. I suspect that either this is generic info about the printed > indexes (NOT about the transcription), or is written in expectation > that the transcribed indexes will be later expanded. I will be > mightily surprised if there really are post-1958 index entries in it > -- the description mentions that the LDS microfilm of the indexes > ends in 1958, so I suspect that is what was transcribed. Maybe > someone call test it out and report back to us? > > Remember, these are just the INDEXES, and only transcriptions of > them. You will still have to order copies of the entries as always. > Still, the potential time savings for making up a research wish list > are enticing... ;-) > > Enjoy! > > Claire K > CTI List Admin > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:03:31 -0000 > From: "Jim Crabtree" <jimcrabtree1@sky.com> > Subject: Re: [CoTyIre] Irish BMD Indexes Now Online > To: "Claire K" <cagthe@gmail.com>, "CoTyrone CoTyrone" > <CoTyroneIreland@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <CF6EB63E35B54A7E89C4295F966F1244@jimcrabtreePC> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hi Claire, > I have tried the site out (using a IE/Windows platform) and found > information that I didn't have before!!!!!!!!!!!! > I think this is going to be a very valuable resource for us all. > Do we know how long the "pilot site" is going to be available? > Unfortunately, I saw no dates post 1958. Indeed I did not see many > dates > post 1920, but there were lots of 1800s dates. > Regards > Jim. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Claire K" <cagthe@gmail.com> > To: "CoTyrone CoTyrone" <CoTyroneIreland@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 8:24 PM > Subject: [CoTyIre] Irish BMD Indexes Now Online > > >> The LDS pilot site now has the Irish civil registration indexes >> transcribed (B 1864-1958, M 1845-1958, D 1864-1958). Through 1921, >> the write up says, it's one all-Ireland index; from 1922, the indexes >> are split for Republic of Ireland and NI, just as the published >> national indexes are. For info and to search, see: >> http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/ >> #p=2;t=searchable;c=1408347 >> (if that direct link doesn't work for you, go to http:// >> pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch, click on Europe on the map, then >> scroll down to Ireland and click on the database title -- it's the >> only one listed under Ireland) >> >> Note that I just tried to search it using Firefox on my Mac, and my >> keystrokes are not acknowledged. Maybe it's IE- or Windows- >> centric? (I've had this problem before, and it's always been fixed >> fairly quickly, so I'll just wait patiently for access...) Anyway, >> this means I cannot vouch for how well the database works, just that >> the data is listed as being online. Maybe someone who can access it >> can report back on the availability of any post-1958 stuff, how well >> the search engine works, etc.? >> >> Note also that the title of the database says the records are through >> 1958, but the description says "to present" for both Republic and >> NI. I suspect that either this is generic info about the printed >> indexes (NOT about the transcription), or is written in expectation >> that the transcribed indexes will be later expanded. I will be >> mightily surprised if there really are post-1958 index entries in it >> -- the description mentions that the LDS microfilm of the indexes >> ends in 1958, so I suspect that is what was transcribed. Maybe >> someone call test it out and report back to us? >> >> Remember, these are just the INDEXES, and only transcriptions of >> them. You will still have to order copies of the entries as always. >> Still, the potential time savings for making up a research wish list >> are enticing... ;-) >> >> Enjoy! >> >> Claire K >> CTI List Admin >> >> >> >> ------------- >> Our community web-site: >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:42:48 EST > From: WBBaird@aol.com > Subject: [CoTyIre] Wilson, McLaughlin > To: CoTyroneIreland-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <d52.3ec9f356.36ae44e8@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Looking for information on my great and gg grandparents. My > grandparents > left Newtownstewart in 1911 for Battle Creek, Michigan. Here is > what I know > about their parents and grandparents. > > Alexander Wilson, born 3/25/81. Son of Henry Wilson and Margaret > Davis. (no > dates) > > Matilda McLaughin, born 2/4/84. Daughter of Eliza McNichol (b.1843) > and > David McLaughlin (b.1840) > > Eliza's parents were Andrew McNichol and Maraget Marrow (no dates) > > David's parents were Sally ? and Andrew McLaughlin (no dates) > > Thanks for any information. Bill Baird - Bloomington, Illinois > > (McNichol may have been McNickle) > **************From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in > between, stay > up-to-date with the latest news. (http://aol.com? > ncid=emlcntaolcom00000023) > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the COTYRONEIRELAND list administrator, send an email to > COTYRONEIRELAND-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the COTYRONEIRELAND mailing list, send an > email to COTYRONEIRELAND@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of COTYRONEIRELAND Digest, Vol 4, Issue 20 > **********************************************

Has anyone been able to match marriages, find out name of spouse, in the pilot lds Irish records? I tried to do this yesterday, but was unable to connect to a spouse. I am an indexer, but have been doing the census. It is a great service and challenge. Since my Tyrone ancestors went to Philadelphia, the records on this pilot program solved a big link on my pedigree. I found the ggrandparents that I went to Ireland year and half ago to locate, and hear they were in Philadelphia. I even found my ggrandfather's death, in 1847, a week after arriving in Philadelphia. Barbara Harding

Hi On the Irish BMD indexes on the LDS website, can I say that these records will always be available. Last year we transcribed 115 million records for the LDS website and are continuing to transcribe this year as well. They are on the Pilot site because when we originally started transcribing we were trying them out and frequent 'tweaks' had to be made. This is still the case and from time to time the site goes down for maintenance. If you wish to see which transcriptions have been completed (not all are on site yet), which are being transcribed at the moment and which are to be transcribed in the future, go to http://www.familysearchindexing.org/en/home/home.jsf?pname='homeTab' and click on the tab at the top of the page that is headed Projects. There are no post 1958 records on the site, however, for any members living in Scotland, the birth indexes for Northern Ireland from 1922 to 1993 are available on one of the stand alone computers at the GRO in Edinburgh. I cannot say if they have plans to make the marriage and death indexes available also. I will enquire about this when I'm there in February. May I point out that I am not a member of the Mormon church. I transcribe records for them because I feel that I have received so much free information from the LDS that it is only fair and proper that I give something back in return. I hope this is helpful to you all. Good Luck with your Irish searches Theresa _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Messenger just got better .Video display pics, contact updates & more. http://www.download.live.com/messenger

Yesterday I found two records that are important to my research. I am wondering if there is anyone online who would be able to do lookups for the complete information? Of course, I can order the films, but I am so excited! I would like to know all of the information listed for: Name: William KERR Registration District: Omagh Record Type: DEATHS Jan-Mar 1890 Film number: 101596 Vol 2 Page 238 Digital GS number 4200678 Imagine Number: 00048 And, I would love to find a marriage for this same man. On a tombstone at Cappagh C of I Church it lists William Kerr of Teraquin. His uncles are all FERGUS men, so I am hoping that his mother was perhaps a FERGUS! I've been following all FERGUS listings in Ulster Province for 14 years and hoping for a break-through soon! Cynthia N. Russell Traverse City, Michigan/USA Researching in Co Tyrone via PC and in person

Hi Claire, I have tried the site out (using a IE/Windows platform) and found information that I didn't have before!!!!!!!!!!!! I think this is going to be a very valuable resource for us all. Do we know how long the "pilot site" is going to be available? Unfortunately, I saw no dates post 1958. Indeed I did not see many dates post 1920, but there were lots of 1800s dates. Regards Jim. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claire K" <cagthe@gmail.com> To: "CoTyrone CoTyrone" <CoTyroneIreland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 8:24 PM Subject: [CoTyIre] Irish BMD Indexes Now Online > The LDS pilot site now has the Irish civil registration indexes > transcribed (B 1864-1958, M 1845-1958, D 1864-1958). Through 1921, > the write up says, it's one all-Ireland index; from 1922, the indexes > are split for Republic of Ireland and NI, just as the published > national indexes are. For info and to search, see: > http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=2;t=searchable;c=1408347 > (if that direct link doesn't work for you, go to http:// > pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch, click on Europe on the map, then > scroll down to Ireland and click on the database title -- it's the > only one listed under Ireland) > > Note that I just tried to search it using Firefox on my Mac, and my > keystrokes are not acknowledged. Maybe it's IE- or Windows- > centric? (I've had this problem before, and it's always been fixed > fairly quickly, so I'll just wait patiently for access...) Anyway, > this means I cannot vouch for how well the database works, just that > the data is listed as being online. Maybe someone who can access it > can report back on the availability of any post-1958 stuff, how well > the search engine works, etc.? > > Note also that the title of the database says the records are through > 1958, but the description says "to present" for both Republic and > NI. I suspect that either this is generic info about the printed > indexes (NOT about the transcription), or is written in expectation > that the transcribed indexes will be later expanded. I will be > mightily surprised if there really are post-1958 index entries in it > -- the description mentions that the LDS microfilm of the indexes > ends in 1958, so I suspect that is what was transcribed. Maybe > someone call test it out and report back to us? > > Remember, these are just the INDEXES, and only transcriptions of > them. You will still have to order copies of the entries as always. > Still, the potential time savings for making up a research wish list > are enticing... ;-) > > Enjoy! > > Claire K > CTI List Admin > > > > ------------- > Our community web-site: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Looking for information on my great and gg grandparents. My grandparents left Newtownstewart in 1911 for Battle Creek, Michigan. Here is what I know about their parents and grandparents. Alexander Wilson, born 3/25/81. Son of Henry Wilson and Margaret Davis. (no dates) Matilda McLaughin, born 2/4/84. Daughter of Eliza McNichol (b.1843) and David McLaughlin (b.1840) Eliza's parents were Andrew McNichol and Maraget Marrow (no dates) David's parents were Sally ? and Andrew McLaughlin (no dates) Thanks for any information. Bill Baird - Bloomington, Illinois (McNichol may have been McNickle) **************From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, stay up-to-date with the latest news. (http://aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000023)

The LDS pilot site now has the Irish civil registration indexes transcribed (B 1864-1958, M 1845-1958, D 1864-1958). Through 1921, the write up says, it's one all-Ireland index; from 1922, the indexes are split for Republic of Ireland and NI, just as the published national indexes are. For info and to search, see: http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=2;t=searchable;c=1408347 (if that direct link doesn't work for you, go to http:// pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch, click on Europe on the map, then scroll down to Ireland and click on the database title -- it's the only one listed under Ireland) Note that I just tried to search it using Firefox on my Mac, and my keystrokes are not acknowledged. Maybe it's IE- or Windows- centric? (I've had this problem before, and it's always been fixed fairly quickly, so I'll just wait patiently for access...) Anyway, this means I cannot vouch for how well the database works, just that the data is listed as being online. Maybe someone who can access it can report back on the availability of any post-1958 stuff, how well the search engine works, etc.? Note also that the title of the database says the records are through 1958, but the description says "to present" for both Republic and NI. I suspect that either this is generic info about the printed indexes (NOT about the transcription), or is written in expectation that the transcribed indexes will be later expanded. I will be mightily surprised if there really are post-1958 index entries in it -- the description mentions that the LDS microfilm of the indexes ends in 1958, so I suspect that is what was transcribed. Maybe someone call test it out and report back to us? Remember, these are just the INDEXES, and only transcriptions of them. You will still have to order copies of the entries as always. Still, the potential time savings for making up a research wish list are enticing... ;-) Enjoy! Claire K CTI List Admin

Both will take you to the same page. Kelly The correct URL is http://fp.ayrshireroots.plus.com/Genealogy/Historical/Ayr%20in%20the%20Scotch-Irish.htm    http://fp.ayrshireroots.plus.com/Genealogy/Historical/Scotch-Irish% 20names.htm

Jim It worked for me....remember..only copy paste from "http" to "htm" and other marks omit! Sue in NY _http://fp.ayrshireroots.plus.com/Genealogy/Historical/Scotch-Irish%20names.ht m_ (http://fp.ayrshireroots.plus.com/Genealogy/Historical/Scotch-Irish%20names.htm) . **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62)

The correct URL is http://fp.ayrshireroots.plus.com/Genealogy/Historical/Ayr%20in%20the%20Scotch-Irish.htm   Gong Xi Fa Cai     Peter Skeehan Melbourne - Australia Australia Day - 26th January 1770 ----- Original Message ---- From: Claire K <cagthe@gmail.com> To: CoTyrone CoTyrone <CoTyroneIreland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, 24 January, 2009 1:34:37 AM Subject: [CoTyIre] Ulster Scots - Ayrshire Info on Ulster Scots (and Scots from Ayrshire who were part of the  Plantation) http://fp.ayrshireroots.plus.com/Genealogy/Historical/Scotch-Irish% 20names.htm Maybe some will find this helpful / interesting. Claire K seekay@comcast.net ------------- Our community web-site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Stay connected to the people that matter most with a smarter inbox. Take a look http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/smarterinbox

Jim, The URL does work, I tried it before I sent it. When it got to the list, it wrapped, so you might have to cut and paste the end of it into your browser. Claire K. CTI List Admin On Jan 23, 2009, at 10:36 AM, Jim White wrote: > The URL provided does not work. Can you kindly check and advise > the exact URL ? > > Jim > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claire K" <cagthe@gmail.com> > To: "CoTyrone CoTyrone" <CoTyroneIreland@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 9:34 AM > Subject: [CoTyIre] Ulster Scots - Ayrshire > > >> Info on Ulster Scots (and Scots from Ayrshire who were part of the >> Plantation) >> http://fp.ayrshireroots.plus.com/Genealogy/Historical/Scotch-Irish% >> 20names.htm >> >> Maybe some will find this helpful / interesting. >> >> Claire K >> seekay@comcast.net >>

The URL provided does not work. Can you kindly check and advise the exact URL ? Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claire K" <cagthe@gmail.com> To: "CoTyrone CoTyrone" <CoTyroneIreland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 9:34 AM Subject: [CoTyIre] Ulster Scots - Ayrshire > Info on Ulster Scots (and Scots from Ayrshire who were part of the > Plantation) > http://fp.ayrshireroots.plus.com/Genealogy/Historical/Scotch-Irish% > 20names.htm > > Maybe some will find this helpful / interesting. > > Claire K > seekay@comcast.net > > > > > ------------- > Our community web-site: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 3792 (20090123) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > >

Info on Ulster Scots (and Scots from Ayrshire who were part of the Plantation) http://fp.ayrshireroots.plus.com/Genealogy/Historical/Scotch-Irish% 20names.htm Maybe some will find this helpful / interesting. Claire K seekay@comcast.net

>From the New England Historic Genealogical Society current online member newsletter: Research Recommendations: Irish Ancestors by Michael J. Leclerc I've just returned from an eight-day cruise of the Caribbean with The Irish Ancestral Research Association <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102420773318&e=001-c-eN0vbQ5GG4DCgQqlzXBuE32r8W8h I4i84ZShmBcROm2f7HN1jYJKcYkcpONdu5_Fa1sSbrSLqxs4j7hx41KHm-uSUqYZ3l0Hb8nMvUFU => (TIARA). While it is nice to sleep in my own bed, I do miss having someone clean my room for me every day! The trip included top-notch speakers from TIARA as well as from Ireland. I learned more about Irish resources in three days than I have in quite some time. Among the speakers were noted Irish specialist George Handran, who had the participants understanding what Griffith's Valuation is (and isn't) in ways they never imagined. Gregory O'Connor from the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) in Dublin and Valerie Adams of the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) in Belfast introduced us to a mountain of source material housed in these repositories. Both NAI and PRONI have active programs for reviewing collections and making materials available online. The PRONI website, www.proni.gov.uk <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102420773318&e=001-c-eN0vbQ5FYNHNOwGcWRq79Ffw-hIv XEGT-FBf1vJLnorOODQYXLz3qhmDg-ybUbSa7dL1p0CAEixnfGwZ3Nr1EB07jp7dLlZCOk-PTqRl kGVyWWHSmSQ==> , provides a great introduction to family history research in Northern Ireland and materials held at PRONI. In addition to their online catalog, PRONI currently has three major databases for genealogists. The Ulster Covenant was signed on September 28, 1912, in protest of the Third Home Rule Bill, which would have established a Home Rule Parliament in Dublin. The Covenant was signed by 237,368 men. The accompanying Declaration was signed by 234,046 women. Together they represent almost a half million adult residents of Ulster. Also available from PRONI are the Freeholders' Records, records of pre-1840 voters in Northern Ireland. The register books include details of those who registered to vote, while the poll books are lists of voters and the candidates for whom they voted. There is also an explanation of what the requirements were to be a voter in different time periods. PRONI is also working to digitize the wills from the District Probate Registries of Armagh, Belfast, and Londonderry between 1858 and 1900. You can currently search the index to the will calendar entries. You will soon also be able to view images of the wills themselves online. NAI does not yet have as many records online as PRONI, but there are a large number of finding aids on their website, www.nationalarchives.ie <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102420773318&e=001-c-eN0vbQ5ELt-Xo1TB2VL-FOLYKdkX 6Ks21cXQJSjPOtQxwPK7PGYoQHGiIU_duBpwk0A5CXmzQL3M1t256RPLnb2pKvXzhFAySmTVqtXs HnfkzzbKT6Q==> , that will help you to understand genealogical research in the Republic, and what records are and are not available at NAI. Their major online database project at the moment is the digitization of the 1901 and 1911 census records. The returns for the 1911 census in the counties of Dublin, Antrim, Down, and Kerry are currently available. The rest of the counties are scheduled to be released over the course of the next six months or so. The census project is a joint effort of NAI, PRONI, the National Library of Ireland, Dublin City Library and Archives, the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, the Irish Railway Records Society, the Fingal County Council Archives, and Library and Archives Canada. TIARA president Mary Choppa gave an excellent overview of the history of Ireland and vice-president Mary Ellen Grogan gave us a number of excellent resources for Irish research. My particular favorite was the Irish Family History Foundation (IFHF). IFHF is a network of county-based genealogical research centers across all of Ireland. Their main website, www.irish-roots.ie <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102420773318&e=001-c-eN0vbQ5E9wJTmUUT-f0mERVbgiLm RqG0xeeIGLNnF7YRBTseh5ziMZvXk0A7Py6D-oDLtTUmzkmo5hCXWYlvyOICMKH_rGY7nGNTr36s Ho150qB0Iww==> , contains information about IFHF and the research centers, as well as resources for Irish research. The centers have an ongoing project to make records available online through a pay-per-view site, www.irish-roots.ie/pay-per-view.asp <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102420773318&e=001-c-eN0vbQ5Gj0TayJ7ONTAP7LgAZCKD ckscK4TpJHV6L5h7YHDJgVRflzqbN8WKOOiDt-dz5HnXwwBOCd0wueN9fmPk08P8Oo4lzpohoR0o Pf_uHesqY9t0d5QXKgIZ6ylhHz0teQbw=> . Searching the index is free (you must register as a user first). If you find records you want to look at, you can view and download images for a fee. You can search individual counties, or search all counties. The counties that are currently available are Antrim, Armagh, Cavan, Cork, Down, Dublin, Fermanagh, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Tyron, and Westmeath. TIARA did an excellent job with this genealogy conference at sea. If you are researching your Irish ancestors, look for more programs from this group in the future. Many thanks to George, Gregory, Valerie, Mary, and Mary Ellen for sharing their incredible knowledge and expertise. James P. Murphy Princeton, NJ 08542 <mailto:jpmurphy@jpmurphy.com> jpmurphy@jpmurphy.com

Hi All, got this sent to me from another list and thought it may be of interest to others. All the best Sharon Davison (from a wet, sleet, snow, gale force winds Belfast!!) PRONI's electronic catalogue goes live Hi all The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland's electronic catalogue is now available on the web. It can be accessed via the PRONI website by following this link. http://applications.proni.gov.uk/LL_DCAL_PRONI_ECATNI/SearchPage.aspx Over a million entries are available for searching and browsing, and this represents the culmination of five years work. Thanks to all the archival organisations who have helped and contributed to a successful implementation. Stephen Stephen Scarth eCATNI System Manager PRONI 66 Balmoral Avenue Belfast BT9 6NY stephen.scarth@dcalni.gov.uk -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.8 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 556 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

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