Hi, all. I am helping to organize the seminar described below. If you are in the New York - New Jersey - Connecticut area I strongly encourage you to come to the event for great lectures by the experts From the UHF and the ability to buy great research books. -Clare L. On Saturday, September 27, from 10-4, the Greenwich (CT) Main Library presents “Researching Your Irish & Scots-Irish Ancestry” featuring speakers from the Ulster Historical Foundation from Belfast, Northern Ireland, presenting information on conducting genealogical research throughout all of Ireland. The program is free to the public, but reservations are strongly advised, to facilitate space planning in the library. This event is co-sponsored by the Greenwich Library and the Friends of the Cos Cob Library. RSVP via e-mail to coscobgen@yahoo.com or call 203-622-7948 and leave your name and conatct infromation. Those who already have some information on their Irish or Scots-Irish ancestors should indicate the County, parish, and/or townland of interest (so the speakers can target their remarks to the audience's interests). Lectures: Introduction to Irish family history research Researching the family community using landed estate papers Using Griffith’s Valuation to find your ancestral home in Ireland The three Cs: civil, church and census records Not always at the bottom of the pile: some lesser-known Irish sources (incl. school and O ld Age Pension records) Speakers: Dr. William Roulston, Research Director of the Ulster Historical Foundation, specializing in genealogical research and heritage consultancy. He is the author of Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors (Belfast, 2005) and (with Eileen Murphy) Fermanagh: History and Society (Dublin, 2004). Dr. Brian Trainor, former Research Director of the Ulster Historical Foundation and former Director of the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland. The Ulster Historical Foundation (http://www.ancestryireland.com), a non-profit organization, is the premier Irish research agency and an established publisher of historical and genealogical books. For a list of their titles, some of which will be available for purchase at the library, see http://www.booksireland.org.uk/. The UHF also has an affiliated membership society, the Ulster Genealogical & Historical Guild, which gives guild members two annual publications, discounts on the UHF's pay-per-view online databases, and free access to many members-only online databases. Location: Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830 (1 mile from Exit 3 of I-95/Conn. Turnpike, minutes by cab from the Stamford Amtrak station). The library will be open from 9-5, and the program is scheduled to run from 10-4. The Library Cafe is on the lower level of the Main (Greenwich) Library. For more information on the library, see http://www.greenwichlibrary.org/. Drivin g Directions: http://www.greenwichlibrary.org/abouthours.asp#DIRECTIONS_TO_THE_MAIN_LIBRARY: Public Transportation: Metro-North: Taxi stand adjacent to Track 3, or or take Port Chester-bound Bus 11A outside main station entrance. CT Transit: Route 11A (Port Chester – Greenwich – Stamford) (West Putnam Ave./Field Point Rd. stop – Adults $1.25 Seniors 60¢ http://www.cttransit.com/Uploads_Schedules/stam_11_satsched.pdf I-Bus White Plains, NY to Stamford, CT stops at the Greenwich train station. Connect to CT Transit Bus 11A http://ibusexpress.com/