A Chairde, The July 2008 issue of "Ireland's Genealogical Gazette" the monthly newsletter of the Genealogical Society of Ireland is now uploaded to the Society's website http://www.familyhistory.ie or you can access the newsletter in pdf format by clicking on the link below. http://www.familyhistory.ie/docs/genie/Ireland%27s%20Genealogical%20Gazette%20-%20July2008%20PDF.pdf Featured in this current issue:- + Public Ownership & Right of Access - A Fundamental Principle + New Irish Armiger Strikes Gold + Ireland in the Renaissance (review) + GSI Journal Published + New Ideas for the Gazette? + Limerick's Franciscans + Irish Army & UN Missions + GPO Easter 1916 + Local History Courses + GSI Lecture Programme + Membership of the Genealogical Society + Diary Dates + Contents of the Newsletter (January - June 2008) + Teachtaí Dála say NÍL to Logoism (MPs say NO to Logoism) NEWS UPDATE 1926 Census Campaign As reported in the June 2008 issue of "Ireland's Genealogical Gazette" the Society's long-running campaign to have the 1926 Census of Ireland released was based on the production of a Draft Bill. The Society is pleased to announce that the Statistics (Heritage Amendment) Bill, 2008 will be published in the autumn by Senator Labhrás Ó Murchú seeking to amend Section 35 of the Statistics Act, 1993 to remove the 1926 census from the scope of the Act and thereby permitting it to be released to the public at the National Archives in Dublin. Amending the current legislation is the only way to achieve the release of the 1926 census before the expiry of the 100 year period of closure as determined by the 1993 Act. Kindest regards, Michael Merrigan General Secretary Genealogical Society of Ireland www.familyhistory.ie