Anne Your group will need to contact Keith Beattie, who is the Museum Officer at the Ballymoney Council, and is part of the organising team for te Ballymoney Home comming 1-3 october. (Email [email protected]) You will need to contact Michael Lynn, the Local Studies Librarian (Email [email protected] ) at Ballymena. He should be able to put you in tough with Tourist People and Chairman of the Council for the Ballymean area. On my 2007 visit I meet Eull Dunlop from the Mid-Antrim Historical Group. Sorry I do not have an Email for him, but they and Michael Lynn should be able to supply the local knowledge you are after. Then you have to single named net groups, with Scottish names or origins. Plus the old Irish family names for the area as well. While a friend from County Antrim said that there was a Boyd in every townland in County Antrim (which I do not beleive), but you will find us in most graveyards. You have Boyd centered around Ballymoney and at Ballycastle and Bushmills. Although there seems to be quite a number around Ballymena, whoever their origins before coming to Ballymena is not known to me. One would ASSUME Ayrshire, so knowning the local history will be quite useful in finding where these Boyd families came from. (I assume it would apply to other family names as well.) I think that I have some 70 Boyd family Branches that come from County Antrim, plus more that only know that they came from Ireland that could come from Antrim. The second "Tourist" aspect that seems to be have been forgotten, is where people form the British Commonwealth and America were stationed during the WWI and WWII. Next year, I am hoping to go to the Somme Battlefield, to see where my grandfather was wounded. But it would be interesting for grandchildren, etc to be able to come to places where people were based to see "where" their family members was stationed and even to go to the "pub" they used to drink at, or church, etc. This may require involvement form the British Legion. While I will be going to Ballymoney this year in October, I am hoping that I can come to something for Ballymean next year. Hope that helps you. Mike Boyd Chairman Historical Committee, HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Klintworth" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 4:30 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-ANTRIM] Ballymena research trips Thanks for the input. Would you be willing to email Jayne Clarke the curator at the Braid Museum? [email protected] She is working on trying to put some things together on just those lines. She intends to be at the Ballymoney Conference in October. I am sure she would appreciate any assistance you could give her. Just as a side note, she is not the one who has asked me about the research trips. We have been in contact with her because we are just finishing a project photographing burial and registration books for the cemeteries under control of the Borough Council. Anne Anne Shier Klintworth Check out my genealogy blog at http://genealogygirl.wordpress.com/ ----- Original Message ---- > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, April 1, 2010 2:20:13 PM > Subject: Re: [IRL-ANTRIM] Ballymena research trips > > Anne, Ballymena has recently been on the radar screen for a > few Scotch-Irish family email lists I am on. I think an opportunity to > receive some pointed guidance by locals who actually understand > genealogy would be a huge plus. Rootsweb lists: Scotch-Irish and Boyd > have had members discussing specifics of Ballymena focused trips this > Spring. There #1 question to those of us with some experience is - > Where do I go in Ballymena I'll be in Balleymoney for their October > conference mainly to spread the word to the local genealogy/history > facilities about this need. The numbers of Scotch-Irish researchers is > large and growing. Unfortunately, Ulster is largely unaware of their > existence. As a co-author of the 1718 web site > _http://www.1718migration.org.uk/_ (http://www.1718migration.org.uk/) > ; I spent some time with the Ulster-Scots Agency in Belfast discussing > this very need. I am beginning to see some little sprouts of those > seeds we planted about 4 years ago. The east Donegal Historical > Society was the first (that I know of) to create a genealogy/history > conference. Londonderry and then Balleymoney were next in > creating an actual 2 day event and marketing it to the genealogy > universe. They need work on that marketing, conference program, and > accommodations BUT they are doing it. That will get them immediate > rewards. I don't want to take more email space, but the key is > "full cooperation". You get a commitment, then involve all groups, you > will get a good response. Make it work and you'll get universal > acclaim as a "to do trip" for genealogists and families for many > generations. Colin Brooks The 1718 Project Quakertown, PA USA > In a message dated 4/1/2010 1:43:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] writes: Hello > everyone. We have been talking with some people in Ballymena and > would like to have the people on the list comment on the interest in > research in the Ballymena area. What is your opinion of the > possibility for small group trips to Ballymena, with local contact > with people with local knowledge and familiar with the different > townlands. Possibly to include research at the Ballymena > Library, cemetery trips, and church visits. Probably with > transportation included. Hopefully with the full cooperation > with the local government, museum and library. The idea would > be to help establish local contacts and the ability to gather local > knowledge that has been collected by word of mouth as well as the > records available. Do you think this type of trip would be of > interest to a lot of people? It would definitely not be a big > group tour. This would be a much more personalized type of > thing. NI sightseeing would be optional, possibly outside of the > group tour. Also a trip to PRONI and other Belfast research > venues. I was asked to get your input on this subject and > would appreciate any comments. Anne Anne > Shier Klintworth Check out my genealogy bog at > http://genealogygirl.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------- To > unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]" > href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of the message ------------------------------- To > unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]" > href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
I am forwarding the suggestions that people are making to the appropriate people. They are well aware of the people you mention. Thanks. Anne Shier Klintworth Check out my genealogy blog at http://genealogygirl.wordpress.com/ ----- Original Message ---- > From: Mike Boyd <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, April 2, 2010 9:51:48 PM > Subject: Re: [IRL-ANTRIM] Ballymena research trips > > Anne Your group will need to contact Keith Beattie, who is the Museum Officer > at the Ballymoney Council, and is part of the organising team for te > Ballymoney Home comming 1-3 october. (Email > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]" > href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]) You > will need to contact Michael Lynn, the Local Studies Librarian (Email > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]" > href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] ) > at Ballymena. He should be able to put you in tough with Tourist > People and Chairman of the Council for the Ballymean area. On my 2007 > visit I meet Eull Dunlop from the Mid-Antrim Historical Group. Sorry I do > not have an Email for him, but they and Michael Lynn should be able to > supply the local knowledge you are after. Then you have to single named > net groups, with Scottish names or origins. Plus the old Irish family names > for the area as well. While a friend from County Antrim said that there > was a Boyd in every townland in County Antrim (which I do not beleive), but > you will find us in most graveyards. You have Boyd centered around > Ballymoney and at Ballycastle and Bushmills. Although there seems to > be quite a number around Ballymena, whoever their origins before coming to > Ballymena is not known to me. One would ASSUME Ayrshire, so knowning > the local history will be quite useful in finding where these Boyd families > came from. (I assume it would apply to other family names as > well.) I think that I have some 70 Boyd family Branches that come from > County Antrim, plus more that only know that they came from Ireland that > could come from Antrim. The second "Tourist" aspect that seems to be have > been forgotten, is where people form the British Commonwealth and America > were stationed during the WWI and WWII. Next year, I am hoping to go > to the Somme Battlefield, to see where my grandfather was > wounded. But it would be interesting for grandchildren, etc to be able to > come to places where people were based to see "where" their family members > was stationed and even to go to the "pub" they used to drink at, or church, > etc. This may require involvement form the British Legion. While I > will be going to Ballymoney this year in October, I am hoping that I can > come to something for Ballymean next year. Hope that helps > you. Mike Boyd Chairman Historical Committee, HBS ----- > Original Message ----- From: "Anne Klintworth" <> ymailto="mailto:[email protected]" > href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]> To: <> ymailto="mailto:[email protected]" > href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]> Sent: > Friday, April 02, 2010 4:30 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-ANTRIM] Ballymena research > trips Thanks for the input. Would you be willing to email Jayne > Clarke the curator at the Braid Museum? > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]" > href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] > She is working on trying to put some things together on just those lines. > She intends to be at the Ballymoney Conference in October. I am sure she > would appreciate any assistance you could give her. Just as a side note, she > is not the one who has asked me about the research trips. We have been in > contact with her because we are just finishing a project photographing > burial and registration books for the cemeteries under control of the > Borough Council. Anne Anne Shier Klintworth Check out > my genealogy blog at > http://genealogygirl.wordpress.com/ ----- Original Message > ---- > From: "> href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]" <> ymailto="mailto:[email protected]" > href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]> > To: > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]" > href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] > Sent: > Thu, April 1, 2010 2:20:13 PM > Subject: Re: [IRL-ANTRIM] Ballymena > research trips > > Anne, Ballymena has recently been on the radar > screen for a > few Scotch-Irish family email lists I am on. I think an > opportunity to > receive some pointed guidance by locals who actually > understand > genealogy would be a huge plus. Rootsweb lists: > Scotch-Irish and Boyd > have had members discussing specifics of > Ballymena focused trips this > Spring. There #1 question to those of > us with some experience is - > Where do I go in Ballymena I'll be in > Balleymoney for their October > conference mainly to spread the word to > the local genealogy/history > facilities about this need. The numbers > of Scotch-Irish researchers is > large and growing. Unfortunately, > Ulster is largely unaware of their > existence. As a co-author of the > 1718 web site > _http://www.1718migration.org.uk/_ > (http://www.1718migration.org.uk/) > ; I spent some time with the > Ulster-Scots Agency in Belfast discussing > this very need. I am > beginning to see some little sprouts of those > seeds we planted about > 4 years ago. The east Donegal Historical > Society was the first > (that I know of) to create a genealogy/history > conference. > Londonderry and then Balleymoney were next in > creating an actual 2 > day event and marketing it to the genealogy > universe. They need work > on that marketing, conference program, and > accommodations BUT they > are doing it. That will get them immediate > rewards. I don't want > to take more email space, but the key is > "full cooperation". You get > a commitment, then involve all groups, you > will get a good response. > Make it work and you'll get universal > acclaim as a "to do trip" > for genealogists and families for many > generations. Colin > Brooks The 1718 Project Quakertown, PA USA > In a message > dated 4/1/2010 1:43:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > > href="mailto:> href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]">> ymailto="mailto:[email protected]" > href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] > writes: Hello > everyone. We have been talking with some > people in Ballymena and > would like to have the people on the list > comment on the interest in > research in the > Ballymena area. What is your opinion of the > possibility for > small group trips to Ballymena, with local contact > with people with > local knowledge and familiar with the different > townlands. Possibly > to include research at the Ballymena > Library, cemetery trips, and > church visits. Probably with > transportation included. Hopefully with > the full cooperation > with the local government, museum and > library. The idea would > be to help establish local contacts and > the ability to gather local > knowledge that has been collected by word > of mouth as well as the > records available. Do you think this > type of trip would be of > interest to a lot of people? It would > definitely not be a big > group tour. This would be a much > more personalized type of > thing. NI sightseeing would be optional, > possibly outside of the > group tour. Also a trip to PRONI and other > Belfast research > venues. I was asked to get your input on this > subject and > would appreciate > any comments. 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