Interesting! Thank You! Always something new to learn! On Mar 31, 2010, at 9:12 PM, Lyn wrote: > Hi Linda > > The cancellation books are a little different. They show how the ownership > has transferred > >> From http://www.ballybegvillage.com/genealogy.html > > The Cancellation Books are invaluable in tracing the history of a property > and, by so doing, tracing the history of a family. The books are stored in > the Valuation Office at Irish Life Centre, Lower Abbey Street in Dublin. > Here you can consult the books yourself and colour copies of each page can > be made for a fee. The colour copy is essential as the entries were made in > different coloured inks down through the years; not in any random fashion > but in a very organised way with each colour matched to the year the entry > was made. Some caution is needed when interpreting the information in these > books as the entries were sometimes made in the years after the change of > ownership took place. > > And also the House books > > An often overlooked record, but one which really links researchers with the > home of their ancestor, is the House Books. These House Books together with > the Field Books and Tenure Books were the original notebooks recorded by the > surveyors when compiling the Valuation of Ireland. In the House Books you > will find the exact measurements of the house in question. The three above > mentioned records are also kept at the Valuation Office, Irish Life Centre, > Lower Abbey Street, Dublin. > > The above reminded me about the colour coding and I remember now someone > telling me that films weren't much use because they are in black and white. > Maybe the house books are what I am thinking of. I am sure one of them has > been filmed apart from the valuation. > > Lyn > in Oz. > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Linda Holley >> Sent: Thursday, 1 April 2010 11:41 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [IRL-ANTRIM] Griffiths Valuation >> >> Griffith's Valuation is available online at Ask about Ireland >> - link below. >> >> http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml >> >> >> On Mar 31, 2010, at 2:44 PM, Lyn wrote: >> >>> Dianna >>> >>> I think they have been filmed by LDS...but maybe not all of >> them. You >>> can view the films through the Family History Centres. The Library >>> Catalogue at www.familysearch.org will tell you what films >> they have >>> and the number to order and you can also find the closest >> centre on their website too. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Lyn >>> In Oz. >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anne >> Klintworth >>>> Sent: Wednesday, 31 March 2010 11:23 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [IRL-ANTRIM] Griffiths Valuation >>>> >>>> PRONI >>>> >>>> On Tue Mar 30th, 2010 11:51 PM EDT dianna charles wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi >>>>> I hope someone can tell me where I would find The >>>> Cancelled Land >>>>> Books where I hoping to find my ancestor Hugh HEANEY >> unlisted. The >>>>> family moved to England around 1864 and I'm trying to verify >>>> this and I >>>>> have just found information on the cancelled land books >>>> which shows a >>>>> change in the head of the household. 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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 knowedge and familiar with the different townlands.  Possibly to include research at the Ballymena Library, cemetery trips, and church visits.  Probably with transportation incuded.  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 blog at http://genealogygirl.wordpress.com/

Morning Anne's suggestion is extraordinarily good. However, we live in regional Australia and did get to visit Belfast in 2006 where we were struck by the lack of support from officials et al in helping my wife with her research. Perhaps we could be allowed to become part of wider team whose interest in Ballymena could be addressed with a list of questions that still exist even after some great help from those on this list. Sadly our significant costs to a research organisation in NI did very little to answer some of our questions. In summary, if there is a way for us to be partially included soon, we welcome any ideas. John and Clare in Port Macquarie Australia