Thank you so much Sharon. It's lucky I love reading :-)))) and that history was always a favourite :-))))) Maria Thomas LAKE MUNMORAH, NSW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Carberry" <sm8carberry@comcast.net> To: <irl-clare@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 8:27 PM Subject: [IRL-CLARE] Irish gen. how-to books > Here is the list which I keep on hand. I have consulted > the first three of the Irish-oriented ones and the predecessor edition of > the Szucs book, an absolute "must" for serious > research in the U.S. The other two are recommended by > a family historian who started her Irish research in this > century. > > Sharon Carberry > Georgia > > > Irish records : sources for family and local history > Ryan, James G. > ISBN 0916489760 > > > Tracing your Irish ancestors : the complete guide > Grenham, John ISBN 0806313692 > > > Radford, Dwight A. & Kyle J. Betit, > Discovering Your Irish Ancestors > 2001 > > Ouimetter, David S., > Finding Your Irish Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide > 2005 > > Quillen, Daniel W., > Secrets of Tracing Your Ancestors > 2005 > > Szucs, Loretto Dennis > The source : a guidebook of American genealogy > Rev. ed. 1996 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

The great and addictive thing about family history aka genealogy is that it is so deeply satisfying on two fronts: (1) the why and how of our individually fitting into our ancestral lines and (2) what our families encountered through time in the broader world, i.e. history as taught in school. Plus, as I have found during my years in family history research but had not anticipated, the expansion of my knowledge of geography and even psychology/anthropology is considerable. I now not only know where major cities figuring in Irish emigration are, but I can match the city to its broader political jurisdiction, off the top of my head for the U.S. and Canadian ones. I am still working on getting up to speed on the Australian ones and I have not started yet with the New Zealand ports. When they say that keeping your mind active is the best way to ward off senility, I have visions of my old age as a wise wizard while those people who now scoff at genealogy as a hobby are drooling over their oatmeal in "the home." Keep reading, Sharon Carberry Georgia ----- Original Message ----- From: "M & M Thomas" <m.mthomas@bigpond.com> To: <irl-clare@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 12:09 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-CLARE] Irish gen. how-to books > Thank you so much Sharon. > > It's lucky I love reading :-)))) and that history was always a favourite > :-))))) > > > Maria Thomas > LAKE MUNMORAH, NSW > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sharon Carberry" <sm8carberry@comcast.net> > To: <irl-clare@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 8:27 PM > Subject: [IRL-CLARE] Irish gen. how-to books > > > > Here is the list which I keep on hand. I have consulted > > the first three of the Irish-oriented ones and the predecessor edition of > > the Szucs book, an absolute "must" for serious > > research in the U.S. The other two are recommended by > > a family historian who started her Irish research in this > > century. > > > > Sharon Carberry > > Georgia > > > > > > Irish records : sources for family and local history > > Ryan, James G. > > ISBN 0916489760 > > > > > > Tracing your Irish ancestors : the complete guide > > Grenham, John ISBN 0806313692 > > > > > > Radford, Dwight A. & Kyle J. Betit, > > Discovering Your Irish Ancestors > > 2001 > > > > Ouimetter, David S., > > Finding Your Irish Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide > > 2005 > > > > Quillen, Daniel W., > > Secrets of Tracing Your Ancestors > > 2005 > > > > Szucs, Loretto Dennis > > The source : a guidebook of American genealogy > > Rev. ed. 1996 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com 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 IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.8 - Release Date: 9/22/2006 > >