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Optional Print Course Material: German: Compiled Sources
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
German genealogical research should include a careful and detailed review of “compiled sources.” Compiled sources are simply defined as the findings of previous researchers. Today they exist as personal websites, online family trees, genealogical articles in periodicals, book-length family histories, genealogical compendia, and even as manuscript collections. What is surprising to most researchers is that these types of records exist for German families. What is perhaps even more unexpected is that there are millions of Germans and their families named in such records. Moreover, many are reasonably well-indexed, and not all that difficult to access, even for researchers who don’t read German well.
In this course we will explore various compiled sources including Collections and Databases, Family Histories and Bibliographies, Lineage Books, Periodicals, Biographical and Local Sources.
Course Length: 7 weeks
MODULE 1
COLLECTIONS & DATABASES
Nature of Compiled Sources
Collections & Databases
Finding Resources
FamilySearch Catalog & Books
Family History Books
WorldCat
Online Family Trees
Pedigree Collections (Ahnenstammkarti
Manuscript & Card Files
Locating Other Researchers
MODULE 2
FAMILY HISTORIES & BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Book Family Histories
German Family Archive (Deutsches Familienarchiv)
Bibliographies & Indexes
MODULE 3
LINEAGE BOOKS
Lineage Books
MODULE 4
PERIODICALS
Periodical Source Index (PERSI)
Indexes to German Periodicals
MODULE 5
BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES
Book Biographies
Collective Biographies
Identifying Biographical Sources
German Biographical Archive
Funeral Sermon Collections (Leichenpredigten)
MODULE 6
LOCAL SOURCES
Village Lineage Books (Ortssippenbuch/Ortsfamilienbuch)
Local Histories (Ortschronik)
Accessing Histories
House Chronicles (Hausbücher)
Conclusion
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Optional Print Course Material: Irish: Understanding Ireland, History and Source Records
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In no country, more than Ireland, is it imperative that one understands some of the local history, past machination of records, and knowledge of what source records have been created versus what is available.
This course will discuss the importance of preliminary research in one’s home country and then provide a brief history of Ireland which is useful, if not imperative, in understanding the nature and value of record sources within Ireland. From here, the discussion will be what genealogical records can tell us, with brief overviews of the administrative (civil and ecclesiastical) divisions within the island, and a discussion on Irish place names and family names.
The course will conclude with a brief discussion on the types of records available for research in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (Eire), the importance of understanding maps for the region, and migration patterns.
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
Introduction to Understanding Ireland
Research Needs Before Ireland
MODULE 2
BASIC PRINCIPLES & REPOSITORIES FOR GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH
Genealogical Research Criteria
Basic Research Principles
MODULE 3
IRISH PLACE & FAMILY NAMES
Place & Locality Names
Family & Personal Names
MODULE 4
HISTORICAL & ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Civil Divisions
Ecclesiastical Divisions
Additional Resources
MODULE 5
BRIEF HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF IRELAND
Introduction to Irish History
Additional Resources
MODULE 6
SOURCE RECORDS
Source Types
Census & Census Substitutes
Parish Church Records
Commercial, Social, & Professional Directories
Family History Genealogies & Journals
Monumental (Gravestone) Inscriptions
Newspapers
Wills, Last Testaments, & Administrations
Miscellaneous Sources
APPENDIX
Optional Print Course Material: Irish: Archival Repositories
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
This course presents an overview of the archival and repository centres throughout the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for conducting Irish research. Emphasis is on available records and those held by FamilySearch and other repositories.
We discuss the types of records available at various repositories, their availability, and how to access the source records, online and on-site.
This course builds on preliminary content discussed in the Irish: Understanding Ireland, History and Source Records course.
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION TO REPOSITORIES
Research Challenges
Research & Preparation
Recommended Video
Recommended Reading
MODULE 2
ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES & OTHER REPOSITORIES
Background Information
Republic of Ireland
FamilySearch
Recommended Reading
MODULE 3
ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES & OTHER REPOSITORIES …Continued
Britain
Northern Ireland
MODULE 4
RELIGIOUS ARCHIVES
Roman Catholic Church
Church of Ireland
Quaker Church
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Judaism
Huguenots
Baptist Church
Recommended Reading
APPENDIX
Optional Course Print Material: Irish: Census and Census Substitute Records
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
The loss of historical census records for Ireland has been devastating. Many censuses still exist; however, they are neither comprehensive nor fully extant.
This course discusses the importance of census records and their availability for locality and time period. Also discussed are the various census forms and census substitutes (1630-present) which exist for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Various government surveys—of land and people—which act as census substitutes in the absence of censuses are included.
MODULE 1
IRISH CENSUS & SUBSTITUTE RECORDS
Searching Census Records
Government Population Census Schedules
Census Indexes
MODULE 2
19TH & 20TH CENTURY CENSUS
Omissions from the National Archives of Ireland Website
Online Search Tips
MODULE 3
CENSUS SUBSTITUTE RECORDS
Old Age Pension Claims
Taxation Books
Recommended Reading
MODULE 4
CENSUS SUBSTITUTE RECORDS...Continued
Other Valuation Records
Other 18th & 19th Century Records
20th Century Records
MODULE 5
CENSUS SUBSTITUTE RECORDS…Continued
Religious Censuses
MODULE 6
CENSUS SUBSTITUTE RECORDS...Continued
Directories
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Optional Print Course Material: Irish:
Religious Records
*Course material will only be sent to
students who are registered in the
course.
The course examines the differences between the various forms of church (parish) records in Ireland and in particular between the Roman Catholic Church, to which the vast majority of Irish people belonged, and the conformist records of the Church of Ireland. Which was the official state church until 1869. Different time periods will be covered in relation to:
- historical backgrounds
- content of records
- availability of/access to records
- effective research procedures.
We will also touch on the extensive collection of marriage licenses (1623-1866) and comment on their historical background, contents, value, and availability to researchers.
Course Content
MODULE 1
Introduction
Introduction
to Church Records
Locating
Church Records
Rootsireland.ie.
Module 1
Assignments
MODULE
2
Roman Catholic Church
Records
Historical
Background
Practices
& Beliefs
- Baptisms
- Marriages
- Burial Registers
Recommended Reading and Resources
- Abbreviations & Latin Terms
MODULE
3
Church of
Ireland Records
Historical
Background
Practices
& Beliefs
- Baptisms
- Marriages
- Marriage Licences and Bonds
- Burial Registers
- Vestry Minute Books
- Marriage Licenses (1623-1866)
Module 3 Assignments
MODULE
4
Presbyterian Church Records
Historical
Background
Practices
& Beliefs
- Baptisms
- Marriages
- Burial Records
- Session Minutes
- The Dublin Colporteur Notebook of 1875
Module 4 Assignments
MODULE
5
Methodist Church Records
Historical
Background
Practices
& Beliefs
- Baptism Records
- Marriage Records
- Burial Records
Recommended Reading and Resources
Module 5 Assignments
MODULE 6
Religious
Society of Friends (Quakers)
Historical
Background
Practices
& Beliefs
- Birth Records
- Marriage Records
- Deaths/Burial Records
- Migration Records
- Sufferings
Recommended Reading and Resources
Module 6 Assignments
MODULE
7
Jewish
Records
Historical
Background
Practices
& Beliefs
The
Records
Recommended
Reading and Resources
Module 7
Assignments
MODULE 8
Other
Religious Groups
Huguenots
- Historical Background
- Practices & Beliefs
- The Records
- Recommended Reading and Resources
Baptist
Church
- Historical Background
- Practices & Beliefs
- The Records
- Recommended Reading and Resources
Moravian
Church
- Historical Background
- Practices & Beliefs
- The Records
- Recommended Reading and Resources
Course
Summation
Module 8
Assignments
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Optional Print Course Material: Irish: Conformist and Non-Conformist Church Records
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
The course examines the differences between the various forms of church (parish) records in Ireland and in particular between the conformist records of the Church of Ireland and those ecclesiastical institutions which did not conform to the standards of the day.
We will discuss time periods, historical backgrounds, contents of records, availability of records, access to these important record collections, and effective research procedures. Emphasis will be primarily on pre-1864 research problems in Ireland where parish registers should be used as major sources of information. These contain vital genealogical elements such as baptism/christening, marriage and death/burial entries. When used with records such as wills and deeds, parish registers can help build fairly complete family groupings.
We will also touch on the extensive collection of marriage licenses (1629-1864) and comment on their historical background, contents, value, and availability to researchers.
Course Length: 7 weeks
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
Locating Church Records
CHURCH OF IRELAND RECORDS
Historical Background
Practices & Beliefs
The Records
Further Reading
MODULE 2
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH RECORDS
Historical Background
Practices & Beliefs
The Records
Further Reading
MODULE 3
Historical Background
Practices & Beliefs
The Records
Further Reading
Abbreviations & Latin Terms
METHODIST CHURCH RECORDS
Historical Background
Practices & Beliefs
The Records
Further Reading
MODULE 4
QUAKER CHURCH RECORDS
Historical Background
Practices & Beliefs
The Records
Further Reading
JEWISH CHURCH RECORDS
Historical Background
Practices & Beliefs
The Records
Further Reading
MODULE 5
HUGUENOT CHURCH REGISTERS
Historical Background
Practices & Beliefs
The Records
Further Reading
MODULE 6
BAPTIST CHURCH RECORDS
Historical Background
Practices & Beliefs
The Records
Further Reading
MORAVIAN CHURCH RECORDS
Historical Background
Practices & Beliefs
The Records
Further Reading
MARRIAGE LICENSES (1629-1864)
Marriages
SUMMATION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Optional Print Course Material: Irish: Civil Registration
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
One of the most important source records that most genealogists use, but often concentrate too heavily on, are the vital records created upon introduction of civil registration in search countries. In Ireland this happened at two different times depending upon the type of record and the ecclesiastical division. The course will discuss civil registered record types of birth, marriage and death in post-1863 Ireland and Protestant marriage records which begin from 1845.
In addition, the course will discuss the contents of these records, their availability, how the information documented has changed over time, the limitations and advantages of civil vital records, and effective research strategies for using this record type.
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
Civil Registration vs. Vital Records
Definition of Civil Registration
Implementation of Civil Registration
Effectiveness of Civil Registration
MODULE 2
USEFULNESS OF CIVIL REGISTRATION
How can we use civil registration to our advantage with genealogical research?
Judging the Accuracy of Facts
MODULE 3
IRISH BACKGROUND
Background of Irish Civil Registration
Visiting the Archives
MODULE 4
BIRTH, MARRIAGE & DEATH RECORDS
Birth Records
Marriage & Divorce Records
Death Records
MODULE 5
LATE REGISTRATIONS & OTHER CIVIL RECORDS
Late Civil Registrations
Army Registers of Civil Events
Marine Registers of Civil Events
Foreign Registers of Civil Events
The Schulze Register
Birth, Marriage & Death Indexes
MODULE 6
APPLIED RESEARCH TECHNIQUES
Introduction to Research Techniques
Births
Marriages
Deaths
Other Sources for Irish Civil Registration
APPENDIX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Optional Print Course Material: Irish: Land Administration Records
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
Often genealogists get frustrated with land and deed records because of the difficulty in their access and use. In addition, they fail to understand their indirect overall significance which is one of correlating and connecting members of family groups, pre-emigration identity, as well as parentage and origins of the emigrant. This course discusses these issues and others of value primarily from 1708 in Ireland, the historical background of land tenure, the general contents of these records and their availability, as well as strategies for effectively researching and accessing this record collection and some wonderful collections that precede 1708 dating from as early as the 12th century.
Many of the sources referenced are available through FamilySearch. If you are not already familiar with the FamilySearch website or the FamilySearch Catalog, it is suggested that you become so as a great deal of your success with your research will be dependent upon use of their collections.
MODULE 1
IRISH LAND RECORDS
Brief History of Land Tenure
Land Wars, Reforms and Regulations
MODULE 2
FINDING THE LAND
Finding Your Ancestor’s Townland or Location
Identifying Civil & Ecclesiastical Divisions
Challenges with Locating Placenames
MODULE 3
LAND DEEDS
Value, Time Period and Historical Background
General Description of Record Collection
Registration Process
Repositories and Indexing
Accessibility
MODULE 4
PROPERTY VALUATION RECORDS
Value, Time Period and Historical Background
General Description of Record Collection
MODULE 5
LANDED ESTATE RECORDS
Value, Time Period and Historical Background
General Description of Record Collection
Search Process
Repositories and Indexing
Accessibility
Case Study
MODULE 6
ENCUMBERED ESTATE RECORDS
Value, Time Period and Historical Background
General Description of Record Collection
Search Process
Repositories and Indexing
Accessibility
MODULE 7
FREEHOLD LAND OWNERSHIP RECORDS
Value, Time Period and Historical Background
General Description of Record Collection
Search Process
Repositories and Indexing
Accessibility
MODULE 8
MISCELLANEOUS SPECIAL LAND RECORDS
Value, Time Period and Historical Background
General Description of Record Collection
Search Process
Repositories and Indexing
Accessibility
LAND COMMISSION & REGISTRY RECORDS
Land Commission Records
Land Registry Office Records
Concluding Comments
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Optional Print Course Material: Irish: Major Printed Sources
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
Printed sources can be contemporary to the period documented and often more reliable than later secondary sources for the same period. However, few are indexed and there tend to be large periods where even the printed sources themselves are not available. In Ireland, where many of the records have been destroyed or lost, what have survived are sporadic and incomplete. Contemporary-period printed sources by way of newspapers, directories, journals and local histories, occupational and society records often help establish human life events that may not be documented anywhere else. This course will discuss these printed sources available, information contained and their value, the challenges in accessing or using these records, locating source records, and discussing available bibliographies, indexes, and abstracts.
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
NEWSPAPER COLLECTIONS
Value of Historical Newspaper Collections
Challenges in the Use of Historical Newspapers
Social Context in Historical Newspapers
Social, Business and Political Details
Special-Interest Newspapers
Evaluating What You Find
A Brief History of Newspaper Publishing in Ireland
MODULE 2
NEWSPAPER COLLECTIONS ... continued
Description of Contents of Irish Newspapers
Dates of Coverage for Irish Newspapers
Types of Persons Covered in Irish Newspapers
Availability of Irish Newspapers
Bibliographies and Indexes to Irish Newspaper Collections
MODULE 3
DIRECTORIES AND ALMANACS
Value of Historical Directories and Almanacs
Challenges with the Use of Historical Directories and Almanacs
Description of Contents of Irish Directories and Almanacs
Dates of Coverage of Irish Directory and Almanac Collections
Types of Persons Covered in Irish Directories and Almanacs
Availability of Irish Directory Collections
Bibliography and Indexes to Irish Directory and Almanac Collections
MODULE 4
JOURNALS AND LOCAL HISTORIES
Value of Journals and Local History Publications
Challenges with Journals and Local Histories
Description of Contents of Journals and Local Histories
Dates of Coverage of Journals and Local Histories
Types of Persons Covered in Journals and Local Histories
Availability of Journals and Local Histories
Bibliographies and Indexes to Journal and Local History Collections
MODULE 5
OCCUPATIONAL RECORDS
Value of Occupational Records
Challenges with Occupational Records
Description of Contents of Occupational Records
Dates of Coverage of Occupational Records
Types of Persons Covered in Occupational Records
Availability of Occupational Records
Bibliographies and Indexes to Occupational Records
MODULE 6
SOCIETY RECORDS
Value of Society Records
Challenges with Society Records
Description of Contents of Society Records
Irish Freemasons
Fenian Brotherhood
Society of United Irishmen
Loyal Order of Orange Lodges
Dates of Coverage of Society Records
Types of Persons Covered in Society Records
Availability of Society Records
Bibliographies and Indexes to Society Records
MODULE 7
CASE STUDY
Optional Print Course Material: Irish: Monumental (Gravestone) Inscriptions
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
An excellent record source that connects major life events of birth and death to known and unknown family members is transcriptions of tombstones or what are more globally known at ''monumental inscriptions'' and in Ireland, ''memorials of the dead''. They often provide the only clues as to births and deaths of family members as they precede or out-survive other forms of primary and secondary source information.
The course will discuss the value of these records, the time periods of their existence and use, an important review of the contents found in them as well as a discussion on their availability and access to them in, and outside of, Ireland. In addition, we will seek to discuss and uncover some of the more indirect elements of monumental inscription understanding. Several examples will be examined. A case study will also be presented.
MODULE 1
MONUMENTAL (GRAVESTONE) INSCRIPTIONS OF IRELAND
Defining The Source of Record
Defining the Importance of Graveyards & Their Records
What to Look for In Graveyards & on Gravestones
MODULE 2
MONUMENTAL (GRAVESTONE) INSCRIPTIONS OF IRELAND
What to Look for In Graveyards & on Gravestones ... continued
MODULE 3
RECORDING OF MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS
Monumental Rubbings & Photographing
Cleaning a Gravestone
MODULE 4
VALUE, TIME PERIOD & HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Description of Contents
Bibliographies & Indexes
MODULE 5
MAJOR MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTION TRANSCRIPTION COLLECTIONS
Strategies for Locating Monumental Inscriptions
Concluding Comments
MODULE 6
CASE STUDY
APPENDIX
List of Known Published/Printed Monumental Inscription Transcriptions for Ireland
Ulster Province
Connaught Province
Leinster Province
Munster Province
Optional Print Course Material: Irish: Testamentary Source Records
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
Probably no record group is more important to pre-civil registration research in a country than wills and estate administrations. More than any other record, wills can provide both ancestral and descendant accounts of family groupings. In Ireland we tend to see less documentation than in other countries due to the way personal and moveable property descended over time.
This course addresses this record group, both pre-1858 before the system of administration changed, and post-1858 to the present date. We will discuss the value of these records during both these time periods, historical background to their development, examine the contents and availability of the records in both periods, and research strategies for these collections.
MODULE 1
TESTAMENTARY SOURCE RECORDS
Wills
Defining Wills & Last Testaments, and Types
Purpose & Importance of Wills & Testamentary Records
Common Terms in Wills & Administrations, and Their Custody.
Age & Capacity in Regard to Wills
What Common Elements That Exist in Every Will
MODULE 2
INFORMATION FROM A WILL & LAST TESTAMENT
Types of Information to Be Found
Using These Documents to Extend Your Research
Reliability Factor of these Court Records
Irish Probate Records
Medieval Wills & Inventories
MODULE 3
TESTAMENTARY RECORDS BEFORE 1858
Time Period & Historical Background
Availability of Records
MODULE 4
TESTAMENTARY RECORDS AFTER 1857
Time Period & Historical Background
Availability of Records
Summation
Concluding Comments
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Optional Print Course Material: Irish: Court Records, State Papers, Parliamentary Documents
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
In the advanced level of the Irish Certificate, we examine some of the record collections that the genealogical detail in them is often difficult to locate. These documents are also harder to locate. More often they're not indexed, abstracted, or available to the public. However, information found will be direct and often provide good primary evidence of facts on subjects and events in periods where few other genealogical records survive. Seldom discussed by genealogists because they are so misunderstood and difficult to research, This course will provide you with an understanding of the importance of court, state, and parliamentary records for genealogical research. The one apparent note with this collection is that, unlike, many other genealogical sources, court/state/parliamentary records cover almost the entire period of late Irish history from the 12th century (in general) to the present.
Like, electoral and taxation
sources, however, these record collections can supply,
particularly for pre-1850 Ireland, some of the best pointers on
periods of presence and locality, as well as indications of
social strata, details on occupations, residences, physical
descriptions, and family relationships or family
structures.
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
General Value in Court, State & Parliamentary Records
MODULE 2
COURT RECORD COLLECTIONS - PART 1
Brief History of Irish Court Records
MODULE 3
COURT RECORD COLLECTIONS - PART 2
Value of Irish Court Records
Challenges With Irish Court Records
Description of Contents in Irish Court Records
MODULE 4
COURT RECORD COLLECTIONS - PART 3
Description of Contents in Irish Court Records
Availability of Irish Court Records
MODULE 5
STATE PAPERS
Brief History of Irish State Paper Collections
Challenges with Irish State Papers
Description of Contents in State Papers
Availability of Irish State Papers
MODULE 6
PARLIAMENTARY RECORDS
Brief History of Parliament & Parliamentary Records
Value of Irish Parliamentary Records
Challenges with Irish Parliamentary Records
Description of Contents in Irish Parliamentary Records
Availability of Irish Parliamentary Records
Optional Print Course Material: Irish: Electoral and Taxation Records
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
A series of source records that tend to be less consulted are electoral, poll, and tithe records. In Ireland these comprise voters registers, hearth money rolls, poll tax rolls, land tithes, and subsidy rolls as well as many other taxation methods. The collection falls under two distinct series, each of which varies by period, and both of which will be discussed in this course. Though they tend to be less informative than some of the other record groups, electoral and taxation records establish presence, among other details, in a period where few other records exist by which to do so. In addition, we discuss records of public office, freemen, and freeholders. Understanding these records is imperative to pre-1700 research in Ireland. The course covers the value and challenges of these records, contents, dates of coverage, types of persons included, access, and brief lists of bibliographic and indexed sources.
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
GENERAL VALUE IN TAXATION RECORDS
Who Was Taxed?
Solving Research Problems
TAXATION RECORD COLLECTIONS
Brief History of Irish Taxation Records
MODULE 2
TAXATION RECORD COLLECTIONS
Brief History of Irish Taxation Records
Challenges with Irish Taxation Records
MODULE 3
TAXATION RECORD COLLECTIONS
Description of Contents in Irish Taxation Records
Dates of Coverage in Irish Taxation Records
MODULE 4
TAXATION RECORD COLLECTIONS
Types of Persons Covered in Taxation Records
Availability of Taxation Records
Bibliographies & Indexes to Taxation Records
MODULE 5
ELECTORAL RECORD COLLECTIONS
Brief History of Irish Electoral Records
Value of Irish Electoral Records
Challenges with Irish Electoral Records
Description of Contents in Irish Electoral Records
Dates of Coverage in Irish Electoral Records
MODULE 6
ELECTORAL RECORD COLLECTIONS
Types of Persons Covered in Electoral Records
Availability of Irish Electoral Records
MODULE 7
CASE STUDY
APPENDICES
Optional Print Course Material: Irish: Estate, Plantation and Settlement Records
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
We examine the record collection for Ireland unique to this country, and the entire United Kingdom, are estate records, plantation documents, and settlement papers. They can be very difficult to use, however, hold original sources of information for periods that pre-date many of the later more customary genealogical source records.
This course provides an understanding of the importance of estate, plantation, and settlement papers when undertaking your genealogical research.
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
ESTATE, PLANTATION & SETTLEMENT RECORDS
LANDED ESTATE RECORDS
Who was recorded?
General Types & Coverage
Solving Research Problems
Brief History of Estate Records
MODULE 2
LANDED ESTATE RECORDS...Continued
Value of Estate Records
Description of Contents in Estate Records
Availability of Estate Records
Major Bibliographies & Indexes to Estate Records
MODULE 3
PLANTATION & SETTLEMENT RECORDS
Who was recorded?
General Types & Coverage
Solving Research Problems
Brief History of Plantation & Settlement Records
MODULE 4
PLANTATION & SETTLEMENT RECORDS...Continued
Impact & Value of Plantation & Settlement Records
Long-Term Results of the Irish Plantations & Settlement
MODULE 5
PLANTATION & SETTLEMENT RECORDS...Continued
Description of Contents of Plantation & Settlement Records Collections
Plantation Concept & Practice
Availability of Plantation & Settlement Records
MODULE 6
PLANTATION & SETTLEMENT RECORDS...Continued
Major Bibliographies & Indexes to Plantation & Settlement Records
MODULE 7
PLANTATION & SETTLEMENT RECORDS...Continued
Major Bibliographies & Indexes to Plantation & Settlement Records...Continued
Manuscript & Published Collections Relating to English Royal Reigns
ARTICLES FOR REVIEW
Optional Print Course Material: Irish: Immigration, Naturalization and Emigration Records
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
There are no complete records of emigration, immigration, or naturalization for Ireland. There are some collections of this information available from Irish record sources; however, the bulk of meaningful source material will more likely come from the receiving country or sending country than from Irish sources. In both cases, we examine the materials available involving the Irish, the time periods they cover, and access. It is often a sparse and scattered collection of records not easily investigated but can provide a wealth of information on ancestors and their subsequent residences or earlier origins.
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
MODULE 2
IMMIGRATION RECORDS
Who Was Recorded
General Types and Coverage
Brief History of Immigration Into Ireland
Description of Record Collections, Bibliographies and Indexes
MODULE 3
EMIGRATION RECORDS
Who Was Recorded
General Types and Coverage
Brief Analysis of Irish Emigrant Origins in North America
MODULE 4
EMIGRATION RECORDS … CONTINUED
Description of Record Collections
MODULE 5
NATURALIZATION & RELATED RECORDS
Who Was Recorded
General Types and Coverage
Brief History of Naturalization and Related Records
Description of Record Collections
MODULE 6
MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHIES & INDEXES TO IRISH MIGRATION RECORDS
Online Resources
Published Resources
APPENDIX
Optional Print Course Material: Irish: Military, Naval and Pension Records
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
The earliest records of a military and genealogical nature are contained in the ancient and medieval Annals of Ireland and other Gaelic manuscripts. These as well as later printed source materials provide valuable lists of officers and soldiers in local forces, accounts of military activity including officer personnel, local incidents and names of rebellious persons, the various records often accompanied with biographical and genealogical notes. We discuss these records, their value, some historical background, and their availability. Included: important pension records with documented places of residence, birth, parentage, marriage, and children. There were civil and military pensions granted in Ireland. We conclude with a look at the Irish and Royal Irish Constabulary records.
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
GENERAL VALUE IN MILITARY & PENSION RECORDS
Who Was Recorded
Military Classifications & Record Collections
MODULE 2
GENERAL VALUE IN MILITARY & PENSION RECORDS
General Types & Coverage
Pension
Solving Research Problems
Army
Navy
MODULE 3
MILITARY RECORD COLLECTIONS
Brief History of British (Irish) Military Records
Major Irish Police Forces
MODULE 4
MILITARY RECORD COLLECTIONS
Value of British (Irish) Military Records
Challenges With British (Irish) Military Records
Description of Contents in British (Irish) Military Records
Court Martial Records
Militia, Yeomanry & Volunteers
Major Irish Police Forces
Availability of British (Irish) Military Records
Bibliographies & Indexes to British (Irish) Military Records
MODULE 5
PENSION RECORD COLLECTIONS
Brief History of British (Irish) Pension Records
Value of British (Irish) Pension Records
Challenges With British (Irish) Pension Records
Description of Contents in British (Irish) Pension Records
MODULE 6
PENSION RECORD COLLECTIONS
Description of Contents in British (Irish) Pension Records
Availability of British (Irish) Pension Records
Bibliographies & Indexes to British (Irish) Pension Records
NOTE: This course requires compulsory materials to be ordered.
The book, “Finding Your Italian Ancestors – A Beginner’s Guide” by Suzanne Russo Adams, AG is available at GenealogyStore.com
Optional Course Print Material: Italian: Introduction to Research Outside of Italy
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
So you want to research your Italian ancestors! Welcome to a fascinating type of genealogical research. Italians have contributed to all aspects of life in the countries they immigrated to. Our Italian ancestors often came poor and destitute, seeking a better life for themselves and their families. Hard work and placing great value on family helped them to excel within their new countries, providing not only a better life for themselves but also for their descendants.
This course will provide you with a solid foundation on which to begin your research. We will discuss, amongst other things: what resources, mainly U.S. and Canadian, can help you begin your research; what Italian records are available and the historical considerations in their creation; where and how these records can be accessed; record collections available on microfilm or digitally and how to use them; language resources; tips that will help you as your research progresses; ordering documents from Italy.
NOTE: This course is a prerequisite to all other Italian courses except for the Research: Italian Ancestors course.
Course Length: 7 weeks
Course Content
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
Required Reading
GETTING STARTED
Reference Materials for Italian Research
Why Do I Want to Do This
Desire to Learn More about Your Family History
Desire to Obtain Dual Citizenship with Italy
Summarize It! Begin With What You Know
Why Knowing the Town of Origin is Important
Join an Italian Genealogical Society, Group and/or Heritage
Organization
Understanding Naming Customs
MODULE 2
ACCESSING THE RECORDS
Family History Library & FamilySearch
Use the Internet!
Maps
Digital Record Collections Elsewhere on the Internet
Use of Indexes
MODULE 3
UNITED STATES & CANADIAN RESOURCES
Required Reading
U.S. Resources on Italian Immigrants
Italian Records Brought by the Immigrant
Canadian Resources on Italian Immigrants
Did Your Italian Ancestors Immigrate to a Different Country?
MODULE 4
HISTORICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND POLITICAL JURISDICTIONS
Historical Considerations
Italian Political Jurisdictions
Additional Italian Archives Useful for Genealogical Research
Italian Record Types
Italian Privacy Restrictions
Conflict between Church and State
MODULE 5
PARISH AND DIOCESAN RECORDS
When Did They Begin and Why?
Can I Find my Ancestors Back to the Beginning of Ecclesiastical Records?
Baptismal or Ecclesiastical Birth Records
Confirmation Records
Marriage Records
Marriage Dispensations
Death/Burial
Tax/Census
What Can Be Found in the Parish and What Can Be Found in the
Diocese
MODULE 6
ADDITIONAL RECORD TYPES
Military Records (Registri Militari)
Notarial Records (Registri di Notai
University Records
LANGUAGES
Will the Records be in Italian?
Other Languages
Common Abbreviations
Additional Language Resources
Handwriting
Citing the Records
Form Letters to Request Records from Italy
APPENDICES
NOTE: This course requires compulsory materials to be ordered.
The Book, “Finding Your Italian Ancestors – A Beginner’s Guide”by Suzanne Russo Adams, AG is available at GenealogyStore.com
Optional Print Course Material: Italian: Language and Location
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
Understanding, or being able to decipher, the languages found with Italian genealogical documents is an essential skill needed to effectively research your Italian ancestors. While most records are in Italian, you will find other languages within the records depending on the history of the town or region you are researching. Emphasis is placed on reading the handwriting and how to translate and understand basic Italian records.
While topics discussed in this course will give you a solid understanding of the basics needed to understand Italian genealogical records, we cannot cover everything in the space allotted for this course. After the course ends, you will need to take time to study the language, the handwriting, as well as the cultural context of the records, in order to fully understand what the records your ancestors left behind truly reveal.
Locating places within Italy can be confusing until you understand the political and ecclesiastical jurisdictions. We will review these jurisdictions and look at a variety of ways that will help you narrow your search for your ancestor’s town of origin. If you already know the town of origin, this section may help as your research expands as the research often leads into nearby towns, due to the practice of marrying outside a town’s populace.
Course Length: 7 weeks
Course Content
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
Language Guides/Word Lists
Italian Occupations
Required Reading
THE RECORDS WILL BE IN ITALIAN, RIGHT? AFTER ALL, IT IS ITALY
Other Languages Within the Records
ITALIAN IN GENEALOGICAL DOCUMENTS - PART 1
Abbreviations
Language Resources
MODULE 2
ITALIAN IN GENEALOGICAL DOCUMENTS - PART 2 – THE HANDWRITING
Introduction
Should I Translate the Whole Record?
Why Understanding the Form/Type of Document is Important
MODULE 3
WORKING WITH THE RECORDS
Introduction
Example Birth Record
Example Birth Record
Example First Marriage Bann
Example Death Record
MODULE 4
SPANISH AND FRENCH IN GENEALOGICAL DOCUMENTS
Spanish Genealogical Records
French Genealogical Records
MODULE 5
USING ITALIAN ARCHIVES FOR GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH
REVIEW OF POLITICAL JURISDICTIONS
Accessing Italian Archives
MODULE 6
HELP ME! WHERE WAS MY ANCESTOR BORN? FINDING YOUR ANCESTOR’S TOWN OF ORIGIN
A Few Last Tips to Narrow Your Search
APPENDICES
NOTE: This course requires compulsory materials to be ordered.
The Book, “Finding Your Italian Ancestors – A Beginner’s Guide” by Suzanne Russo Adams, AG is available at GenealogyStore.com
Optional Print Course Material: Italian: Civil Registration Records - Part 1
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
Civil registration is one of the largest and most important record sets in Italian genealogical research. It is certainly the most accessible, due to the efforts of FamilySearch, and now the main Italian archive, in microfilming or digitizing these records.
In this course, we will delve deeper into three main types of records: birth records [both regular and supplemental], marriage records [including marriage banns and marriage supplements], and death records [both regular and supplemental]. Each type of record has different challenges as well as differences in format depending on the time period and/or location of its creation within Italy.
We will also delve more deeply into translating and abstracting these documents so that you can understand more fully how to find every piece of genealogically useful information they contain. You will learn how to spot discrepancies and information contained that is over and above what is generally given. Understanding the documents is the heart of the course and there will be much study required of the example documents.
You should have completed the Italian: Introduction to Research Outside of Italy and Italian: Language and Location courses, or have a good understanding of the content of those courses, before commencing this course.
Course Length: 7 weeks
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
What is Civil Registration?
Are There Special Considerations When Researching in Large Cities?
Ufficio dello Stato Civile [Civil Records Office]
What Form of Document Will You Get When Ordering from a Civil Records Office?
What Kind of Information Can Be Found in the Civil Records?
MODULE 2
REPORTING A BIRTH TO THE CIVIL RECORD OFFICE
A Child Was Born…Now What?
Civil Birth Records
Working with the Documents
Original & Supplemental Birth Records: What’s the Difference?
MODULE 3
MARRIAGE BANNS
Understanding Italian Marriage Banns
Working with the Documents
MODULE 4
MARRIAGE RECORDS
Understanding Italian Marriage Records
Atto della Solenne Promessa di Celebrare il Matrimonio [Act of the Solemn Promise to Celebrate Marriage]
Working with a Document
Atto di Matrimonio [Act of Marriage]
MODULE 5
MARRIAGE SUPPLEMENTS
Introduction to Marriage Supplements
Working with the Documents
MODULE 6
DEATH RECORDS
Understanding Italian Death Records
Allegati [Supplemental] Death Records and Annotations of Death
Working with the Documents
Italian Cemeteries and Other Places of Burial
APPENDICES
NOTE: This course requires compulsory materials to be ordered.
The Book, “Finding Your Italian Ancestors – A Beginner’s Guide” by Suzanne Russo Adams, AG is available at GenealogyStore.com
Optional Print Course Material: Italian: Civil Registration Records - Part 2
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
Civil registration is one of the largest and most important record sets in Italian genealogical research. It is certainly the most accessible, due to the efforts of FamilySearch (and now the main Italian archive) to microfilm and digitize these records. However, civil registration is more than just birth, death, and marriage records. In this course, we will delve into some of the more unusual civil records. We’ll not only learn what they are but also how to use these records. These records can be used to “flesh out” the history of your ancestors, providing unique details that may help you understand the ancestors in their social and political context.
We’ll also delve more deeply into the Italian resources available through FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, and Portale Antenati, the Italian government’s website. Collections available at Italian Archivi di Stato will be explored. Students will learn what types of documents these archives contain and how best to access them.
Course Length: 6 weeks
MODULE 1
ATTI DIVERSI [DIVERSE ACTS]
What are the Atti Diversi?
Atti Diversi: Late 19th Century Records
MODULE 2
REGISTRI DI POPOLAZIONI [POPULATION REGISTERS], SCHEDA [SCHEDULE] & FOGLIO DI FAMIGLIA [FAMILY SHEET]
Registri di Popolazioni [Population Registers]
Scheda [Schedule]
Foglio di Famiglia [Family Sheet]
Stato di Famiglia Storico [Historical State of the Family Certificate]
Certificato di Residenza [Certificate of Residency]
MODULE 3
CITTADINANZA [CITIZENSHIP RECORDS]
About Cittadinanza
Registri dell’Emigrazione e Passaporti [Emigration Registers & Passports]
Internal Travel Papers
MODULE 4
ANCESTRY.COM & FAMILYSEARCH
Websites
Ancestry.com
FamilySearch
MODULE 5
PORTALE ANTENATI & ARCHIVI DI STATO Websites
Antenati [Ancestors] or Portale Antenati
Navigating the Portale Antenati Website
Archivi di Stato [Provincial/State Archives]