Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
There is exciting news from the principal repository of records in Northern Ireland; that is, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) in the city of Belfast. First, the PRONI (as it is...
View ArticleIrish Citizenship by Descent
Many people ask us at ProGenealogists about obtaining Irish citizenship through their ancestors. Ireland’s laws on this subject are more liberal than most other European countries. If one of your...
View ArticleEuropean Records Indexing by FamilySearch Announced at NGS
This week at the National Genealogical Society conference here in Salt Lake City, I was thrilled to see the progress being made by FamilySearch in publishing/indexing European records. Many new...
View ArticleFreeholder Records
Freeholder records are a record source that likely seems pretty obscure to most researchers. Many people probably have never heard of a freeholder. However, we have made an inventory of freeholders,...
View ArticleFamily Naming Patterns: A Good Research Strategy
Last week I was researching an Irish family. From the 1911 census, I knew that Michael was married to Mary, was born in County Westmeath in about 1850, was married before 1892 (oldest living child was...
View ArticleVariant Surname Search
As a genealogist, one thing I have to be constantly aware of is variant name spellings. There is nothing worse to me than having spent an hour searching a complicated name index for several variants,...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland Research While PRONI Is Closed
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) is the main repository of genealogically relevant records for the six counties of Northern Ireland, and it also holds records pertinent to the whole...
View ArticleCertificate of Irish Heritage
Back in June 2010, the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Micheál Martin, announced its intention to make available a Certificate of Irish Heritage for the millions of people worldwide with Irish...
View ArticleGenesis of our Genealogists: Featuring Karina Morales
In this installment of Genesis of our Genealogists, meet Karina Morales, one of our Case Managers who, among other things, specializes in Mexican, Hispanic, North American, and some Irish research....
View ArticleNeed to Teach a Crash-Course in Genealogy?
Genealogy-enthusiasts will oftentimes be approached by budding researchers and asked to give lessons, crash-courses, or a few tips on tracing family trees. While there’s no official guideline for...
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