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2009 Research Trip to Belfast, Northern Ireland
Brochure | Hotel | Trip Inclusions | Insurance | Schedule | Repositories
Conduct your genealogical research in Northern Ireland's capitol city, Belfast, using national repositories including:
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2009
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ATTENTION |
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Celtic Quest, LLC, has organized a unique research opportunity for the serious and experienced researcher. You determine which research facilities you want to use and when. Once you have pre-registered and before you take off for Ireland, your trip director will review up to two of your research goals. Suggestions for additional research may be provided to make your valuable research time in Ireland more productive. |
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Arrive in Belfast on Saturday, 17 October 2009 and get your rest, because on Sunday you hit the ground running. Professionals familiar with Belfast facilities will start the week with introductions to the major research repositories. Monday morning, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) staff will instruct researchers on the use of the facility. From there, you choose which facility fits your needs. Throughout the week, your trip director will be onsite to assist you. |
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You may move freely between research sites as your discoveries take you to new records. On some evenings, consult with your trip director to discuss and reevaluate your research objectives. A research reference book list will be sent in your registration packet. Please take the time to prepare research objectives for review by the trip director. Previous experience has shown that those who take advantage of this opportunity have the most research success. Your trip director will assist you if you’d like to share a room with another researcher. Prices are per-person, double occupancy. Single rooms are available for a higher fee. Non-researching companions are welcome; see the registration form for specific charges. Participants should expect to share taxis between repositories and the hotel (the hotel is about a mile from PRONI and from downtown Belfast). Taxi fare is the responsibility of the researcher. Buses also run along the major roads near the hotel, about a half mile walk both from the hotel, and to PRONI from the bus stops. Participants need to arrange transportation to and from Belfast, and from the airport to the hotel and back. |
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Travel Arrangements |
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Medical and Travel
Insurance |
Belfast Tentative Schedule 2009
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Friday, 16 Oct |
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Evening |
Depart U.S. or Canada |
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Saturday, 17 Oct |
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Morning |
Arrive Belfast/Check-in to hotel/Rest/Free time |
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Sunday, 18 Oct |
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1-2 pm |
Orientation/Introductions |
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Lectures 2:15-3:15 pm |
Intro to the Linen Hall Library |
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3:30-5:00 pm |
Other Belfast Repositories |
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Monday, 19 Oct |
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9:30-11 am |
Intro to PRONI and Its Sources |
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11 am-4:45 pm |
Open for research with trip directors’ assistance* |
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Tuesday, 20 Oct |
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9:00 am-4:45 pm |
Open for research with trip directors’ assistance* |
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7:30-8:30 pm |
Consultations |
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Wednesday, 21 Oct |
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9:00 am -4:45 pm |
Open for research with trip directors’ assistance* |
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7:30-8:45 pm |
Consultations |
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Thursday, 22 Oct |
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10:00 am-8:45 pm |
Open for research with trip directors’ assistance* |
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Friday, 23 Oct |
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9:00 am-4:45 pm |
Open for research with trip directors’ assistance* |
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Saturday, 24 Oct |
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11 am |
Checkout of hotel [note that PRONI is closed Saturday] |
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*See hours of specific repositories in descriptions on next page |
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General Register Office (Northern Ireland) Oxford House, 49-55 Chichester Street, Belfast
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GRONI includes registrations for births and deaths beginning on 1 January 1864 and marriage registrations beginning on 1 January 1922. Computer indexes are available for births and deaths from 1864 and marriages from 1845 (Catholic marriages from 1864). Facilities are limited and reservations should be made in advance. There are fees for both searching and obtaining photocopies and certificates. Indexes can be searched 9:30 AM–4:00 PM Monday–Friday.
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17 Donegall Square North, Belfast
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The Linen Hall Library is near Belfast City Hall. The library was established in 1788 to improve the mind and excite a spirit of general inquiry. Its collection includes an important Irish collection of more than 20,000 volumes, with a Robert Burns collection and an outstanding newspaper collection. The library is open 9:30 AM–5:30 PM Monday–Friday and 9:30 AM–1 PM Saturday.
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Library Street, Belfast |
The Newspaper Library in Belfast Central Library houses more than 6,000 volumes of newspapers and hundreds of microfilm reels, including the Belfast Telegraph, Irish News, Ireland Saturday Night and Newsletter, as well as over 60 local weekly papers. It also holds newspapers which have ceased publication including Cityweek, the Northern Whig and Taggart’s Mercantile. The library is open 9 AM-8:00 PM Monday-Thursday, 9 AM-5:30 PM Friday, and 9 AM-4:30 PM Saturday.
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Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland Room 218, Church House, Fisherwick Place, Belfast
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The society was formed in 1907 to promote the knowledge of, and advance public education in, the history of the churches of the Presbyterian Order in Ireland. The library’s collection includes many Presbyterian church registers and sessions minutes—some microfilmed versions are available—but the collection also includes some originals not yet microfilmed. The reading room is open 10 AM–12:30 PM and 1:30 PM-4:00 PM Tuesday–Thursday.
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Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) 66 Balmoral Avenue, Belfast
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As the official place of deposit for public records in Northern Ireland, PRONI holds literally millions of documents that relate chiefly, but by no means exclusively, to Northern Ireland. The records cover the period from ca. 1600 to the present day, with a few dating back as far as the early 13th century. Records fall into three general categories: government departments, records of ministries such as Agriculture and Finance; non-departmental public bodies, such as courts of law and local authorities; and private deposits by individuals, churches, businesses and institutions. The vast collection includes tax, and estate records, surviving Church of Ireland registers, Griffith’s Valuation records, Tithe Applotment Books for Northern Ireland, wills, leases, and Valuation Office records for Northern Ireland. The main reading room is open 9 AM–4:45 PM Monday–Wednesday and Friday, and 10 AM–8:45 PM Thursday.
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