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2008
Research Trip to Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Hotel |
Trip Inclusions |
Insurance
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Schedule |
Repositories
Conduct your genealogical research in Northern Ireland's capitol city,
Belfast, using national repositories including:
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Public
Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
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Linen
Hall Library
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Presbyterian
Historical Society
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General
Register Office of Northern Ireland (GRONI)
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Newspaper
Library
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2008
Brochure
(PDF file--requires Adobe Reader)
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ATTENTION
SERIOUS RESEARCHERS! |
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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, trip directors 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, 11 October 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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Malone
Lodge Hotel
The trip hotel, the Malone Lodge Hotel, on Eglantine Avenue in south
Belfast,
is in between PRONI and the city center, where the other repositories are
located.
http://www.malonelodgehotelbelfast.com
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Trip
Inclusions
* Seven nights’ hotel accommodation with
private bath
* Irish breakfast daily
* Professional program, including lectures/orientations
* Onsite research assistance
* Free evening consultations
* Pre-trip research assessments
(Non-researchers are entitled to
lodging and Irish breakfast)
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Travel Arrangements
For attendee travel flexibility, participants are
responsible for their own air and ground transportation.
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Medical and Travel
Insurance
Participants will be
required to show proof of medical coverage prior to submitting final
payment.
Travel insurance is optional and is available through
AAA, Travelguard.com, and other organizations.
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Belfast Tentative Schedule
2008
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Friday, 10 Oct |
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Evening |
Depart U.S. or Canada |
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Saturday, 11 Oct |
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Morning |
Arrive Belfast/Check-in to hotel/Rest/Free time |
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Sunday, 12 Oct |
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1-2
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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, 13 Oct
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9-10 am |
Intro to PRONI and Its
Sources |
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10:15-11:15 am |
Tracing Your Family Tree
at PRONI |
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11:15 am-4:45
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Open for research with trip
directors’ assistance* |
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Tuesday, 14 Oct |
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9:00 am-4:45
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Open for research with trip
directors’ assistance* |
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7:30-8:30 pm |
Consultations |
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Wednesday, 15 Oct |
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9:00 am -4:45
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Open for research with trip
directors’ assistance* |
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7:30-8:45 pm |
Consultations |
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Thursday, 16 Oct
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10:00 am-8:45
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Open for research with trip directors’
assistance* |
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Friday, 17 Oct |
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9:00 am-4:45
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Open for research with trip directors’
assistance* |
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Saturday, 18 Oct |
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11 am |
Checkout of hotel |
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*See hours of specific repositories in descriptions on next
page |
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Repositories
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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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Linen
Hall Library
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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Newspaper
Library
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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