Using case studies, this lecture introduces the Family Historian to cluster research for Irish Research. Cluster Research involves identifying the ancestor’s FAN club: family, associates and neighbors.
This lecture discusses the history of Irish Immigration to Canada and sources of information such as passenger Lists and alternative records. Next specific groups of settlers are covered such as the Halifax Irish, the Peter Robinson settlers, the Monaghan settlers, the Famine Irish. The role of emigrant aid societies is also covered, such as the Montreal Emigrant Society.
This lecture covers the basics of using DNA in Irish research. DNA testing companies and types of DNA are covered. Next, the process of creating ethnicity estimates is covered. What to do with your list of matches is next followed by a case study using DNA.
During the Great Famine in Ireland (1845-1849), thousands of Irish families and individuals fled Ireland seeking a better life. This lecture will review the different resources to find your Irish emigrant ancestors in Canadian records including shipping records, quarantine databases, and online collections.
Irish immigrants were one of the largest groups that headed west. Explore the history and key resources to research your Irish pioneers. This lecture will cover the California Gold Rush, Oregon Donation Land Claims, Homesteading, Railroad Workers, as well as online resources.
Scottish census and census substitutes can provide important details about the immediate family of your ancestors. This lecture reviews what censuses exist, what information they provide, and where to access both transcriptions and digitized images.
Researching civil registrations and church records of births/baptisms, marriages, and deaths is often the first thing that family historians do when they learn they have ancestry in Scotland. In this lecture, our expert reviews what information is provided in each record type and how to locate and access these resources.
Many Americans and Canadians have Scottish ancestry. Determining exactly where in Scotland your ancestors came from, however, can be the hardest part of researching them. By understanding the history of Scotland and the many waves of emigration, you can start to narrow down possible origins. This first lecture reviews the many waves of Scottish immigration and the push-pull factors that led them to making their way to America.
