2007 British Institute Course Descriptions

YOUR BRITISH MIGRANT: PROBLEMS, ROUTES, AND STRATEGIES

Sherry Irvine, MSc, CG

This seminar examines the research problems created by migration, discusses routes of migration within and beyond Britain, and helps students create strategies for locating origins. Those who take this course should have researched back to the migrant ancestor, or to the point where research stops because the trail is cold and the cause is probably migration. Some research experience with British records is recommended, using online and offline resources.

Migration History: Migration in the British Isles; British Migration Overseas; Your Problem in Context

Records of Migration: Destination; Departure; Other Records That Catch Migrants; Locating & Accessing Records

Migration Research Strategy: Setting Objectives; Planning How; Online Research; Resources in Libraries & Archives

Ideas Exchange: Case Studies; Sharing Student Problems; Analyzing Results

What Next?: Working With New Perspectives; Traps & Tricks; After the Journey - New Resources

Sherry Irvine is an internationally known teacher, lecturer and writer specializing in English, Scottish and Irish family history. She is Course Director for Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd, an online service. She also teaches at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (Samford University), and is now in her fifth year at the British Institute. Sherry has written three books and her articles appear in several genealogical publications including British Connections. She is currently Vice-President of ISBGFH and past president of the Association of Professional Genealogists.

IRISH RESEARCH: SOURCES AND METHODS FOR RESEARCH IN IRELAND

David Rencher, AG, CG, FIGRS, FUGA

Genealogical research in Ireland is often given up in either frustration or disgust. The focus of this course will be to illuminate the record availability and research strategies for the wealth of remaining and often little-used records in Ireland. This course is intended for those who are either just beginning their Irish research, or for those who have some experience and want to exhaust any remaining possibilities for identifying those elusive Irish ancestors.

Identifying or Confirming a Place to Start in Ireland: Irish Immigration Part I - North America; Irish Emigration Part II Irish Sources; Methodology for Irish Immigration/Emigration;Introduction to the Irish Collection of the Family History Library.

How to Select the Right Tools for the Right Job: Irish Jurisdictions and Reference Works; Framing the Problem for Overseas Research; Irish Census and Substitutes; Methodology for Interpreting and Evaluating Name Lists.

Sources for Irish Research: Church of Ireland Records; Irish Probate Records; Catholic Church Records; Introduction to Irish Internet Sites; Out of the Ashes - Irish Genealogical Collections: Presbyterian Church Records; Irish Civil Registration; British Military Records; Estate Land and Property Records; Irish Poor Law Records.

Preparing to go to Ireland: Archives and Libraries; Strategies for Success.

David E. Rencher, lecturer and writer, is currently the Director of the Records and Information Division for the Family and Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah. A professional genealogist since 1977, he is both an accredited and certified genealogist and a Fellow of the Irish Genealogical Research Society, London and the Utah Genealogical Society.

ONE DAY - BASIC WALES RESEARCH - Friday 12 October 2007

Darris Williams - Instructor

This one day session will consist of four lectures starting at 8:30 a.m. The course titles will be posted soon.

Darris Williams: British reference consultant in the Family HistoryLibrary. After completion of a bachelor degree in family and community history at Brigham Young University, he studied at the University of Wales, Aberstwyth in 1996. Darris has lectured at the British Isles Family History Society Society Conference, UGA Institute, Federationof Genealogical Societies Conference. Darris is only the second person to pass the Wales accreditation test administered by ICAPGen.