Dear Listers,
A friend asked me to post the following press release.
Terri McNichol
Trenton NJ
PRESS RELEASE-
UHF's IRISH AND SCOTS-IRISH RESEARCH LECTURE TOUR OF USA IN APRIL/MAY 2000
The Ulster Historical Foundation is planning its next Irish genealogy
lecture tour of USA for April-May 2000 and Dr Brian Trainor and Shane
McAteer are developing their itinerary. To-date they are confirmed for the
venues in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
They are keen to hear from any other interested societies in these and
neighbouring states. The fact that they will already be in the US means that
any travel costs involved for host societies would relate only to local
mileage and not to international flight costs.
Provisional Programme for UHF's Lecture Tour of USA 2000 (fuller details
will be posted soon on UHF website www.uhf.org.uk)
Mon. 24 April 2000: Arrive (probably by flight into Orlando, FL)
Tue. 25 April: Martin County Genealogical Society, Stuart, FL. Full day of
workshops. Confirmed.
Wed. 26 April: Available for full day of workshops.
Thu. 27 April: Available for full day of workshops.
Fri. 28 April: Drive up to Atlanta, GA. Possible afternoon/evening workshops
in Athens, GA.
Sat. 29 April: Carroll County Genealogical Society, Carrolton, GA. Full day
of workshops. Confirmed.
Sun. 30 April: Available for full day of workshops.
Mon. 1 May: Mobile Genealogical Society, Mobile, AL. Full day of workshops.
Confirmed.
Tue. 2 May: York County Genealogical & Historical Society, Rock Hill, SC
Afternoon of workshops confirmed.
Wed. 3 May: National Genealogical Society, Arlington, VA. Full day or
evening workshops. Date not yet confirmed.
Thu. 4 May: St Mary's County Genealogical Society, Leonardtown, MD. Full day
of workshops confirmed.
Fri. 5 and Sat. 6 May: Scots-Irish Festival, Elizabethtown College,
Elizabethtown, PA. Full day of workshops on Friday and full day of
consultations on Saturday. Confirmed.
Sun. 7 May: Central Jersey Genealogical Club, Robbensville, NJ
Background on UHF's Overseas Lecture Tours on Irish Genealogy
Since 1979 the UHF has undertaken annual lecture tours of USA in addition to
occasional tours to Australia and other countries, such as Canada, Britain,
New Zealand and Argentina, where there are significant numbers of people who
can claim Irish ancestry. These tours form part of the Foundation's outreach
function aimed at strengthening links between the Irish Diaspora and the
homeland.
Lectures
During the tours the Foundation is represented by the Research Director, Dr
Brian Trainor, and the Executive Director, Shane McAteer. Dr Trainor's
lectures focus on the records available for Irish and Scots-Irish research
and how they can be used. Shane McAteer gives presentations on computer
developments in Irish genealogy and how the various computer databases can
be used as tools for research. He brings along UHF's entire database,
comprising almost 2 million records, with him on CD-ROM and has the facility
for carrying out searches using a laptop computer.
Consultations
In addition to the lectures, delegates attending UHF workshops are also
offered one-to-one consultations prior to or after each meeting, which can
include a pre-prepared written assessment on the feasibility of research. To
facilitate this we send out copies of a questionnaire that the participants
complete and return to us in advance of the meeting.
Books for purchase and free literature packs
A range of publications on Irish genealogy is available at each venue and
free literature packs, which include a selection of useful genealogical and
tourist related material, will be distributed to each participant.
Anyone interested in either hosting or attending these events should
contact:
Shane McAteer, Executive Director, Ulster Historical Foundation, 12 College
Square East, Belfast BT1 6DD, N. Ireland. Tel. ++028 90 332288 Fax. ++028 90
239885 Email [log in to unmask]
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