Venue: The conference will be held in Holy Rosary College, on the Caltra side of Mountbellew, just a short walk from the square. Coordinates: 53.4695915, -8.4974634. Or simply click on this map here. Parking is available onsite and also close by.
There has been good deal of interest generated over the past few weeks and the Heritage Office in Galway County has helped promote the conference. On the day there will be AV and breakout rooms with IT facilities for the workshops.
For more information, or for bookings (10 euro admission fee), please contact Martin Curley via email by clicking the link here.
Schedule
9:00 Registration Tea & Coffee
9:30 Welcome and Introductions
9:45 Introduction to Genetic Genealogy & making use of DNA results (Maurice Gleeson)
10:25 The Bellew DNA project and the use of DNA in tracing family links (Seamus Bellew)
11:10 Break
11:30 Update on ISOGG activities and projects (Gerard Corcoran)
12:10 Combining archival, oral and DNA evidence to recreate family histories (Paddy Waldron)
12:50 Creating a Parish / DNA project (Martin Curley)
1:20 Lunch
2:00 Tuam Mother & Baby Home – options for DNA testing (Maurice Gleeson)
2:30 Practical Workshops on Tracing Family Connections 2 x 30 minutes
Civil Records | gedmatch.com | Census | Census Substitutes | Y-DNA tests
3:30 Final Comments & Conclusion
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| Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew |
There has been good deal of interest generated over the past few weeks and the Heritage Office in Galway County has helped promote the conference. On the day there will be AV and breakout rooms with IT facilities for the workshops.
For more information, or for bookings (10 euro admission fee), please contact Martin Curley via email by clicking the link here.
Schedule
9:00 Registration Tea & Coffee
9:30 Welcome and Introductions
9:45 Introduction to Genetic Genealogy & making use of DNA results (Maurice Gleeson)
10:25 The Bellew DNA project and the use of DNA in tracing family links (Seamus Bellew)
11:10 Break
11:30 Update on ISOGG activities and projects (Gerard Corcoran)
12:10 Combining archival, oral and DNA evidence to recreate family histories (Paddy Waldron)
12:50 Creating a Parish / DNA project (Martin Curley)
1:20 Lunch
2:00 Tuam Mother & Baby Home – options for DNA testing (Maurice Gleeson)
2:30 Practical Workshops on Tracing Family Connections 2 x 30 minutes
Civil Records | gedmatch.com | Census | Census Substitutes | Y-DNA tests
3:30 Final Comments & Conclusion
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| Location of Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew |
I attended the event and it was very well done. Congratulations to Martin for generating this event and cheers for the speakers for providing their expertise to the benefit of the attendees.
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