All Society journals from 1992 to 2016 including over 800 individual articles
· All Society publications including extensive collections of gravestone inscriptions, historic records and surname studies.
· Released online for the first time
Dublin, Ireland, October 18th 2016
Leading Family History website Findmypast,
has today announced the online publication of all The’s journals dating
from 1992 to 2016. The journals are now available to search as part of
the PERiodical Source Index
and will be joined by the expansive range of other Genealogical Society
or Ireland publications over the coming weeks. The publications
consists of a wide range of documents including transcripts of original
records, memorial inscriptions, local and surname studies and
collections of specialist sources and guides. The information dates back
to 1798 and covers many counties in Ireland including Cavan, Dublin,
Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Louth, Offaly and Wicklow.
The release is comprised of two sets of important publications, namely:
· Journals –
In 1992 the Society commenced publication of a journal. Back then it
was the Dun Laoghaire Genealogical Society, but immediately expanded its
remit to cover much more than the area around the Borough. It published
224 articles between then and 1999 when it changed its name to the
Genealogical Society of Ireland. Since 2000 it has published over 600
articles on Irish family history including transcripts of source
materials, scholarly articles, name studies and other material.
· Publications – Alongside
the journals, the society has had an ambitious publishing programme. It
has so far published over 40 individual volumes of source materials.
Its first in 1992 was an 1837 memorial from Wicklow signed by hundreds
of residents. Thereafter they have published many volumes of gravestone
inscriptions and memorials, several school registers, military records,
extracts from the 1821 and 1901 census returns, occupational records,
information about the population in 1798, and specific family studies,
and much more.
Brian Donovan, Head of Irish Records at Findmypast, comments:
Tom Conlon, Director, Sales and Marketing, Genealogical Society of Ireland said “We
are delighted to advance to a further stage of collaboration with
Findmypast. It brings our portfolio of publications to a very much
larger audience worldwide.
The
range of information of genealogical interest available online
continues to expand at a phenomenal rate. With a few clicks, one can
find a whole range of information and records. By joining a society,
members are helped to better interpret this information and to enhance
their understanding of the times and circumstances in which their
ancestors lived”
About Findmypast
Findmypast
(previously DC Thomson Family History) is a Scottish-owned world leader
in online family history. It has an unrivalled record of online
innovation in the field and 18 million registered users across its
family of online brands, which includes Lives of the First World War,
The British Newspaper Archive and Genes Reunited, amongst others.
Its lead brand, also called Findmypast,
is a searchable online archive of over eight billion family history
records, ranging from parish records and censuses to migration records,
military collections, historical newspapers and lots more. For members
around the world, the site is a crucial resource for building family trees and conducting detailed historical research.
In April 2003, Findmypast
was the first online genealogy site to provide access to the complete
birth, marriage, and death indexes for England and Wales, winning the
Queen’s Award for Innovation. Since that time, the company has digitised
records from across the globe, including over 120 million Irish family
history records, the largest collection online.
The
Society was established in 1990 to promote an awareness, appreciation
and knowledge of our genealogical and heraldic heritage in Ireland and
amongst her Diaspora.
It
is devoted to the promotion of the study of genealogy and related
subjects as educational leisure pursuits available to all in the
community irrespective of age, prior-learning, background or
socio-economic circumstances by organising Open Meetings, lectures,
workshops, publishing genealogical material, organising group project,
exhibiting at major relevant events and the provision of an Archive and
Research Centre, An Daonchartlann.
The
Society encourages its members, undertaking research in every county in
Ireland, to make their research available to others through
publication. Through its publications programme, the Society makes
accessible to researchers at home and abroad many sources otherwise not
available except in their original state. The collection and
repatriation of genealogical material is an important function of the
Society’s Archive and Research Centre, An Daonchartlann.
www.familyhistory.ie
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