RootsTech 2015 will be a joint conference with the Federation of Genealogical Societies(FGS), February 12-14, 2015, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Registration for both events will begin in August 2014.
The International Black Sheep Society of Genealogists (IBSSG) http://ibssg.org/blacksheep/ is an Association of Genealogists who have found "blacksheep ancestors" in their direct family lines, or under the "One Degree Rule" of the Society. The One Degree Rule is: If a person lived in the family domicile of an ancestor, and the actions of that individual affected the family, as if they were a ancestor, or member of the immediate family, then that individuals acts can be used for membership qualification under this rule. The Irish in America
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Irish Emigration and Immigration to North America David S. Ouimette, David E. Rencher https://ojs.lib.byu.edu/spc/index.php/FamHist/article/view/1622 Full text available as pdf download. Abstract Irish immigration to the United States and Canada has been marked by peak periods of mass migration in history. Major historical events have triggered the influx of large numbers of Irish immigrants seeking better wages, more comfortable lifestyles, and political or religious freedom. Careless stereotypes have been attached to the immigrants and their methods of travel and lifestyles, but there were numerous ways to immigrate to North America and each course had the potential to create the records needed to identify a home county or parish. Irish emigration across the Atlantic began in the early 1600s. Emigration patterns mirrored the ebbs and flows of emigration from the rest of the British Isles with two notable exceptions: first, the emigration of Scots-Irish Presbyterians to North America in the mid- 1700s, and second, the famine-initiated emigration of mostly Catholics in the mid-1800s. This article focuses on the many record sources in America and Ireland that may be used to link the Irish immigrants with their origins in Ireland. Similar record sources may help trace the many Irish who went to France, South Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere.
Free Irish Genealogy E-Books An electronic book (also called an E-book or ebook) is a book in digital form. E-books can be read on a computer or on an electronic reader (e.g., iPad, Kindle). There are many advantages, including the ability to download a book immediately and easily search for information without turning page after page. More free e-books become available on the Internet every day. Here’s a site which lists 4000 free books or journals on the topic of Irish, Irish-American, Irish-Canadian and Irish-Australian genealogy: http://freeirishgenebooks.blogspot.com/. Includes: Irish-American Family Historieshttp://irish-americana2c.blogspot.com/
“Missing Friends” Searchable Onlinehttp://infowanted.bc.edu/ From October 1831 through October 1921, the Boston Pilot newspaper printed a “Missing Friends” column with advertisements from people looking for “lost” friends and relatives who had emigrated from Ireland to the United States. This collection of 41,249 records is available here as a searchable online database, which contains a text record for each ad that appeared in the Pilot. [Note: Use Ancestry.com (World subscription or Library edition) to see images.]
The advertisements contain the ordinary but revealing details about the missing person’s life: the county and parish of their birth, when they left Ireland, the believed port of arrival in North America, their occupation, and a range of other personal information. Some records may have as many as 50 different data fields, while others may offer only a few details. The people who placed ads were often anxious family members in Ireland, or the wives, siblings, or parents of men who followed construction jobs on railroads or canals.
Pennsylvania Archives ~ A 138 volume set of reference books compiling transcriptions of letters and early records relating to the colony and state of Pennsylvania. The volumes were published in nine different series between 1838 and 1935 by acts of the Pennsylvania legislature.
Search Pennsylvania Archives at Fold3 The only online availability of virtually all of the Pennsylvania Archives is here, with free access, on Fold3.com. www.fold3.com/title_450/pennsylvania_archives/
Search Pennsylvania Archives original documents and images at Ancestry.com Pennsylvania, Published Archives Series, 1664–1902 search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2206 In the case of this database, the Pennsylvania Archives is not a building; it's a collection of early Pennsylvania records, 1664–1902, selected, transcribed, and ... FamilySearch.org Wiki Articles