O'Hart's - Irish Pedigrees

from my email and thanks to Pat Traynor:-

Everything you ever wanted to know about old Ireland !

I found that http://books.google.com/ has John O'Hart's "Irish Pedigrees". vols I and II.

From the webpages below, you can read the books online, download it in PDF format, or view it in plain text, which allows you to cut and paste portions of text.

You can do word searches from the webpage. If you download the books, you will not be able to search for words as the pages are images of the original book pages and not in text format.
After downloading, you might use a PDF to TEXT program to convert it so you can do word searches.

If you have broadband speed it will take about 7 mins with a download speed of around 100kb/sec. to download a volume. Dialup speed would take hours.

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VOL I. 44.6 mb size. http://books.google.com/books?id=2icbAAAAYAAJ
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VOL II 44.7 MB size. http://books.google.com/books?id=qFRmAAAAMAAJ

Cromwellian Devastation and English Invasion

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TNA and Jewishgen

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The soc.genealogy.britain Frequently Asked Questions site

The soc.genealogy.britain Frequently Asked Questions site
"Maintainer: John Prentice

Once upon a time, Barry Ruck posted a regular set of FAQs (Frequently
Asked/Answered Questions) into soc.genealogy.britain ("s.g.b"),
once a month. These grew into very large articles, became difficult
to maintain, and eventually they were discontinued.

To make them easier to read and maintain, we now keep our FAQs on
the web, at http://www.genealogy-britain.org.uk/

Before you post into s.g.b for the first time, PLEASE read the FAQs
first, particularly the "General FAQs" article that you should find
linked on the front page. It's quite likely that you'll find the
answer to your question there, or in the articles linked from there.

The members of s.g.b are very helpful, but some can be hostile to
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If you have any corrections or additions to the FAQs, please either
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as NNTP

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or via groups.google.com
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where some very experienced genealogists hang out

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Aiustria Vienna

Tracing your Ancestors in Vienna: "

How to find birth or marriage certificates

In Austria there is no central register where you can find persons by name.

Civil registration of birth, marriages and deaths was introduced in Austria in 1938. Before this year the registers were kept by the religious communities (parishes), which are still keeping these documents and data in their own archives. Generally you have to know your ancestors religious affiliation and - if your ancestors were of the catholic faith - the parish they came from.

For the period from 1858 to 1901, there is an integral register of male births.

Applications should be sent to:

• for records later than 1938: Municipal Department 35 - Immigration, Citizenship and Registry Offices (MA 35), Dresdnerstraße 91, 1200 Vienna
• for Catholic church records: Matrikenstelle der Erzdiözese Wien, Wollzeile 2, 1010 Vienna
• for Lutheran (A.B.) and Reformed (H.B.) church records: Evangelischer Oberkirchenrat, Severin-Schreibergasse 3, 1180 Vienna
• for Jewish records: Israelitische Kultusgemeinde, Seitenstettengasse 4, 1010 Vienna

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Society of Genealogists London

Society of Genealogists - The National Library and Education Centre for Family History
There are still spaces on the following upcoming November events.
Booking forms and fuller information about each event can be found on our website www.sog.org.uk

If you have any questions or would like to book by telephone, contact the events co-ordinator Lori Weinstein
Society of Genealogists
Events Co-ordinator
events@sog.org.uk
Tel: 020 7553 3290

November 2008 lectures and events:

1 November, 10:30am-1pm - Quarter Session Records

A look at the variety of administrative and judicial records that can be located using
examples from the lecturer’s extensive research. Warning these records can become addictive!
A half-day course with Richard Ratcliffe (15/12 GBP)

1 November, 2-5pm - School Records for Family Historians

We will concentrate on records of the 19th and early 20th centuries, especially Natural School
and British & Foreign school records using a variety of resources, particularly school log
books, pupil teacher training and inspector’s reports. The second half of the course will be
spent looking at university and reformatory records.
A half-day course with Richard Ratcliffe and Dr. Colin Chapman (15/12 GBP)

3 November, 10:30am-5pm Genealogy for Librarians & Archivists

The specific aim of this course is to work with staff in libraries and record offices to enhance
their knowledge and understanding of genealogy and family history.
A full-day course with Else Churchill and Doreen Hopwood (25/20 GBP)

5 November, 2-3pm - Society of Genealogists Collections: Wills

A lecture with Else Churchill (5/4 GBP)

8 November 10:30 Sex, Sin & Scandal: Bawdy Courts & Wicked Women

A half-day course with Graham Sutherland (£15/£12)

8 November, 2-5pm - The British Overseas

A half-day course with Else Churchill (15/12 GBP)

12 November, 2-5pm Weights, Money and other Measurements used by our Ancestors

A half-day course with Dr. Colin Chapman (15/12 GBP)

17 November, 2-3:30pm Scared of Mouse? A Tutorial for Absolute Beginners

A tutorial with Neville Taylor (10/8 GBP)

19 November, 2-3pm British Waterway Archive

This talk will explore the treasure trove of family history information that can be found in Waterways Archives. Discover the history of Britain’s inland waterways, the employees that worked on them and the communities that grew up around them.
A lecture with Teresa Wilmshurst (5/4 GBP)

26 November, 2-3pm The Victorian Child

Victorian Children we all have ancestors who were children during the Victorian period. This
short lecture looks at what it was like to be a child in the 19th century and charts the dramatic
changes brought about by Government intervention. Find out more about children at work and at play, what they wore and what games they played and how the 1870 Education Act affected their lives.
A lecture with Liz Carter (5/4 GBP)

29 November, 10:30am-1pm - Women in the 1800's: Birth & Baptism

We will look at how pregnancy was identified: the Monthly Nurse and Laying-in, childbirth &
midwives/Godsibs, the folklore of birth, dealing with weak babies, normal and private baptisms and traditions of naming the child as well as ‘upsitting and the ‘churching’ of women.
A half-day course with Tom Doig (15/12 GBP)

29 November, 2-5pm Off the Beaten Track: Tracing Ancestors in Suffolk

A half-day course with Vivienne Aldous (15/12 GBP)

If you have any questions or would like to book by telephone, contact the events co-ordinator Lori Weinstein
Society of Genealogists
Events Co-ordinator
events@sog.org.uk
Tel: 020 7553 3290

Booking forms and fuller information about each
event can be found on our website
Society of Genealogists - Calendar of Events:
"All are held at the Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road London EC1M 7BA, unless otherwise stated."