Monthly Archives: April 2010

A frequent complaint in genealogy research is “I would love to learn about my family tree but I can’t afford professional help or the fees all these websites charge”.     The amount of money you can spend is inversely proportional to the combined volume of time you’re able to spend doing it AND how resourceful you are.   Money and time must be spent and that is just a fact.   Play it smart, however, and there are some great things that can be accomplished with relatively little money. (more…)

Download this free, three-generation family tree chart as a document or as a PDF.   Celebrate your Irish genealogy with this simple family tree form featuring the flag of Ireland and the background image of an Irish harp. (more…)

Maintain consistent genealogy records of family groups using a family group form.  This free genealogy form is created to document each member of a family unit including the critical details of their life such as birth, baptism, marriage, death and burial information. (more…)

Genealogy research in Ireland can be uniquely challenging. Since public records only began being collected in 1864 it can be very difficult to locate the origins of individuals that lived even into the mid-1900s. Public records of Irish births, deaths and marriages prior to 1864 do not exist. There are, however, existing church records, wills, property and land records for periods prior to 1864. There are a number of ways to locate this information if you know the approximate dates and location of residence at the time. (more…)