Roots Revealed

08/04/2026

The second session I am delivering this week is in fact a Spring Seminar for the Florida Genealogical Society Tampa where two talks are provided. The first talk is An Introduction to Irish Genealogical Research and the second is Irish Ancestors - The Top 5 websites You Need To Know About. The seminar will commence at 09.00am EST (2.00pm BST) on Saturday 11 April 2026. For tickets and more information, please visit the website at

Events 11 events found. Events Today Upcoming Upcoming Select date. List of events in Photo View Apr 11 Spring Seminar – Researching in Ireland 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Get Tickets $20.00 Apr 22 FGS Book Club – 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm May 2 FGS – Tampa Meeting 10:00 am - 1:00 pm May 7 FGS Discussion G...

08/04/2026

I'm delivering two talks this week. The first is for Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon ABC Family History Association. We will be taking an in-depth look at Roots Ireland and discovering how to get the best out of this online records repository. The talk will be delivered via Zoom at 7.30pm BST on Wednesday 08 April 2026. For more information please contact ABC Family History Association at

ABC Family History Association offers online family history courses to its worldwide members, who all have family who came from Ireland, especially from the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council area of Northern Ireland. Members can also participate in and run family history projects.

27/03/2026

My next face-to-face Genealogy Course will run for 9 weeks from 17 April to 19 June 2026. There will be no course on 22 May. The course is delivered on Fridays from 12.00 to 2.30pm in the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast. You can find out more about the course and book directly through The Crescent's website at

More people are becoming interested in genealogy and finding out about their own family history, but they often aren’t sure where or how to star...

26/03/2026

Good news...

Extended Opening Announcement📢

We are delighted to announce that our extended opening hours will continue!📅

The Search Room and Reading Room will be open until 8pm on selected Thursdays, and from 10am to 2pm on selected Saturdays, so that everyone has an opportunity to access our facilities.

Thursday (10am – 8pm):
• Thursday 16 April
• Thursday 21 May
• Thursday 18 June

Saturday (10am – 2pm):
• Saturday 2 May
• Saturday 6 June

26/03/2026

13/03/2026

My next talk is just in time for St Patrick's Day and will be delivered online for Bradford Family History Society. The subject is 'My Ancestors Were Irish, or Were They?'

We examine the origins of the surnames found in Ireland, resources for finding out more about them and the locations they are to be found in throughout the island.

We also look at forenames and naming patterns that can help you to figure out the names of family members.

The talk will be delivered on Monday 16 March at 7.00pm GMT. For more information please see

Since our foundation in 1982, we have aimed to promote Family History by education, mutual assistance, demonstrations, lectures, excursions and any other means conductive to its advancement.

05/03/2026

Cyndi's List is always worthwhile checking out for links to a wide range of resources, especially if you are doing research in an geographical area that you are unfamiliar with.

In a couple of days Cyndi's List turns 30 years old. And to my surprise my friends and colleagues have been scheming to write about CL and the anniversary and post them in the Genealogy Squad. I was so pleased and maybe I cried a bit too. I'm so grateful for everyone who has been supportive of my work all these years. So, I will share those posts here.

From Cari Taplin:

"This is the start of a series that a few of us have put together to celebrate 30 (THIRTY!!) years of Cyndi’s List. We are calling it .

If you are a member of this page, you probably know Cyndi Ingle as one of the admins for this group. She is the brains behind the website "Cyndi’s List” that started back in 1996. She had been collecting links to genealogically-relevant websites, message boards, and the like, and made a list, on paper, that eventually became Cyndi’s List, on the web. Genealogists have benefited from her FREE service to catalog and organize the genealogical community ever since. Today, Cyndi’s List has over 310,000 links in 232 categories!

If you haven’t visited her site yet, go do it! And stay tuned for some fun stories and tidbits throughout the month.
Congratulations, Cyndi, on 30 years! Amazing!

https://www.cyndislist.com"

04/03/2026

04/03/2026

The excitement is building although sadly there are no Northern Ireland records in the 1926 Census.

A new chapter in Irish history is about to open.

The Census 1926 – the first census of the Irish Free State – will be publicly available on 18 April 2026, inviting you to explore how people lived, worked, and connected one hundred years ago.

More than numbers, these records tell the stories of Irish households, families, and communities during the early years of the Free State.

To mark this centenary, the National Archives of Ireland is launching a public programme, including nationwide exhibitions, a special theatrical production by Anu Productions and an RTÉ documentary exploring the human stories behind the records.

As part of the lead-up to the Census 1926 release, RTÉ published an article this week on why these records are such an important part of the Irish history 🔗 https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0226/1560189-census-population-ireland-culture-trends/

Whether you’re a genealogist, academic, or curious about your family tree, this centenary celebration reveals not only data but the lives behind the data.
Find out more about the plans for the Census release 🔗 https://nationalarchives.ie/engage-and-learn/census-1926-public-programme/

20/02/2026

The third and final talk I'll be delivering this week is Irish Newspapers and Other Printed Material for the Irish Genealogical Society International. The talk will be delivered via Zoom on Saturday 21 Feb 2026 at 10.30am CST and 4.30pm GMT. For more information and to enquire about joinin the talk please see

The Irish Genealogical Society International is dedicated to helping you discover your Irish heritage and ancestry. Visit us for assistance with your family history.

18/02/2026

The second talk for this week is using Irish Newspapers and Other Printed Material for the Larne Branch of the North of Ireland Family History Society The talk will be delivered via Zoom on Thursday 19 Feb at 7.00pm. For more information and to find out how you can view the talk, please contact the branch

Promoting and encouraging the study of family history, genealogy, heraldry and local history, particular reference to nine counties of Ulster.

18/02/2026

The first of three talks this week was for a group of senior's in the village of Cullybackey, (known locally as Yin Nought Yin). I talked about a day in the life of a genealogist and shared some of the interesting stories I had uncovered during research. We also looked at some of the records that folk could use to get started with their own family history research. There is a wealth of memories and stories to be unearthed with this group and preserved for the future - I do hope some of the group were inspired to get started.