Events › You’ve Always Had the Power to Go Back to Ireland (Virtual Program)

Tracking your Irish forebears may not be as impossible as you think! This talk starts with an examination of a couple of scanty records long owned by two different families. One was a Bible entry providing a place name and surname. The other was a simple handwritten list of the names of an ancestral couple and their children and sons-  and daughters-in-law, with no dates and no place names. Genealogist Kevin Cassidy shows how he leveraged these minimal clues to identify the townland of origin and learn about the family’s Irish story--and how you can use the same techniques to solve difficult research problems.

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This program will be presented virtually via Zoom and will be recorded. Registration is required, and closes 24 hours before the event begins. A link to the Zoom meeting and a handout will be emailed to registrants the evening before the program.

About the Speaker

Kevin Cassidy is an avid researcher and lecturer on genealogy topics. His talks are research- and strategy-centered. He has spoken at events across the United States, Northern Ireland and Ireland. He has history and law degrees and a diploma in family history.