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Did you know Irish records were often published in American newspapers? Expert genealogist Tom Kemp will teach new strategies for finding information about your Irish ancestors in this presentation.
Join us as Tom Kemp, experienced genealogist, shares his expertise and strategies to glean Irish family information from newspapers in the United States. Did you know that Irish marriage and death records were routinely published in American newspapers? That Irish passenger lists printed in US newspapers contain more information than were on the Federal Passenger lists? Learn how to find the ancestral hometown of your ancestor when all you know was that he was “born in Ireland.”
Thomas Jay Kemp, a well-known genealogist, librarian and speaker has been working in libraries for the past 50 years. He is the author of more than 40 books and has lectured around the world. He is the Director, Genealogy Products NewsBank, Inc. He has served as the Library Director of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
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AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Genealogy and Family History | Culture and Heritage |
TAGS: | Genealogy | Family History Hounds |
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