March 2024 Genealogy Event
Event by Irish Interest Group - Lower North Island
Collective Community Hub
Join experts Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt from the Ulster Historical Foundation to learn how to get the most out of Irish resources and records, gain strategies for breaking down brick walls, and grasp important historical context that may help fill in gaps in your research.
On Friday there's an opening reception with introductory presentations and on Saturday a full-day seminar. Come along to both, or just one of the days. There'll be something for those just beginning their Irish research and for more experienced researchers.
Dates
Friday 1 March 2024 - Saturday 2 March 2024 (UTC+13)
Tickets
Bookings now available at www.trybooking.co.nz...
$75 Two day seminar ticket - early bird price until 31 December 2023
$30 Friday evening opening reception and presentations
$60 Saturday full-day seminar
FRIDAY 1st March: loaves and Fishes hall, cnr Hill & Molesworth St, Thorndon
5pm: Meet & greet with drinks and nibbles
6pm: Introduction to Irish and Scots-Irish family history research
7pm: Using land records: Griffith's Valuation, Tithe and Estate records
8pm: Q&A
Saturday 2nd March: Collective Community hub, 1/33 Johnsonville road, Johnsonville
9am: Registration and tea/coffee
9.30am: Seminar begins
Session times to be finalised. Presentations will include:
- Records related to the Different Churches in Ireland
- Using printed sources for Irish family history
- The Irish Poor Law and local government records: Board of Guardians, workhouse registers and grand jury records
- Census substitutes and other important sources for the 18th century
- Early nineteenth-century land records: tithe applotment books, tithe defaulters, freeholders registers, etc
- Worked examples of successful Irish searches (based on Ulster Historical Foundation research files)
There will be tea/coffee breaks with refreshments provided, and a lunch break where you can bring your own lunch or eat out at one of the local cafes.
4.30pm: Seminar ends
Poll: Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝
There’s growing debate about whether New Zealand’s extended Christmas break (and the slowdown that comes with it) affects productivity.
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Secure your homes over summer
Police are reminding people to keep their homes secure during the summer months.
Inspector Glenda Barnaby, Christchurch Area Prevention manager, says daytime burglaries are just as common as nightime burglaries.
“Burglaries can be committed at any time of the day, and coming into warmer months there is more opportunity for thieves."
"Although a majority of burglaries involve forced entry through windows and doors, we are starting to see more incidents at insecure premises. Police deal with cases where burglaries are committed in broad daylight, sometimes even while the victim is at home. Good weather means open doors and windows, which makes homes more vulnerable to burglars.”
Inspector Barnaby says there’s a few things people can do to reduce their changes of a burglary being committed.
⚠️ If you’re going outside for gardening, relaxing in the sun, or working in the garage, take a moment to lock your doors and secure your windows first.
⚠️ Do the same at night when you go to bed - keep your doors and windows secure and close your curtains. Fitting window stays means you can get a breeze coming through, while keeping your windows secure.
⚠️ Get to know your neighbours - let them know if you’re going away and look out for one another.”
If you see any suspicious activity, people or vehicles in your neighbourhood, don't hesitate to contact Police.
If you witness or suspect any illegal activity, please call 111 if it is happening now, or make a report through 105 either online or over the phone, if it is after the fact.
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