[Genealib] Irish genealogy programming

[Deena Butta]

you seem to be a fabulous resource person for Irish genealogy!  I will keep you in mind for future programs.  for now, i have an agreement with paul Milner, who has done other programs in our library and has been enthusiastically received by our patrons.
 
based on how your curriculum has evolved, it would appear that finding Irish ancestors in the US would be the place to start and then proceed to Ireland.
 
thank you for sharing your thoughts and your experiences!
 
 
Deena Hartray Butta
Reference Librarian / Genealogy Specialist
Glenview Public Library
1930 Glenview Rd.
Glenview IL  60025
dbutta at glenviewpl.org
(847) 729-7500 x152

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From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu on behalf of Sharon Centanne
Sent: Wed 12/3/2008 8:34 PM
To: Librarians Serving Genealogists
Subject: Re: [Genealib] Irish genealogy programming


When I taught my Irish genealogy class, "Discover Your Irish Roots", it was in three parts: 1. Finding your Irish Immigrant Ancestors in America 2. Finding the Ancestors of Your Irish Immigrants in Ireland 3. Irish History as it relates to Genealogy.

I taught this class 17 times over a ten year period.(1982-1991).  It grew from an hour and a half presentation to a full six-hour class presented three weeks in a row in two hour segments. Today I would have to add a fourth section on Finding Your Irish Ancestors Using Online Resources.

If you were located in or near Florida, I could come present this 
for you; however, I charge a dollar a mile from my home so I would have to charge you $2500 to come Arizona, but only $35 to come to Tampa.

Someday I will have to put this presentation online, or on a cd and sell it. So far, I have only put my online tutorial on the web. I used my Irish class script to develop my tutorial. Originally, I had self-published a book with the contents of my course. I need to put out a new edition, however, as it was published in 1991 when I got my first computer. At that time, my bibliography was 68 books!

I teach my class promoting both offline and online resources.  I use dozens of Irish books and magazines as props, as well as hanging my extensive collection of St. Patrick's Day decorations in the presentation classroom. Then I dress up like a leprechan and the fun begins. The information is serious however, but I like the room decorated to put folks in an Irish mood<g>.

Maybe what I should do is make a DVD?

Let me know if you need any ideas.

Sharon Troy Centanne
Irish Genealogical Research Instructor since 1982
http://home.tampabay.rr.com/centans/sharon4.html

Judy Shappee wrote:


	If "Finding Your Ancestors in Ireland " means mainly the country of Ireland , I would not start with that one. Many people may know only that they are Irish and not know the ancestral town of origin.  "Tracing the Irish in U.S. Records" sounds better to me because those records can lead to the town of origin, and we should work from the present to the past. 

	  

	Judy Shappee 

	Arizona State Library 

	  

	

	From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu [mailto: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu ] On Behalf Of Deena Butta
	Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 1:23 PM
	To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
	Subject: [Genealib] Irish genealogy programming 

	  

	hi all, 

	  

	hope i can pick your brains... 

	  

	i am trying to schedule an Irish genealogy program for March...and am wondering, in your experience, which of the following six presentatins might appeal the most to a general genealogical audience: 

	  

	<<Finding Your Ancestors in Ireland 
	Brief Summary: This is a good overview of procedures to follow in
	performing Irish research. Lots of examples illustrate the wide variety
	of records that can be utilized in the research process.
	
	
	Tracing the Irish in U.S. Records
	Brief Summary: An overview of U.S. records and research procedures with
	a special emphasis on unique sources for finding Irish ancestors. 

	thank you for your guidance! 

	Deena Hartray Butta 

	Reference Librarian / Genealogy Specialist 

	Glenview Public Library 

	1930 Glenview Rd. 

	Glenview IL   60025 

	dbutta at glenviewpl.org 

	(847) 729-7500 x152 

	
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