It seems there were lots of sales on in Lurgan in May 1849. From turnip seeds to leather goods, it's all here! Our thanks to Lurgan Ancestry for providing this issue. Click here to read the Lurgan Gaz..

The medical report to the Board of Guardians for the Lurgan Union Workhouse year ending 29 September 1849. This gives a fascinating incite into the conditions and diseases prevalent at the time. Click..

This covers all that is available from the Lurgan, Portadown and Banbridge Advertiser and Agricultural Gazette for December 1849. The recent death of Lord Lurgan has brought many parcels of land for s..

The Soundex is a system of indexing used by a number of genealogical resources, including the federal censuses of 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920, as well as some immigration records. It's purpose is to ena..

What is a Brick Wall? A Brick Wall is a dead-end that you have reached in your genealogical research. It may be a small problem or a much larger one. You may have exhausted every avenue of research an..

The National Archives of Scotland (NAS) does not hold records of Births, Marriages and Deaths which were recorded from 1855 in Scotland nor does it hold the census returns (1841-1901) and parish regis..

Military aviation and prisoner of war records can provide a fascinating insight into the life of a person that is largely unknown to many family members. These notes concentrate on that personal aspec..

No matter where your ancestors come from, there is something you should do soon. Either travel to the site of the original neighborhood where your immigrant ancestor first settled or write a letter to..

In order to obtain Irish Citizenship based on the birth of an Irish grandparent, it should be remembered that Civil Registration of births did not commence in Ireland until 1864. Therefore, it is not ..

An estimated 70 million people world-wide can claim Irish heritage. This article attempts to provide some insight into Ireland's long and complex history. The island or Ireland, some 89,000 sq. km (32..