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Accredited Genealogists Ireland in association with the NLI will hold a series of lunch time lectures on family history for Adult Learners’ Week 2016 (Feb. 22 to Feb 27). The lectures on “Tracing your Ancestors in the Revolutionary Period” will explore military and RIC family history as well as the family histories of those involved.

City Colleges are offering a 10% discount to everyone who signs up before Christmas for AGI member John Grenham’s 10-week Diploma in Family History, beginning on February 12th. More details about the course at the City Colleges site

At its Annual General Meeting on Friday, 4th December, Accredited Genealogists Ireland (formerly the Association of Professional Genealogists in Ireland) elected Máire Mac Conghail as its new president, in place of outgoing president, Steven Smyrl. Steven, who had completed a maximum three year term, welcomed Máire as his successor and as the Association’s eighth president. He said: “Over its near thirty years existence, AGI can count among its members some of Ireland’s foremost genealogists.  They have been involved in research uncovering the long forgotten family connections of celebrities, politicians and public figures, both in Ireland and overseas. Many have gone on to appear on TV and radio … Read More

AGI would like to extend a warm welcome to new affiliate, Kit Smyrl.  All his details are on his page.

Henry McDowell FAGI launched his new publication Irregular Marriages in Dublin before 1837 (Dundalk, Dun Dealgan Press) on July 25th at his home, Celbridge Lodge. The book is an indexed transcription of the Rev. J.G.F. Shultz’s marriage registers, comprising the records of some 6,000 marriages he carried out in Dublin between 1806 and 1837. The original is only available at the General Register Office in Roscommon town, so Harry’s edition is sure to become an essential tool for every researcher. The launch was excellent fun. The smoked salmon and fizz were mighty.   [custom-facebook-feed]

Tuesday, 21st July, saw the second lecture in the summer lecture series Your Ancestors and the Nation’s Archives, a joint collaboration  between AGI and the National Archives of Ireland (NAI). Past president of AGI Paul Gorry gave a talk entitled “Indeed, they are  my  ancestors: the Registry of Deeds”, which was attended by over 75  people,  at the NAI’s premises in Bishop Street, Dublin. Over the course of an hour he spoke with great authority on a subject he  knows well, sharing the accumulated knowledge of more thirty-five years  of searching at the Registry of Deeds (ROD). He gave an overview of the  history … Read More

AGI fellow Harry McDowell is to launch his edited and indexed edition of the Rev J.G.F Shultz’s marriage registers, Irregular Marriages in Dublin Before 1837 at his home in Celbridge next Saturday July 25th between 5 pm and 7.30 pm. Everyone is welcome. Harry’s home is Celbridge Lodge, (entrance on Church Road, Celbridge, opposite the Grotto). A map showing the location is here: http://bit.ly/1JrTUvY More information on the background to these marriages is The Irish Times ‘Irish Roots’ column.  

The President and a group of AGI members had a tour of Ancestry.com’s Dublin offices on Thursday, 9th July, where they also met the new Dublin-based Ancestry ProGenealogists team. After the tour a lively and surprisingly long round table discussion followed where each person introduced themselves and gave some background on their own interest in genealogy and their personal areas of expertise. Following this Steven Smyrl, President of AGI, outlined the history and current status of AGI and its relevance in setting standards and providing accreditation for professional genealogy in Ireland. At the event, AGI members were also pleased to greet the … Read More

AGI is delighted to welcome our newest member, Joanna Cicely Fennell, and our newest affiliate, Marie Cahill. Their details can be found on our member and affiliate pages.