• An introduction to Irish Family History Research – Natalie Bodle

    GFHS: On Line Event

    Irish ancestry research has the reputation of being tricky, but this talk will cover how you can get started with your Irish ancestral research. We will dispel the myths about which records were destroyed in 1922, which records are available and where they may be found. We are fortunate that many of the Irish records...

  • Whatever happened to Aunt Gonda? – Phil Isherwood

    GFHS: On Line Event

    When Phil discovered his wife had an aunt with the extraordinary name of “Gonda”, and that neither she nor her family had ever heard of her, he was surprised. When he tried researching her life, he was baffled. She simply seemed to disappear from the genealogical record after the 1930s. What had happened? By branching...