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Researching
Families and Localities
In
the 1970s and early 1980s there was an upsurge in
interest in roots and ancestor tracing. Family History
must now be one of the most popular hobbies in the
western world. If you go to the North
of Ireland Family History Society web site you
will see the number of branches that now exist throughout
Northern Ireland and there are links to sites worldwide.
Local history experienced a similar upsurge in the
1960s and 1970s which led to the creation of Local
Historical Societies and The
Federation for Ulster Local Studies. Here you
will find links to all of the member societies that
have web sites.
This
website has been created to help anyone researching
families and/or localities in North and Mid Antrim.
By way of introduction I have put together a paper
on
My thoughts on researching families and localities.
The paper reflects more the approach that I am taking
in selecting and organising the sources, databases
and case studies on this website rather than a definitive
statement on how to research families and localities.
If
you want to read more on family and local history,
have a look at this
bibliography.
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