Thanks to Hamilton County Genealogical Society in Ohio!

A huge thanks to Hamilton County Genealogical Society (https://hcgsohio.org), based in Ohio, USA, for their warm hospitality last Saturday when I gave two talks via Zoom, the first on how to use PRONI for Northern Irish research, and the second on how to trace Scottish ancestry before the year 1800. We had a good laugh, and there were some great questions from attendees, so a big thanks to the online hosts and all round good eggs Eileen Muccino, Jeff Herbert and Bob Brodbeck! Those who attended can now watch the videos of the sessions again for a while (the details will have been emailed to you), and if you have not received the handouts for any reason, please do contact the society. 

Just to remind folks who attended, my books on researching Scots and Irish ancestry online, as well as in the Scottish archives, are described at www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Chris-Paton/a/1799. I also mentioned a book on Ulster Scots/Scotch-Irish ancestry well worth obtaining, this is William J. Roulston's Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors (aka Researching Ulster Ancestors in the UK) - you can find more on this at www.booksireland.org.uk/store/all-departments/researching-scots-irish-ancestors-the-essential-genealogical-guide-to-early-modern-ulster-1600-1800-second-edition-duplicate - William knows his stuff!

Next Saturday I am loking forward to a Canadian jaunt, with two online sessions for Qualicum Beach FHS on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, examing British and Irish newspapers for ancestral research, and how to research Northern Irish ancestry online. You can find more on these at www.qbfhs.ca/event/guest-speaker-chris-paton-saturday-january-23-2021-1000-am-via-zoom/, where information is also available on how to join the society! (Another great bunch, I had the pleasure of visiting them a few years ago!)

Thanks again Ohio!

Chris

Pre-order my next book, Sharing Your Family History Online, at https://bit.ly/SharingFamHist. My book Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is also out, as are Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.