Family Tree Course Places Still Available

There are a few places left on the Thursday Evening Course: Introduction To Researching Your Family Tree Course being run in Millmount by Geraldine Jennings.

The 7 Week Course starting this evening 17 Oct - 7:30 - 9.00 The topics covered include:

   - Where do you start and where are you going?
   - What to include and what to leave out
   - Where to start looking for information.
   - Confirming details are accurate.
   - Information in the real world and on-line :- what to trust.
   - Tips on taking care of documents & photos.
   - How to do research at the GRO - preparing before you go.

A minibus trip to the GRO will be organised if suitable :- not included in course fee

It is not necessary to be good at computers, though we do look at where to go on the internet.

The 7 week course costs 60Euro and comprehensive illustrated notes are supplied.

If anyone is interested lease contact info@droghedamuseum.ie

• Old Drogheda Society - History, Archaeology & Heritage - Millmount, Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland. Tel. 041-9833097

Special Family Tree Workshops

Geraldine Jennings is running two special Saturday workshops exploring all things computer related for your family tree on 12th and the 19th Oct.

The first workshop on the 12th is based around creating both web-based family trees, such as on ancestry.com; and computer packages such as Family Tree Maker.

The second workshop on the 19th is based around archiving documents and photographs, manipulating them on Photoshop, storing original documents, and looking at file sharing & cloud computing.

The cost is 75 euro per workshop or 120 euro for both.

The workshops run from 10.00am - 13.00pm Sat 12th & 19th Oct, and are held in the Millmount Cultural Centre.

Places will be limited so booking is essential; call Geraldine on 086 818 4954 or email: gjennings@remistick.com.

It is recommended you bring your laptop and a dongle or hotspot although wi-fi will be available.

Geraldine also runs a 7-week "Research Your Family Tree Course" in Millmount; details here.