Genealogy Centres around Ireland

[lizziedrek]

no bother sylvia

[Christopher]

I contacted the library in the area of Kerry I was interested in and was just told, bluntly, the the "Historian had died"

I was left thinking to myself that if that "Historian" died with all the knowledge in his head that's such a shame! Surely it's all written down somewhere???

Hello ladybird,

Wow! Unless the "Historian" had just died and the library staff were upset by the death of a colleague there's no excuse for such an answer.

I imagine that Kerry library's late "Historian" did much the same as many other librarians and used the records that are held in the library archives to obtain information so that genealogical queries could receive a reply.

Christopher

[ladybird]

Hi Christopher
You're probably right.
I was looking back through my old emails to see if I could find the actual reply, but it was several (4-5) years ago and I must have deleted it.
I do remember being a bit taken aback by the way it was worded, but maybe I should try again
Sylvia

[Christopher]

The LDS FHC at 403, Holywood Road, Belfast closed on 25th October this year.

It will reopen in approximately eighteen months time.