A good year for Irish searching.

[KiwiRose]

I have just come off the Family Search web site and had a look out of curiosity at their completed worldwide indexing project and see that

Irish births have been completed from 1864 - 1958
Irish marriages from 1868 - 1958
Irish deaths from 1864 - 1958

They are adding their new collections weekly to their FamilySearch Record Search site.  I wonder how long it will take before the Irish get their turn?

I'm already eagerly waiting for the 1911 Antrim census due on line in October and Proni are promising that the will transcripts will be on line shortly.

Could Christmas be coming early?

KiwiRose

[Notinpastyet]

Roll on ,roll on ,it will be so welcome & making searching that bit easier.The census is of great value to research.Regards Nipy - ps Happy Christmas Kiwirose

[Christopher]

Roll on ,roll on ,it will be so welcome & making searching that bit easier.The census is of great value to research.Regards Nipy - ps Happy Christmas Kiwirose

Bah, humbug!

Can't you guys wait until December before exchanging Christmas Greetings

When would you like to receive your St Patrick's Day greetings

[Notinpastyet]

Oh Christopher , don't be a Bah humbug ! but joking a side it does my head in when I see Christmas cards on sale in september. Cheers Nipy ps I'm  growing the shamrock ready for March

[Gortinanima]

Looks like you will have to wait until next year!

The National Archives of Ireland website states that the census records for Antrin,
Down and Kerry will be delayed until December 2008 at the earliest which suggests
that we will have to wait until 2009!

There is no sign of PRONI putting the will abstracts online.

There is no timetable for the Irish indexes of Birth, Marriages & Deaths coming online
at the Family Search website.

Enough to test the patience of any Irish genealogist!!

[Christopher]

What about meets in Belfast and Dublin so that we can visit PRONI and the National Archives in order to tell the guys responsible that the patience of Rootschatters is
being worn out due to having to wait so long for Irish records to be put online?

[KiwiRose]

A great idea Christopher. I'm only able to attend a meet in spirit as I live on the other side of the world. There are possibly hundreds of other overseas family researchers also wishing they could attend. We are unable to pop into PRONI  to utilise all the records that would be pertaining to our family research in person. Whilst I am grateful for the few records they already have online I dream of being able to browse a lot more. 


Regards

KiwiRose

[eadaoin]

christopher,
I'd probably be interested in a meet in Dublin ... maybe Belfast .. maybe in the spring?

looking earlier in the thread, I'm just up to the minute - I have my broomstick ready for Oíche Shamhna tomorrow, and the scary lantern organised .. (memo : buy sweets for the little witches and ghosts)  ..
so, everyone, enjoy your Halloween

eadaoin

[crb83]

Kiwi, did you happen to see when those records would be searchable?  I'm on the website now and see that it's completed but cant find any records for it.
Thanks...