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Aims and Objectives

Membership

Research

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Meetings

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Contact details

Postal Address:

Level B1  257 Collins Street

Melbourne Vic 3000

AUSTRALIA

Tel 03  9662 4455 Fax 03 9663 0841

Email: 

gsv@gsv.org.au ATTENTION: Irish Ancestry Group

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Committee

Chairperson: Maureen DOYLE Tel (03) 9404 1597 Email maurang@alphalink.com.au

Deputy Chairperson: Brian O'GORMAN Tel (03) 9432 2343 Email blarney@wordweavers.net

Treasurer: Gwen HARDINGHAM

Secretary Correspondence: Pauline McINTYRE Tel (03) 9830 4360 Email paulmac@jeack.com.au

Secretary Membership: Pam PRENDERGAST

Committee: Ita COLLARD

Committee: Gwen FURRER

Committee: Marie DALLMAN

Committee: Patricia MALONI

Committee: Virgil GILL

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Aims and Objectives of the group

• To foster the study of Irish History as it related to Irish Immigration, particularly in relation to Australia.

• To assist and encourage the study of Irish Family History.

• To hold quarterly meetings of the Group's members at which . . .
  a) Local or visiting guest speakers may present subjects.
  b) Members participate in group discussions

• To produce a quarterly newsletter "BLARNEY"

• To produce a Subscriber's Irish Interest List when required.

• To maintain liaison with Irish genealogy Groups.

• To present seminars and conferences

• To purchase suitable Irish Research media for inclusion in the GSV Library.

• To sell an Irish Research starters kit

• To distribute a newsletter titled Blarney.

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Membership

Application form for membership 

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Research

Research information. Civil Index for Irish BDM’s 1864 – 1920.

Church of Ireland Marriage Index 1845 – 1863.

Index to Church of Ireland Diocesan Marriage Licences. ( See GSV Library Catalogue)

Guidance through the Griffith Valuation, Tithes and other Irish records held in the GSV library, together with what can be obtained through the LDS Family History films and the Internet, is available with a research volunteer from the IAG.

Contact the Research department for information of a time when a research volunteer is on duty in the library.

Other research services for members and non members are listed under Research  information.  

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Newsletter

Quarterly “BLARNEY”

Blarney Editors:

Brian and Beryl O'GORMAN Tel (03) 943 22343 Email blarney@wordweavers.net

Newsletter Subscription: $8.80 per year

Copies may be obtained by Application to the Secretary of the IAG

Any person can subscribe to the IAG Newsletter

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Meetings

Quarterly 2nd Saturday February, May, August and November at 1.00pm.

The venue for the Quarterly meetings is: the Genealogical Society of Victoria

Meeting room Level B1  257 Collins Street Melbourne.

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Diary

9 February 2008: Discussion “Have you hit a brick wall?”

Problem solving and panel discussion for Irish research will commence after general business.

10 May 2008: Speaker. Laurie Thompson. Ulster Historical Foundation Conference.

Discussion. Ulster Ancestors.

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