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Irish Genealogy Workshop

Ulster Historical Foundation

2018-10-13 09:00:00 2018-10-13 16:30:00 America/Chicago Irish Genealogy Workshop Back by popular demand! In partnership with Plainfield Public Library, we are hosting a full day Irish Genealogy Workshop with the Ulster Historical Foundation. Fountaindale Public Library - Meeting Room A

Saturday, October 13
9:00am - 4:30pm

Add to Calendar 2018-10-13 09:00:00 2018-10-13 16:30:00 America/Chicago Irish Genealogy Workshop Back by popular demand! In partnership with Plainfield Public Library, we are hosting a full day Irish Genealogy Workshop with the Ulster Historical Foundation. Fountaindale Public Library - Meeting Room A

Fountaindale Public Library

Meeting Room A

Back by popular demand! In partnership with Plainfield Public Library, we are hosting a full day Irish Genealogy Workshop with the Ulster Historical Foundation.

Back by popular demand! In partnership with Plainfield Public Library, we are hosting a full day Irish Genealogy Workshop with the Ulster Historical Foundation. This multi-session day will help you break down the walls in your Irish genealogy research. Can’t attend in person? Watch our live streaming webinar from the comfort of your home. Visit our Genealogy blog for all the webinar information.

Enjoy light snacks, handouts, door prizes and the opportunity to purchase Ulster Historical Society books. Please bring a seat cushion and a brown bag lunch. You may also pre-order lunch from Brooks Cafe by calling 630.685.4295.

This program is free; however, attendance is limited to 60 in our main meeting room, and 25 in our overflow webinar room. Due to the popularity of this event, walk-in registration may not be available. Registration opens August 13.


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

MORNING SESSION

  • 9:30–10:30 a.m.: Introduction to Irish and Scots-Irish Research
  • 10:30–11:30 a.m.: Understanding Irish Townlands: the Importance of Place, Identity and Administrative Divisions
  • 11:30 a.m.–noon: MORNING BREAK
  • Noon–1 p.m.: Church Records for Use in Genealogical Research Including Lesser Known Administrative Records (Vestry Minute books, Communicant Rolls, etc...)
  • 1–1:30 p.m.: LUNCH BREAK

AFTERNOON SESSION

  • 1:30–2:30 p.m.: Using Printed Sources for Irish Family History: Newspapers, Street Directories, Ordnance Survey Memoirs and British Parliamentary Papers on Ireland
  • 2:30–3:30 p.m.: Using Landed Estate Records: Tracing Families in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century
  • 3:30–4 p.m.: AFTERNOON BREAK
  • 4–4:30 p.m.: Law and Order Records in Ireland
  • 4:30–5 p.m.: Question and Answer Session (includes online database lookups)

TAGS: | Genealogy/History/Culture |

AGE GROUPS: | Adults |

Fountaindale Public Library

help@fountaindale.org
Phone: 630.759.2102
Fax: 630.759.6180

Hours
Mon, Sep 25 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Sep 26 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Sep 27 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Sep 28 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Sep 29 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Sep 30 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Oct 01 12:00PM to 6:00PM

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251 Canterbury Lane
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370 N. Weber Road

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303 Woodcreek Drive

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Children's Storytime Room

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502 Kildeer Drive

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1150 Lily Cache Lane

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Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 03, 9:30am - 9:50am
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Tue, Oct 03, 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Children's Storytime Room

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251 Canterbury Lane

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220 Beaconridge Drive

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Children's Creativity Park

Tue, Oct 03, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
180 N. Weber Road

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Peggy J. Danhof Board Room

Tue, Oct 03, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Vortex

Tue, Oct 03, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A

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Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 03, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C

Wed, Oct 04, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room

Wed, Oct 04, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room

Wed, Oct 04, 10:00am - 11:00am
750 E. Boughton Road

Wed, Oct 04, 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room A

Wed, Oct 04, 10:45am - 11:15am
Children's Storytime Room

Wed, Oct 04, 11:30am - 1:30pm
350 Blair Lane

Wed, Oct 04, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
314 E. Briarcliff Road

Wed, Oct 04, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room C

Wed, Oct 04, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
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Wed, Oct 04, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C
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Wed, Oct 04, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B
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Thu, Oct 05, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 05, 9:30am - 2:30pm
1470 Raven Drive

Thu, Oct 05, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Peggy J. Danhof Board Room

Thu, Oct 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 05, 10:45am - 11:15am
Children's Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 05, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room C

Thu, Oct 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room C

Thu, Oct 05, 4:15pm - 6:15pm
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Thu, Oct 05, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children's Creativity Park

Thu, Oct 05, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
180 N. Weber Road

Thu, Oct 05, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 05, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C
This event is full

Fri, Oct 06, 9:30am - 2:30pm
500 King Arthur Way

Fri, Oct 06, 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room A

Fri, Oct 06, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Sat, Oct 07, All day
Children's Creativity Park

Sat, Oct 07, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room

Sat, Oct 07, 11:00am - 3:00pm
201 Recreation Drive

Sat, Oct 07, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Vortex
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Sun, Oct 08, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room A

Sun, Oct 08, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Mon, Oct 09, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 09, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 09, 10:45am - 11:15am
Children's Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 09, 1:30pm - 2:00pm
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Mon, Oct 09, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room A
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Mon, Oct 09, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
265 Lake Shore Drive

Mon, Oct 09, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
308 Woodcreek Drive

Mon, Oct 09, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B

Mon, Oct 09, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Vortex

Mon, Oct 09, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room C

Mon, Oct 09, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Peggy J. Danhof Board Room
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Mon, Oct 09, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 10, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 10, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 10, 10:45am - 11:15am
Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 10, 11:30am - 1:30pm
905 Lily Cache Lane

Tue, Oct 10, 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 10, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
200 S. Lindsey Lane

Tue, Oct 10, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Tue, Oct 10, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Studio 300 - Group Collaboration Room F

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180 N. Weber Road

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Peggy J. Danhof Board Room

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Children's Storytime Room

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Wed, Oct 11, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room

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Children's Storytime Room

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315 N. Weber Road

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Children's Storytime Room

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777 Falconridge Way

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Children's Storytime Room

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444 E. Briarcliff Road

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200 Recreation Drive

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Peggy J. Danhof Board Room

Thu, Oct 12, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 12, 10:45am - 11:15am
Children's Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 12, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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201 Recreation Drive

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Children's Creativity Park

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300 Veterans Parkway

Thu, Oct 12, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Teen Study Room 1

Thu, Oct 12, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Peggy J. Danhof Board Room

Thu, Oct 12, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C

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Thu, Oct 12, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
New date Thursday, October 19, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Thu, Oct 12, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 12, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teen Study Room 1
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Thu, Oct 12, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B

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Meeting Room A
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Fri, Oct 13, 9:30am - 10:00am
1281 115th Street

Fri, Oct 13, 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room A

Fri, Oct 13, 10:00am - 10:30am
530 Seneca Lane

Fri, Oct 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm
151 E. Briarcliff Road

Fri, Oct 13, 12:30pm - 1:00pm
590 N. Pinecrest Road

Fri, Oct 13, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
2 Brookside Court

Fri, Oct 13, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Vortex

Sat, Oct 14, 9:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room C,Peggy J. Danhof Board Room,Vortex

Sat, Oct 14, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room

Sat, Oct 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Storytime Room
Please contact the library to register for this event.

Sat, Oct 14, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Creativity Park

Sat, Oct 14, 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Sun, Oct 15, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Vortex

Mon, Oct 16, All day

Mon, Oct 16, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 16, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 16, 10:00am - 11:30am
550 Kildeer Drive

Mon, Oct 16, 10:45am - 11:15am
Children's Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 16, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
502 Kildeer Drive

Mon, Oct 16, 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Children's Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 16, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
601 Preston Drive

Mon, Oct 16, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Vortex

Mon, Oct 16, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B

Mon, Oct 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Mon, Oct 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C
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Mon, Oct 16, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 17, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 17, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 17, 10:45am - 11:15am
Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 17, 11:30am - 12:30pm
251 Canterbury Lane

Tue, Oct 17, 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 17, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
220 Beaconridge Drive

Tue, Oct 17, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children's Creativity Park

Tue, Oct 17, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
180 N. Weber Road

Tue, Oct 17, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Peggy J. Danhof Board Room

Tue, Oct 17, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 17, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C

Tue, Oct 17, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A

Tue, Oct 17, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, Oct 18, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room

Wed, Oct 18, 9:30am - 2:30pm
179 Commonwealth Drive

Wed, Oct 18, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room

Wed, Oct 18, 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room B

Wed, Oct 18, 10:45am - 11:15am
Children's Storytime Room

Wed, Oct 18, 4:15pm - 5:45pm
This event is full

Wed, Oct 18, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children's Storytime Room

Wed, Oct 18, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Vortex

Wed, Oct 18, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Wed, Oct 18, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room

Wed, Oct 18, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Thu, Oct 19, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 19, 9:30am - 10:30am
245 N. Weber Road

Thu, Oct 19, 9:30am - 2:30pm
230 Orchard Drive

Thu, Oct 19, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Peggy J. Danhof Board Room

Thu, Oct 19, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 19, 10:45am - 11:15am
Children's Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 19, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
180 N. Weber Road

Thu, Oct 19, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Vortex

Thu, Oct 19, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room B

Thu, Oct 19, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 19, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Peggy J. Danhof Board Room

Thu, Oct 19, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C

Fri, Oct 20, 9:30am - 2:30pm
197 Winston Drive

Fri, Oct 20, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Children's Creativity Park

Fri, Oct 20, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Vortex

Fri, Oct 20, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room C

Sat, Oct 21, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room

Sat, Oct 21, 10:00am - 12:00pm
1138 W. Boughton Road

Sat, Oct 21, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
445 Trout Farm Road

Sat, Oct 21, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Vortex
Registration opens Saturday, September 30 2023 at 9:00am

Sun, Oct 22, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Vortex

Mon, Oct 23, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 23, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 23, 10:00am - 11:00am
431 Remington Boulevard

Mon, Oct 23, 10:45am - 11:15am
Children's Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 23, 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Children's Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 23, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
265 Lake Shore Drive

Mon, Oct 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
308 Woodcreek Drive

Mon, Oct 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Vortex

Mon, Oct 23, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B

Mon, Oct 23, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 24, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 24, 9:30am - 2:30pm
520 Gary Drive

Tue, Oct 24, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 24, 10:45am - 11:15am
Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 24, 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 24, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
180 N. Weber Road

Tue, Oct 24, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Peggy J. Danhof Board Room

Tue, Oct 24, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room

Tue, Oct 24, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Vortex
Registration opens Tuesday, October 3 2023 at 9:00am

Tue, Oct 24, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C
Registration opens Tuesday, October 3 2023 at 9:00am

Tue, Oct 24, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A
Registration opens Tuesday, October 3 2023 at 9:00am

Wed, Oct 25, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room

Wed, Oct 25, 9:30am - 11:30am
150 N. Schmidt Road

Wed, Oct 25, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room

Wed, Oct 25, 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room A

Wed, Oct 25, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Wed, Oct 25, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Storytime Room

Wed, Oct 25, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room

Wed, Oct 25, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Peggy J. Danhof Board Room

Thu, Oct 26, All day
Watch on YouTube

Thu, Oct 26, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 26, 9:30am - 10:30am
714 E. Boughton Road
Registration opens Thursday, October 12 2023 at 12:00am

Thu, Oct 26, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Peggy J. Danhof Board Room

Thu, Oct 26, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 26, 10:45am - 11:15am
Children's Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 26, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Fernwood Drive Lots A/B

Thu, Oct 26, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
300 Veterans Parkway

Thu, Oct 26, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room C
Registration opens Thursday, October 5 2023 at 9:00am

Thu, Oct 26, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A

Thu, Oct 26, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Vortex

Thu, Oct 26, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room

Thu, Oct 26, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C

Fri, Oct 27, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
370 N. Weber Road

Fri, Oct 27, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Storytime Room

Fri, Oct 27, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Vortex

Fri, Oct 27, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
303 Woodcreek Drive

Sat, Oct 28, 9:30am - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A
Registration opens Saturday, October 7 2023 at 9:00am

Sat, Oct 28, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room

Sun, Oct 29, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Vortex