2016 Family History

2016 Family History is a new, free Irish genealogy education website, created by the National Archives and IrishGenealogy.ie and formally launched earlier this year. The site is aimed primarily at secondary school students, but can be used by anyone with Irish ancestors to learn how to use the many online sources now available.

The website guides you through the free online resources that now exist to help you with researching you Irish family history, with a workbook, detailed guides to the different kinds of records, case histories and targeted tasks you can undertake if you wish.

Modules include :

• Hints and tips
• Surnames
• Placenames
• Census
• Civil
• Church
• Property
• Military