NORTHERN IRELAND RESEARCH PROJECT

By Paula Gruginski, Vice President of Research --- palagruginski@msn.com

Report published in the Latta Newsletter in Issue 42, Fall 2010

I have interviewed and made recommendation to the Board of Directors that we utilize the services of Eva Doughtery Gremmert as a researcher in Northern Ireland.  That decision was supported by the Board.  Please note that the funds used were donated exclusively for use in Irish Research.

Eva, a known resource and speaker on Irish genealogy, started working on her own Grandfathers who came from Co. Donegal Ireland, one of which was an Ulster Scott, over 30 years ago.  She resides in Washington, but owns a house in County Donegal and goes there about four times a year for at least a month.  She is also experienced in researching in Scotland. 

Eva prefers a very focused approach and agreed to begin our work based on the branches identified by the 2000-2002 evaluation by Sherry Irvine as a starting point on Branches 1, 3, 16, 32, and 8 (Branches 1 and 8 appear to have the same immigrant ancestor).  Sherry based this decision on proximity on the map and also the commonality of the naming of male children within these branches.

It would be helpful to have input from you on the immigrant ancestors that are connected with those branches.  A Family Group sheet of your first generation would be very helpful in the organization of this research.  You may e-mail me at paulagruginski@msn.com , or write to the editor, Ken Mueller.

Eva plans to leave in early October for Ireland so an immediate resonse would be very helpful. 

    Donations to support our Northern Ireland Research project can still be sent to:

Beryl Redfield, Treasurer
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