Western Family History Association

WFHA public meetings and events planned for the coming months include:

Date	Event	Location	Information
Mon 4th Feb 2013 - 7:30PM to 9PM	WFHA Group Visit to NUIG Hardiman Library- "Introduction to the Special Collections" by Marie Boran.	NUIG Hardiman Library	Assemble in the foyer of the Library. Car parking free at those times.
Wed 13th March 2013 - 8:15PM	WFHA Public Meeting - Talk by Gerry Kearney, entitled "The Taylor Family of Ardrahan", based on his book entitled "The Taylor Family of Ardrahan Post Office".	Lackagh Parish Centre

The Association has been in existence since 1995 and has organised and held many meetings, lectures and events. The most recent events include:

Date	Event
Wed 16th Jan 2013	AGM of the Association, re-launch of the WFHA Library and handover of Aodgain O’Rodaighe’s collection of books. Also talk by Michael Kelly of Ardrahan about his family history research, which led to the discovery of a cousin in the United States.
Wed 14th Nov 2012	WFHA Public Meeting at Claregalway Hotel - Talk by Very Rev. Anthony Previté entitled "Church of Ireland Records and Terminology".
Wed 12th Sept 2012	WFHA Public Meeting at Caregalway Hotel - Talk by WFHA member Anne Greaney (Headford), entitled "My Family History".
Sat 25th Aug 2012	Family History Open Day, Lackagh Centre, Lackagh. Memorial Cards Remembered & Pecha Kucha on Family History Sources.
Sat 18th Aug 2012	Visit to Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna And Guided tour.
Wed 9th May 2012	WFHA Public Meeting - Talk by Bernard O’Hara entitled "Michael Davitt, the Land League and the Land Acts".
Wed 14th March 2012	WFHA Public Meeting - Talk by Larry Brennan of the Clare Roots Society.
Sat 11th February 2012	WFHA tour of Galway County Library, Island House, Nun's Island, Galway.
Wed 18th January 2012	WFHA AGM - New Association Constitution voted and accepted - New Committee elected.
Wed 18th January 2012	WFHA Public Meeting - Members Night - Talks by: Eamon Leonard on the Nursing Profession and the Crimean War; Bríd Higgins on Folklore Collections.
Wed 9th November	WFHA Public Meeting - Talk by Richard Kirwan, former Director of the Ordinance Survey Office of Ireland, entitles "If Maps Could Speak - A History of the Ordinance Survey of Ireland.". Richard's book entitled *"If Maps Could Speak"* was published in 2010 and is an engaging combination of memoir, history and stories about people and places during the long history of Ordnance Survey in Ireland.
Wed 14th Sept 2011	WFHA Public Meeting - Talk by Michael Carroll on his experience researching his 2 recently published family/local/school history books *Of Beauty Rarest* and *Valley of The Milk*.
Wednesday 24th Aug 2011	The Western Family History Association and Galway County Council hosted a Family History Workshop during Heritage Week. The event entitled "Investigating your Family History - A Practical Approach", included the launch of the Western Family History Association’s website by the Deputy Mayor of County Galway.
Wed. 11th May 2011	WFHA Public Meeting - Talk by Diarmuid Ó Cearbhaill entitled "Aesóp i gConamara" about the life and works of his father, Domhnall Ó Cearbhaill, teacher, writer, radio presenter.
Wed. 9th March 2011	WFHA Public Meeting - Talk by Patria McWalter (Galway county archivist) entitled "Rural archives" about a number of rural archives including workhouse and landlord archive material.
Wed. 9th February 2011	WFHA Members Meeting - Talk by WFHA member Joe Murphy entitled "Landlordism" about the perceptions and images held by various people about Landlords, particularly the Reddingtons.
Oct 2010 - Dec 2010	WFHA Genealogy Seminar and Training Course - held over 8 weeks, including 8 talks by various genealogy/history experts, including Gabriel O'Connor, Paul Gosling, Garard Moran, Siobhan McGuinness, Rob Goodbody, Christy Cunniffe, Tom Cuffee, Marie Boran and Brigid Clesham. The course also included a trip to the National Archives and Glasnevin Cemetery/Museum.

Should you wish to become a member, you can email us or just come along to our meeting and join up there.