Tracing+Your+Irish+Ancestors

Genealogy is a major component in our understanding of Heritage Centres throughout the world including the Rothwell Arts and Culture Centre in Britain. Customersome regularly to such centres in order to uncover their ancestral roots and find out how their ancestors lived their lives in their era of existence. However in order to understand the concept of genealogical study I am going to focus on a piece of literature written by John Grenham entitled Tracing Your Irish Ancestors – Third Edition. I will first summarise and evaluate the content of this book and then review it under the criteria of Cassell and Hiremath’s book – Reference and Information Services in the 21st Century – An Introduction. In addition I will explain its relevance to the Rothwell Arts and Culture Centre.

Firstly the book is priced at €22:99 in the UCD Campus Bookshop not very expensive for a deeply analytical piece of literature. It has been published by Gill and MacMillan publishing, Dublin in 2006. The book begins with an introduction on where people of Irish descent throughout the world start in getting their information on their ancestors. Following this criteria it then gives accounts on different offices that can assist in sourcing one’s ancestors such as Register Offices, Census Records, Church Records, Genealogical Offices Directories, Register of Deeds, Newspapers, and the Internet. In summing down to procedure and options of sourcing the information the book gives a thorough in-depth look at sourcing one’s ancestors and their relevance in the society of their times.

According to Cassell and Hiermath reference collection whether it regards genealogy or other fields follows a criteria. There are descriptions of the scope and size of its subjects of collecting, in this case genealogy and external relationships (Cassell & Hiermath, 2006, p. 297). In this book by Grenham there is a scope and size to the  information and reference of how to collect information regarding one’s Irish ancestry it also provides information on books and records in chapter 7 pages 80 to 125 for the descendents of the Irish abroad. In following this criteria Grenham’s book describes the scope and size of its subject collecting through its records by referring to each and every source and gives references to external sources related to this domain by providing links in chapter 7.

This book on genealogy, although representing a different nation has relevance to the Rothwell Arts and Culture centre as it describes the elements on sourcing one’s ancestors. The Rothwell Museum uses similar techniques such as newspapers, Church Records, Census Records and Register of Deeds where they retain the required information. In summation this reference tool provides the procedure the Rothwell Arts and Culture centre uses in providing their information to the public.

This reference tool is clearly a prevalent element of sourcing information for a user who is looking for their ancestral heritage. It provides sources used often by museums to provide knowledge for the viewer on how they can gather relevant information on their roots and heritage.

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References:
Cassell, K.A & Hiremath, U. (2006). //Reference and Information Services in the 21st Century: An Introduction//. London: Facet Publishing. Grenham, J. (2006). //Tracing Your Irish Ancestors – Third Edition//. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan Publishing.