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Our President
We welcome our re-elected president for 2022-2023, Ms. Marian Sheridan.
Durham Irish Association of Canada
We are starting off 2018-2019 on a great note, which is that our own Jonathan O'Mara is remaining as the official DIA Webmaster and will continue to put together a website that we can all browse and is easy to follow.
Please check below for the details on this and feel free to add things that you think would be of interest to the members from time to time.Thanks,
Marian
I thought perhaps the DIA members might be interested in knowing that the National Archives of Ireland (in partnership with the Canadian government) has digitised the Irish 1911 census for all 32 Counties in Ireland. It is FREE for anyone to view.
Ireland is unusual among English-speaking census-taking countries in that the original household manuscript returns survived. These are the forms filled out and signed by the head of each household on census night.
I think the DIA members will find it very exciting to look up their ancestors in the 1911 Irish Census and see their grandparent's, or great grandparent's handwriting and signature. Here's the link: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/
Enjoy!
Frances
Dear Irish Friend,
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