Gerard Leen

Visitor Assistant at Irish Family History Centre. Amateur genealogist, interested in Culture and Heritage. All views are my own.

[Gerard Leen @justgerry2]

@brodstanaccount How much do you think the waiting staff should be paid? Still a little pricey

[Irish Family History Centre @IrishFamHistCen]

Facebook Live Session with Fiona Fitzsimons tomorrow, Friday 10th, at 12pm (Irish time). We'll be ready to answer your Genealogy queries so don't miss out!

[Claire Santry @Irish_Genealogy]

Speed upgrades to Irish Newspaper Archives should go live in early 2020:
https://t.co/GpEeUOb6O1
#IrishGenealogy #IrishFamilyHistory #HistoricalNewspapers

[Gerard Leen @justgerry2]

@IrishFamHistCen In the Kingdom, trying to decipher family trees! And decide which Pat Riordan is which!

[Irish Family History Centre @IrishFamHistCen]

Don't miss #WDYTYA this Monday 22 July - our very own @FionaFitzsimons might even make an appearance #Genealogy #Ireland #IrishLives #History #IrishFamilyHistory

[Lifelines Research @Dave_Lifelines]

Are online family trees and ‘hints’ killing genealogy? I’ve found so much misleading rubbish online recently and I’m beginning to despair. I was sitting next to someone today whose ‘research’ was entirely based on trees and hints. It’s not research, its nosearch! #AncestryHour

[Gerard Leen @justgerry2]

I have found on public trees girls having babies every three months!

[Lifelines Research @Dave_Lifelines]

Are online family trees and ‘hints’ killing genealogy? I’ve found so much misleading rubbish online recently and I’m beginning to despair. I was sitting next to someone today whose ‘research’ was entirely based on trees and hints. It’s not research, its nosearch! #AncestryHour

[Irish Times Abroad @ITabroad]

They traced Tom Cruise’s Irish #ancestry back 1,000 years, found Justin Trudeau’s great- x6 -grandfather who went to Trinity in 1722, and introduced Barack Obama to his long-lost relatives in Moneygall. But the @IrishFamHistCen is not just for the famous https://t.co/PglSqW4QwI

[IrishCentral @IrishCentral]

Your last name might not sound entirely Irish, but have you ever wondered if there’s an Irish language version of your family name? #Irish #Names #Gaeilge #Language https://t.co/luOqKCkAuO

[Irish Family History Centre @IrishFamHistCen]

Happy #DNADay19 ! 🧬 In honour of this we are giving away a digital surname poster to celebrate your Irish roots! To enter, retweet this post & answer this question: 'What did your DNA test reveal about your roots?' We'll pick our winner next week - good luck everyone! 😊

[Zoe K @hollywoodgenes]

I desperately wish that there was a "family history for beginners" class in school for kids. Knowing the questions to ask the older generations, and why it's important to ask them, is something I wish I knew when I was younger...So many questions I wish I could ask now...

[Paul Chiddicks @chiddickstree]

I keep saying it but you can’t do your Family Tree just from the comfort of your armchair you have to get out and explore, some great pics as well from your trip thanks for sharing #AncestryHour

[WDYTYA? Magazine @wdytyamagazine]

The news our readers have been waiting for - the General Register Office has made its PDF ordering scheme permanently available!

https://t.co/6B9OKs0Hjo

[Irish Family History Centre @IrishFamHistCen]

Spaces are filling up quickly for our 4-week introductory course to genealogy! Be sure to check it out on Eventbrite below, and if you have any enquiries just email [email protected] 🌳 https://t.co/dqWzt9B4xz @EPICMuseumCHQ #irishgenealogy #genealogycourse

[Gerard Leen @justgerry2]

@BPWGenealogy Looks like layer! When paper was made by hand, the pulp was in a huge tub. A frame with gauze was placed in the tub, then lifted out! The pulp covered the gauze! It then had to dry sufficiently to remove it from the frame and piled to be cut! VERY BASIC EXPLANATION

[Irish Family History Centre @IrishFamHistCen]

Are you interested in learning more about how to investigate your family history🌳? Why not check out our new four week introductory course?☺️
https://t.co/dqWzt9B4xz @EPICMuseumCHQ @chqdublin #Irishgenealogy #Irishfamilyhistory #Dublin #Courses #Communityeducation #Adultlearning

[Gerard Leen @justgerry2]

@genealgenie @myfamgenealogy @chiddickstree @4TMLloyd The problem is that only 10 to 15% of records useful to genealogy are online. Hence the need to travel to archives! @NLIreland @IrishFamHistCen

[Irish Family History Centre @IrishFamHistCen]

Pat Liddy Walking Tours @patliddys have started their Guided Training Course 2019 and they came to visit us this week as part of their training. Thanks for popping in - here's our team member Gerard giving the lowdown on all things IFHC. 🙂

[Claire 🦊 @sionnachal]

Apparently there’s a new trend of naming coffee shops after people who work or have worked in @IrishFamHistCen ? @justgerry2 @MrDanielPurcell I need the full set let’s trade cards.

[Gerard Leen @justgerry2]

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