Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc.

Welcome

The Irish Group was the first Interest Group to be formed by WAGS, probably because at the time, most members seemed to have at least some Irish connection.

The first meeting was held on 10th October 1981 under the guidance of Alan Campbell. Sometime later George Cargeeg took over the reins but in 1991 when ill health caught up with him, he handed them over to Mike Logan who remained convenor for almost ten years, Ray Hartnett followed.

In the early years the group had very few books and those they did have were on loan from private members. The society has expanded rapidly and Irish research material has become more readily available in some areas. Our biggest joy was when the Griffith's Valuation on fiche was purchased. We are always on the look out for any new research books or fiche that will help our members.

Contact

Convenor:         Sandra Stock     

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Meetings

Meetings are held every two months at the Library in May Street and cover a range of topics and general discussion on Irish research. Special Workshops are held regularly on the Griffith's Valuation.

Next Meeting/s - Have a look at:

 WAGS Event Calendar

 Irish SIG Events List 

In 1992 the Group decided that the people in the country and city people who were unable to come to the Library regularly, may appreciate more information in the form of a Newsletter.

In February 1993, the first quarterly Newsletter was published.

Newsletters are now sent all over Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland and America.

By the way, we are always looking for items for the newsletter that may help others with their research. To submit an item, please contact the convenor by email.

Past editions of the WAGS Irish SIG Newsletter are now available to download below (in PDF Format):

2009 Editions

    2009 - February  (1.19 Mb)

2008 Editions (more to come)

    2008 - December  (982.18 Kb)

2007 Editions

    2007 - July  (1.66 Mb)      2007 - May  (1.13 Mb)      2007 - February  (507.93 Kb)