TIARA Travels 2011-2012 October, 2011: Research Trip to Dublin, Ireland, and Belfast, Northern Ireland TBD: New York City What's the most enjoyable way to research your family history? Field trips with fellow researchers, of course! TIARA will be offering 2 trips to its members in 2011. On September 30 until October 15, 2011, TIARA will be heading back to Ireland. Janis Duffy and Marie Ahearn will be the leaders for the first week, with William Kelley and Mary Choppa taking over for the second week. We'll spend the first week in Dublin as in past years, looking for those elusive Irish ancestors. We plan to stay at Buswells Hotel once again, right across from the National Library of Ireland. Other repositories available include the National Archives, the General Register Office, and the Valuation Office. In addition, a full-day tour to Newgrange, Monasterboice, and Trim Castle is included. This trip starts on September 30 and ends on October 8. Click here for the Dublin week brochure. We're very excited to be adding an additional week in October for Northern Ireland. Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) is scheduled to reopen in the spring of 2011. Since we'll be staying in Belfast, attendees will have the opportunity to research at other venues such as the Linen Hall Library and the Belfast General Register Office. A full-day tour along the Antrim coastline is included in this trip. This trip starts on October 7 and ends on October 15. Click here for the Belfast week brochure. Exciting News from the PRONI Website: We look forward to welcoming visitors to our new premises. Users are invited to make use of our new and improved facilities and services. These include: New copying facilities including a self-service digital camera Interactive, touchscreen information points with visual and audio content Free Wifi throughout the public areas Enlarged Search Room with electronic ordering Internet access and laptop points. Reading Room with 80 desks. PRONI Website Of course, you may sign up for both weeks in Ireland! There is a discount of $77 for those who register for both weeks. You can sign up now for the Dublin week by clicking here. This will take you to the Brian Moore International Tours website, TIARA's travel agent for the trip. All reservations must be received by Brian Moore by June 14, 2011. Click here to sign up for the Belfast week. As an added bonus, the Trip Committee is working on a possible 2-day trip to New York City for research and/or touring. If you're interested in any of the trips above, or have a suggestion of a research destination, let us know by sending an email to trips@tiara.ie to receive updates, ask questions, or to put your name on a particular trip's attendee list. Once a trip fills up, we will take names for a waiting list.. We will update this page with additional details as they become available. Trips are open to TIARA members. Guests of members may also attend at the same discounted rate. To become a member of TIARA, click here for a form to complete. What can attendees expect on a TIARA research trip? The trip will emphasize research, but will make time for sightseeing. In fact, it is possible sometimes to do 11 hours of research on some days! However, experienced researchers don't recommend that. Everyone needs a break. Otherwise, you will likely miss that vital baptismal record because you are simply too tired to see it. Each group will be accompanied by a knowledgeable researcher who will: get you safely to the repository; be there to offer advice, share your joy in finding a record, and your disappointment when it isn't the right one; and get you back to the hotel with occasional excursions for shopping or sightseeing. We will have consultations in the evenings so that we can plan the next day's campaign. We will do everything in our power to make sure that you feel safe during your visit, be confident in your research experience, and have fun! Non-genealogist companions can be accommodated on TIARA trips. In the meantime, check out the photos taken on the previous trips!

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