Paul Milner – Irish Land Records

Presentation Description:

Understand Ireland’s Land records and their importance to researchers, from the 17th through the 20th Century.  Learn what has survived in originals and transcripts, their strengths, weaknesses, and how to access the originals and supporting indexes.

Presenter’s Bio:

Paul was raised on the West Coast of northern England. A mining engineer with a degree from the Cambourne School of Mines in Cornwall, England, he came to the U.S. in 1975 to get his graduate degree at the University of Wisconsin.  He has been in the U.S. ever since, and in 2008 he became a dual citizen of both countries.  In the intervening years, Paul received two graduate degrees and traveled widely throughout the world.  Paul has been designing genealogy workshops, writing books, and lecturing for over 35 years.  He holds an advanced degree in Theology and is particularly knowledgeable about the church and its role in record keeping. As a genealogist, he speaks on a variety of topics relating to research in the British Isles, migration to North America, and research methodology.  He is the 2018 recipient of the Utah Genealogical Society Fellow Award. He is currently the book review editor of the British Interest Group of Wisconsin and Illinois Newsletter (BIGWILL) and is the former book review editor of the FGS FORUM.  Paul is a past board member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Federation of Genealogical Societies, the Genealogical Speakers Guild, and the British Interest Group of Wisconsin and Illinois.