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For over 45 years promoting and encouraging the private and public study of family history, genealogy, heraldry and local history with particular reference to the nine counties of Ulster.
The Great North of Ireland Family Tree project aims to connect everyone with ancestors from Ulster – find out more here.
Search Indexed Records
Search our extensive range of indexes to transcriptions and records, many of which are not available elsewhere. Click here for a list of what’s included and to check if the time frame you are looking for is available.
If you are a Society Member, log into your account before searching to request a Look-up.
Use an asterisk(*) to do a wildcard search for any number of characters or a question mark(?) for a single character.
If you get results over more than one page, please submit your enquiry from each page separately.
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Research Centre
The Research Centre is open most Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2pm to 8pm. Everyone is welcome – drop in to explore the wealth of records available and ask our friendly knowledgeable volunteers for help and advice.
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DNA Innovation,
Education and Promotion
We place a strong emphasis on DNA testing to encourage its use in family research alongside traditional methods, benefitting a large and ever growing database of DNA testers, all with ancestors from the North of Ireland.
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Visit our online Shop for useful brochures, books and maps to help you with your research.
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Society Snapshots
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25th July 2026
DNA Summer School 2026
Bookings are now open for our seventh annual DNA Summer School!
2nd July 2026
Research Centre closed on 12th July
Our Research Centre will be closed on Tuesday 12th July for the public holiday – we will be open as usual on Thursday 14th July.
22nd June 2026
More Gravestone Inscriptions
It’s time to check the Searchable Index again – the indexes from another 25 graveyards have been added!
22nd May 2026
Three months free membership!
Join the Society now and get membership through to 31st August 2027 – only £25!
Upcoming Events
Our events calendar is packed with talks, courses, outings and much more to help you with your research. Click on an event for further details or click here to see the full calendar of upcoming events.
3rd August 2026
Find your Ancestors
- PRONI, 2 Titanic Boulevard Titanic Quarter Belfast BT3 9HQ
- 10:00am - 3:00pm
4th August 2026
Find your Ancestors
- PRONI, 2 Titanic Boulevard Titanic Quarter Belfast BT3 9HQ
- 10:00am - 3:00pm
6th August 2026
Killyleagh Branch Summer Outing
24th August 2026
Why Ancestry is not enough – Martin McDowell
- via Zoom
- 7:00pm
24th August 2026
Integrating Autosomal, Y and MT DNA to Solve Genealogical Problems – Anne Johnston
- via Zoom
- 2:00pm
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