Limavady ancestry appeal

The Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre/Ionad Ealaíon agus Cultúir Ghleann na Ró is appealing for help with an upcoming heritage exhibition called Limavady Ancestry.

The exhibition, which will open in November 2012, will draw together information collated as part of a Tourism Development project to provide people with the knowledge to source their family tree.

From census records and wills, to church records and gravestone inscriptions, the exhibition will look at the different types of sources and documents that exist and will explain how these can be of use when researching your family’s history. A website will also be launched in conjunction with the exhibition which will provide people with further information and resources.

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As part of the exhibition, the Arts Centre is keen to display examples of local people’s family history research. Victoria Newberry, Museum/Heritage Officer explains, “Whether you have mapped out your family tree or discovered interesting letters, documents or photographs belonging to your ancestors when researching your family’s past, we’d really like hear from you. We want to show people who have never researched their family tree before the different types of information that they can find and inspire them to do their own research.”

For further information please contact: Victoria Newberry, Museum/Heritage Officer Tel: 028 7776 0650 Email: [email protected] by Friday, 28 September. All items selected for display will be returned to owners once the exhibition ends.

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