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Principal Researcher/Writer/Speaker

Dr Ian Maxwell is a graduate of the Queen's University of Belfast where he took an Honours degree in Modern History and completed a PhD in 1991.  He was a Records Officer at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 1991-96, and during his time as head of the Public Search Room pioneered a series of leaflets on genealogy which are now available on the Internet.   ianmaxwell.jpg (221508 bytes)

In recent years he has taken courses on genealogy at a number of venues and is a regular speaker at genealogical conferences in Belfast and Dublin. 

As a freelance writer for Family History Monthly, Your Family Tree and Ancestors magazines he has contributed numerous articles on both Irish and Scottish history and genealogy.  

He has also written and published four books:

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Tracing Your Ancestors in Northern Ireland (HMSO,1997), £9.99

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Researching Armagh Ancestors   - A practical guide for the family and local historian.(UHF,2000) £9.99

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Researching Down Ancestors  - A practical guide for the family and local historian.(UHF,2004) £11.99

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How to Trace Your Irish Ancestors, (How To Books, 2008)

 

 

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