Federation of Family History Societies: Great War Medal Index CardsAuthor(s): Bruce SimpsonSource: North Irish Roots, Vol. 16, No. 2 (2005), pp. 15-16Published by: North of Ireland Family History Society (NIFHS)Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27697622 .

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I WESLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IRELAND |

Dublin archives Over a decade ago a survey was begun to establish what records remain in local

custody in the counties outside historic Ulster. So far all the circuits in Louth, Meath, Dublin, Wicklow, Wexford and West Cork have been covered. Each local

I collection has been catalogued in situ in draft form. Now with the opening of the WHSI Dublin Archive at Christ Church, Sandymount, records are being transferred

and the cataloguing finalised.

Rev. DAL Cooney has written an article of interest to anyone with Dublin Methodist connections dating back to 1788. It includes names of the members of the Methodist Society of that date.

Women's Department

Records of the Methodist Women's Department are being collected and Indexed

by members of the Knock congregation. Their main task is a basic name and

place index to the Irish Christian Advocate, now continued with its predecessor The Irish Evangelist 1862 -1868. Obituaries from the Primitive Wesleyan Magazine 1823-1878 are complete, but much remains to be done.

Federation of Family History Societies

GREAT WAR MEDAL INDEX CARDS

Geoff Riggs, Director of Computer & Internet Facilities, Federation of Family History Societies, reports that the Federation has recently been in contact with the Western

Front Association (W.F.A.) and other organisations regarding their grave concerns

about the proposed fate of the Great War Medal Index Cards. He is very pleased to

inform us that the W.F.A. has posted the following announcement on its web site.

WFA granted custodianship of the men's

Medal Index Cards

Thursday, 12th May 2005

The Western Front Association is pleased to announce that following negotiations with the Lord Chancellor's Department, the National Archives, and the Ministry of Defence, we have been granted custodianship of the Great War Medal Index

Cards.*

The Cards are now in the possession of the W.FA. and have been moved to a

secure storage facility.

Due the current condition of the cards and the filing cabinets, our next step is to

provide new storage cabinets, and under the direction of archivists manage the

cleaning of the archive.

To secure the long term future for the cards we will need to raise funds for the

administration and long term care of them. Once the funds have been raised

we will endeavour to digitally copy the reverse side of the cards that hold

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correspondence details - approximately 5% of the cards.

We will also be seeking a permanent home for this valuable archive. This is an exciting project for the W.F.A. in our 25th Anniversary year; we would

ask people to bear with us as we work to secure the future of these historical and

important documents.

Bruce Simpson Chairman, the Western Front Association

*The women's cards have been given to the Imperial War Museum.

The Federation's Director of Archives Liaison and Director of Projects will continue to liaise with the W.F.A. and others to help ensure the success of this project.

STAYING AT GOLDEN HILL

Having decided to attend the Society's AGM at the American Folk Park, I thought I would take advantage of my time there and travel down on the previous day. As my Grandmother came from Omagh in the County of Tyrone this would give me some time to do a little family research. Somewhere to stay, that was my next consideration. I remembered seeing a Guest House called the, "Golden Hill" advertised on the back

of a previous copy of North Irish Roots. So I phoned them and fortunately they were able to accommodate me.

Golden Hill is situated two miles up a narrow winding country road BUT don't let that put you off as the drive was well worth it. On driving into the forecourt you are hit with this breathtaking view and with that weekend being warm and sunny it made it all the

more beautiful. Bill, the proprietor came to the door to greet me and made me most welcome. He then showed me to my room which, to me, was of Hotel standard with beautiful decor and a lovely view.

I found out later from Bill that the "Golden Hill" accommodates each year some of the big named Bluegrass stars that perform at the Bluegrass Festival at the American Folk Park in September. Hearing this, being a BIG bluegrass fan myself, and that

my room had been occupied by someone that I admire made my stay even more

enjoyable. Later that Friday evening I met, Joyce, Bill's wife who was a lovely hostess. On hearing that I liked Bluegrass, Joyce produced the family album with photographs of the singers who had stayed there over the years. I was in my element that evening and slept well that night. Breakfast was a delicious Ulster Fry, which went down a treat. It was time to leave

and go to the Society meeting. Unfortunately my hosts were unable to accommodate me again in September, but I will be back again soon. If you ever get an opportunity to stay at the "Golden Hill" you will not be disappointed.

Jim Hawthorne. Member B1362

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