Familia: Ulster Genealogical Review is the journal of Ulster Historical Foundation's membership association (an historical research co-operative, known as the Ulster Genealogical and Historical Guild). Each year, in December, members receive Familia and a directory of their research interests, entitled Directory of Irish Family History Research. Non-members can purchase copies of these books. Since 1985, Familia has set a consistently high standard of balanced articles of wider historical and biographical importance, and providing all-important practical advice on sources for Irish family and local history in the nine-county province of Ulster. This issue of Familia, contains the following articles: "'Dancing Jimmy": Pinkerton Agent James MsParland and the Molly Maguires' by Barry Kelly 'The Scottish and Irish backgrounds of a "Scotch-Irish' family: The Mellons of Castletown, Tyrone and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania' by Brian Lambkin 'A voyage to Glubbdubdrib: Paternal Ancestry and DNA' by David Ian Hamilton 'The Short(t) family research leads down an improbable path' by Margaret Gordon 'Lost passages: Shipwrecks in Ulster Emigration' by Paul Richmond 'Lives moved to New South Wales: Free passage for convicts' families' by Perry McIntyre 'Famous Instonians: Two hundred years of a school's history' by Sir Kenneth Bloomfield 'The Parish of Upper Badoney, County Tyrone in 1814' by William Roulston Reviews