Please support Our Big Ask for a Bigger Opportunity campaign. Even the smallest donation can help us reach our goal and unlock superb projects that will benefit the whole research community.

Please support Our Big Ask for a Bigger Opportunity campaign. Even the smallest donation can help us reach our goal and unlock superb projects that will benefit the whole research community.

Please support Our Big Ask for a Bigger Opportunity campaign. Even the smallest donation can help us reach our goal and unlock superb projects that will benefit the whole research community.

Please support Our Big Ask for a Bigger Opportunity campaign. Even the smallest donation can help us reach our goal and unlock superb projects that will benefit the whole research community.

Please support Our Big Ask for a Bigger Opportunity campaign. Even the smallest donation can help us reach our goal and unlock superb projects that will benefit the whole research community.

Donate £50

Donate £25

Donate £100

Donate £250

Donate £500

Learn about other ways that you can support the Foundation

The Foundation is entirely self-funded. We depend on the generosity of our members, supporters and customers. By donating £5 a month you can support the Foundation and it’s work.

The Foundation is entirely self-funded. We depend on the generosity of our members, supporters and customers. By donating £10 a month you can support the Foundation and it’s work.

The Foundation is entirely self-funded. We depend on the generosity of our members, supporters and customers. By donating £15 a month you can support the Foundation and it’s work.

The Foundation is entirely self-funded. We depend on the generosity of our members, supporters and customers. By donating £25 a month you can support the Foundation and it’s work.

Donate £5

Donate £10

Donate £15

Donate £25

Learn about other ways that you can support the Foundation

If you would like to make a large gift to the Foundation, please contact the executive Director, Fintan Mullan using the contact form below.

Thank you for your support, it is greatly appreciated.

Name

Email

Message
Members’ Area

Home
Getting Started

Search Our Online Databases
Irish Birth/Baptism Records
Irish Marriage Records
Irish Death/Burial Records
Browse All...

Search Our Gravestone Inscriptions

Members Only Databases
Milltown Cemetery Burials, 1869-1895
Ireland's Memorial Records 1914–1918
Index to 1796 Flaxgrowers Bounty List
Browse All...
Free-To-View
Distribution of Surnames in Ireland
Graveyards in Ulster
Parliament Election Results 1692–1802
Statutes passed by the Irish Parliament
Browse All...

Useful Resources
Source List for Antrim and Down
Downloadable Resources
Genealogy FAQ: Ancestral Research Guide
Video Tutorials
Ulster Civil Parish Maps
Useful Links
Videos and Media
Let us help!

We offer a number of professional research services. Hit a brick wall? Let us help you!

Find Out More

DIY Research

Search over 2 million records in our databases incl. birth, death and marriages, census and more

Start Searching
Database Subscription

Subscribe to our database of over 2 million records including birth, deaths & marriages (BMD), census records and more.

Subscribe Now

Online Classes

Register today for one of our Irish Family History Classes
Genealogical Research
Personal face-to-face Consultation
Virtual Consultation
Family History Survey
Family History Report
Commission Specific Research
Assisted Archival Research
Document Retrieval
Proof of Irish Citizenship - Irish Passport Service
A Day at Ulster Historical Foundation
Personalised Genealogy Classes
Heritage Consultancy
Historical Projects
Media Work
Group Conferences and Tours
Educational Outreach
Editorial Services
Publishing Services

Third Party Services
Family Tree DNA
Gift Certificates

Gift Certificates can be used against any of the UHF's services, products, courses and conferences

Buy a Gift Certificate

Family History Research Pack

The perfect gift for a family member of friend. You may even wish to treat yourself to one!

Order Now
Publishing Services

Do you have a book proposal or research idea that you would like to see published? Have a look at our submission guidelines

Find Out More

Our Expertise

Our research team have the knowledge and expertise to break down the brick walls you may have encountered and assist you in your research.
Membership
Online Genealogy Courses
09 November 2025 - 31 January 2026

Online Family History Modules
Introduction to Irish Genealogy
Irish Land Records
Church Records in Ireland
Lesser Known Sources

Overseas Lecture Tours
Forthcoming lecture tours and events
Previous Lecture Tour Programmes
Family History Conferences
21 - 24 June 2026
02 - 09 September 2026
04 - 09 October 2026
NEW - 20 - 23 June 2027
NEW - 01 - 08 September 2027
NEW - 03 - 08 October 2027

Guild member Q&A
Researching Your Ulster Ancestors after 1800

Free Online Workshop

299 January 2026

2026 Family History Research Programmes

Upcoming research programmes

Click here to Browse
Guild Membership

Become a guild member to enjoy huge discounts on our products and services

Join Now

Database Subscription

Subscribe to our database of over 2 million records including birth, deaths & marriages (BMD), census records and more.
About Our Research Library
Treasures of the Research Library
Published Family Histories
Recent and Notable Donations

Free-to-View Resources

Ulster Civil Parish Maps

Helpful Resources
Browse Catalogue

Our Library is an excellent resource for anyone conducting genealogical and historical research

Find Out More

Member's Library

Our Member's Library includes a selection of digital publications and family histories

Find Out More
Guild Membership

Become a guild member to enjoy huge discounts on our products and services and enjoy access to our Member's Library

Join Now

Online Classes

Register today for one of our Irish Family History Classes and learn more about the lives and experiences of your ancestors.
History of Ulster Historical Foundation

Special Projects
NEW - 'A Sense of Place'
History From Headstones
History of the Irish Parliament
RJ Hunter Collection

Learn More About The History Of Ulster
NEW - South Antrim Living Memories
Presbyterianism In Ireland
The Scots in Ulster
Ulster Plantation
Catholics in the Penal Era
Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society
Doagh Ancestry
Member's Only Research Area
Member's Library
Gravestone Inscriptions
Clergy Succession Lists

Coming Soon
Irish Migration
'Big Houses' and Estates in Ireland
Parish Source Guide (Members Only)

Videos and Media
News
Visit Our Online Store
Online Classes

Register today for one of our Irish Family History Classes and learn more about the lives and experiences of your ancestors.

Register Today

Guild Membership

Become a guild member to enjoy huge discounts on our products and services
Support Us
Portfolio
Shop

Buy From Other Publishers online

Showing 1 - 20 of 95

An Tearmann XI

£20.00

The Town Book of Coleraine

£30.00

Not in stock

Altanagh: The people, the farms, the history

£15.00

Gribbin: A Family History of Ulster

£24.99

Not in stock

Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians

£14.99

The Irish Church, its Reform and the English Invasion

£13.99

The Irish Revenue Police: A short history and genealogical guide to the 'Poteen Hussars'

£19.99

Ardglass and Dunsford, Co. Down – Biographies

£25.00

We Just Got On With It: Changes Before, During and After the Second World War in Northern Ireland

£16.99

Not in stock

Folksongs Sung in Ulster

£12.95

Cultivating a love for knowledge: Two hundred years of the Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society, 1821-2021

£10.00

Sources for Irish Family History

£17.99

Irish Church Records (Hardcover)

£31.99

Irish Church Records (Paperback)

£23.99

Not in stock

Finding Your Ancestors in Kerry

£11.99

Not in stock

Tracing Your Kildare Ancestors

£11.99

Tracing Your Dublin Ancestors (4th Edition)

£11.99

A Guide to Tracing Your Tipperary Ancestors

£11.99

Tracing Your Leitrim Ancestors

£11.99

Tracing Your Sligo Ancestors

£11.99

Not in stock