Write a commentAfter our recent coverage of the Young Ireland Rebels and Loyalists night in November at Riverside Reformed Presbyterian Church in Newry we received a correspondence from a Geraldine Moore from Australia who is researching the life of George Higinbotham, a relative of John Mitchells wife Jenny Verner. Geraldine is coming to Ireland in July.
If you can help out please drop us a message to news@newry.info and we will pass your details on to her
Geraldine wrote:
"I live in Melbourne, Australia, and am researching the life of George Higinbotham, who was an eminent and very controversial politician and [later]judge in the early days of the state of Victoria. He was a relative of Jenny Verner, and the same age as she was. They probably spent time in their childhood together on the Churchill estate at Vernersbridge. I am interested to know more about Higinbotham's early life, and am coming to Ireland in July 2011 to do some research. I see that in November you had an event on the history of this period, and I wondered if you could provide me with any leads on the Verner family members of this generation.
I would appreciate any help that you can offer.
With thanks,
Geraldine Moore"
If you missed the event in Newry you will have a second chance to see it in Carlingford from the 6th to the 14th of April. See the carlingfordheritagecentre Website for more details.
