In the December edition of the “This month at the IGSI” podcast (episode 6 of season 3) and the last episode of the year, genealogist Dave Miller talks about the December webinar, featuring …Dr. Thomas Finan. The Medieval Origins of Irish Genealogy. An Archeologist’s perspective. This presentation will be held on December 7th. This is a webinar only event and is free to the public. Dr. Finan who is a descendant of Roscommon will explore how the medieval Irish established the ancestry and heraldry that we pursue today. Many source records remain accessible today including documents, maps and landscape information. Dr. Finan will discuss a dig in Roscommon on Castle Island where they unearthed the mysteries from 13th Century Ireland. Dr. Finan is a professor of medieval history and archeology at St. Louis University. You can register for the webinar on our website: irishgenealogical.org.

We will also be featuring our end of the year segment and show all the various segments that aired this past year. We featured Irish musician Jim Sharkey who we interviewed earlier this year.

The podcast also features the latest Irish History Minute. In this segment, Janelle discusses the Irish Calendar and the history of the calendars through the past century and the various dates throughout the year that are marked on the calendar and celebrated by the Irish.