Scheduled classes at IGSI are scheduled as far out as a year in advance. Some of these classes can change so check our schedule online to get up to the minute information.

February 11, 2012           

1030 AM - 1200 Noon

Getting Started with Your Irish Genealogy

Tom Rice, Instructor

Introduction to the key tools for finding your ancestors in Ireland: most important record types, Irish geographic terms, Irish names, key Irish genealogy web sites and books.

March 10, 2012           

1030 AM - 1200 Noon

Military Records

Beth Mullinax, Instructor

Researching military and veterans'  records can yield all kinds of information, or none at all!  It is not difficult, it is just know where to look and what to do with what you find.  Pre-World War I records are handled differently than post-World War I.  With the Freedom of Information Act, there are all kinds of records now available, some of them now on-line.  Even if you ancestor did not go into the military, depending on the age, he would have had to register for the Draft, WWI, WWII and after. Many of these records will be discussed.

All classes are held at the Minnesota Genealogical Library in South St. Paul unless otherwise indicated in the class description. Classes cost $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Times of classes are next to the title in the descriptions above.

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