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Unlocking Notation Codes on Alien Passenger Lists
Saturday, May 31
Unlocking Notation Codes on Alien Passenger Lists  (Webinar - online)
A virtual presentation on Zoom
10:30 AM - Noon CDT (UTC-5)
Presented by Elizabeth Williams Gomoll, CG
$15 for IGSI members (with Discount Code); $20 for non-members
 
Finding an immigrant's name on a passenger list is exciting, but there's more information on that sheet than you might expect. Learn what the cryptic abbreviations and number codes jotted on U.S. customs manifests can reveal about an immigrant's experience when they arrived in "Amerika."
 
Audience level: all
 
Liz is a popular presenter for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. She served as co-editor of Generations, the quarterly journal of the Minnesota Genealogical Society, for 10 years. She is in her third term as president of the Association for Professional Genealogists’ Northland Chapter and has served on genealogical society boards and committees extensively. She currently is Associate Director for the Upper Midwest Genealogy Institute (UMGI). Her company is Red Bird Genealogy Services.
 
 
The Discount Code will be sent to members via email and is posted on IGSI’s member-only webpage (link). You can reach the IGSI Education team at Education@IrishGenealogical.org


Irish Saturday
Saturday, June 14
Irish Saturday  ("Irish Saturday")
Hoffman Research Library, MN Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Ste 100
Stop by the library for Irish research help.
Check  www.mngs.org on the day you plan to visit, to make sure the library is open.  Short-notice closures will be highlighted on their main page.


The same name – everywhere in Ireland. Sifting and separating family groups
Saturday, June 28
The same name – everywhere in Ireland. Sifting and separating family groups  (Webinar - live & online)
MN Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Hts Rd, Mendota Heights
10:30 AM - Noon CDT (UTC-5)
Presented by Chelley Brekke McClear
$15 for IGSI members (with Discount Code); $20 for non-members
 
Ever found a source record that seemed to be your ancestor, only to discover four other men with the same name in the same place at the same time? Chelley will take you through a process she devised using spreadsheets to untangle a Northern Irish case using 19th century records... and how this helped to advance her 'What are the Odds?' (WATO) hypothesis.
 
We want to ascertain which James Taylor was our James Taylor for each branch of a tree created to solve a non-parental event (NPE) case for a living person. We compile BMD records to identify different branches of the Taylor families in County Antrim in mid to late 1800s. Chelley explains locating the source records, compiling and analyzed them in order to group these families and tease out the branches – without tripping over mistakes posted in the trees of other matches.
 
Chelley grew up in England & lived In N. Ireland for 25 years and is a research specialist for these areas. She regularly presents at the MGS DNA Interest Group and coordinates the MGS Writing Interest Group. The North Star Award winner for 2024, Chelley can be found at FamilyTreeTrails.com
 
You can enjoy this presentation at the live event in Minnesota or as part of our virtual audience. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A and discussion until the scheduled broadcast end time. Those at the live event can linger for social time following the broadcast, with the option of ordering a box lunch in advance.
 
The live event is limited to 40 people. Tours of the Research Library and Irish Collection will be offered following the program, and the Library is open for research until 4pm. The hybrid program will allow virtual attendees to unmute their microphone and camera for questions or discussion with the speaker following their presentation.
 
 
The Discount Code will be sent to members via email and is posted on IGSI’s member-only webpage (link). You can reach the IGSI Education team at Education@IrishGenealogical.org


Irish Saturday
Saturday, July 12
Irish Saturday  ("Irish Saturday")
Hoffman Research Library, MN Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Ste 100
Stop by the library for Irish research help.
Check  www.mngs.org on the day you plan to visit, to make sure the library is open.  Short-notice closures will be highlighted on their main page.


New Tools & Tricks with Maps for Genealogy Research
Saturday, July 19
New Tools & Tricks with Maps for Genealogy Research  (Webinar - online)
A virtual presentation on Zoom

10:30 AM - Noon CDT (UTC-5)
Presented by Joe Hunter
$15 for IGSI members (with Discount Code); $20 for non-members
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Forthcoming
 
Audience level: all
 
Registration will open ~90 days prior
 
The Discount Code will be sent to members via email and is posted on IGSI’s member-only webpage (link). You can reach the IGSI Education team at Education@IrishGenealogical.org


Irish Saturday
Saturday, August 9
Irish Saturday  ("Irish Saturday")
Hoffman Research Library, MN Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Ste 100
Stop by the library for Irish research help.
Check  www.mngs.org on the day you plan to visit, to make sure the library is open.  Short-notice closures will be highlighted on their main page.


Researching Presbyterian Ancestors in Ireland
Saturday, August 23
Researching Presbyterian Ancestors in Ireland  (Webinar - online)
A virtual presentation on Zoom

10:30 AM - Noon CDT (UTC-5)
Presented by William Roulston
$15 for IGSI members (with Discount Code); $20 for non-members
Click here to see the current time in Minnesota
 
Forthcoming
 
Audience level: all
 
Registration will open ~90 days prior
 
The Discount Code will be sent to members via email and is posted on IGSI’s member-only webpage (link). You can reach the IGSI Education team at Education@IrishGenealogical.org


NUCMC & Its Newer Cousins: Free Keys to “Lost” Ancestral Manuscript Records
Saturday, September 27
NUCMC & Its Newer Cousins: Free Keys to “Lost” Ancestral Manuscript Records  (Webinar - live & online)
MN Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Hts Rd, Mendota Heights
10:30 AM - Noon CDT (UTC-5)
Presented by Paula Stuart-Warren
$15 for IGSI members (with Discount Code); $20 for non-members
 
Where might Great Aunt Sadie’s diary be found today? Where might records of the circuit rider who traversed Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan be located? What repository houses the business records of your ancestor? Where might you find the files of a relative who was working on a lineage society application?
 
As our families migrated westward (by foot, wagon, or rail), the records associated with them may have lingered in a variety of places. Many genealogists conclude that there may be no records for part of the family. However, there might be substantial information buried away in a manuscript collection.
 
Many finding aids (online and off) could lead to these nuggets that represent hundreds of years of material. One of the important aids since 1962 is the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) which is a cooperative cataloging effort by the Library of Congress. Almost 2,000 manuscript repositories from all across North America have posted descriptions of manuscripts held in their possession.
 
You can enjoy this presentation at the live event in Minnesota or as part of our virtual audience. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A and discussion until the scheduled end time, when the broadcast and recording will stop. Attendees at the live event can linger for social time after the program, and have the option of ordering a box lunch in advance.
 
Registration for the live event is limited to 40 people. Tours of the Research Library and Irish Collection will be offered following the program, during the lunch and social time..There is no limit to the number of virtual attendees. The hybrid program will allow virtual attendees to unmute their microphone and camera for questions or discussion with the speaker following their presentation.
 
Registration will open ~90 days prior
 
The Discount Code will be sent to members via email and is posted on IGSI’s member-only webpage (link). You can reach the IGSI Education team at Education@IrishGenealogical.org