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.
Saturday, June 17
Challenges in Irish Family Research: Brick Wall Panel Discussion
GoToWebinar with a recording available to all registrants
10:30 AM - Noon CST (UTC-6)
Presented by a panel of IGSI research professionals:
- Lois Mackin, PhD
- Tom Rice, PhD, CG
- Mary Wickersham
$15 for IGSI members (with Discount Code); $25 for non-members
The annual session is an IGSI member favorite. Brick wall queries have been submitted by members in advance and will be used by the panelists to offer specific research suggestions. This is one of those precious opportunities to "look over the shoulders" of an experienced research team as they tackle ancestral mysteries.
Members will receive the Discount Code via email and it is posted on our member-only webpage (link). Non-members will find the link on our Activities listing (link).
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.
Saturday, July 22
Using Surprising Databases in Your Family Tree Searches
GoToWebinar with a recording available to all registrants
10:30 AM - Noon CST (UTC-6)
Instructor: Lisa Walsh Dougherty
$15 for IGSI members (with Discount Code); $25 for non-members
We will have an in-depth look at different databases that can give a wealth of information about your family heritage. Lisa will take you through the records found in the Emigrant Savings Bank of New York collection, as well as the Order of Foresters in Massachusetts. While these are based on the Atlantic coast, their records penetrate deeply in the immigrant communities of colonial America. It is incredible what family history you can discover through these records and the insights they can shed on the lives of your ancestors.
The Discount Code will be sent to members via email and posted on member-only webpage link).
You can reach the IGSI Education team at Education@IrishGenealogical.org
Friday, August 11 through Sunday, August 13
Irish Fair of Minnesota
Harriet Island, St. Paul, Minnesota
Stop by the IGSI booth to meet other members and introduce your friends and family to IGSI. Look up your family surnames on our surname map of Ireland.
Saturday, August 12
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.
Saturday, August 26
Periodical Source Index (PERSI), the premier subject index for local history periodicals
GoToWebinar with a recording available to all registrants
10:30 AM - Noon CST (UTC-6)
Instructor: Elizabeth Hodges
$15 for IGSI members (with Discount Code); $25 for non-members
The Periodical Source Index, or PERSI, is the largest subject index to genealogy and local history periodical articles in the world, created by the staff of the Allen County Public Library Foundation and the ACPL’s Genealogy Center. PERSI indexes articles in periodical titles (including defunct titles) published by thousands of local, state, national and international societies and organizations. It is arranged by surname or location and also by basic subject headings. Since PERSI is created at the ACPL, the Genealogy Center has a copy of every periodical issue covered by the index.
Registration will open about 90 days before the event. The Discount Code will be sent to members via email and posted on member-only webpage (link).
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.
Saturday, September 16
Finding the Irish in Britain
GoToWebinar with a recording available to all registrants
10:30 AM - Noon CST (UTC-6)
Instructor: Chris Paton
$15 for IGSI members (with Discount Code); $25 for non-members
From 1801 to 1922, the modern Republic of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with Northern Ireland still a member to this day. Various UK repositories contain material that can help to flesh out the stories of those seeking work in Britain which, in some cases, can plug gaps resulting from missing records in Ireland. These include census substitutes such as the Ulster Covenant, British poor law records and removals back to Ireland, civil registration records in Britain; also, for British administered territories overseas, censuses, and other documentary sources.
In this session Chris Paton will explore the records of the Irish in Britain, and show how they can be used to further progress our Irish family history research.
Registration will open about 90 days before the event. The Discount Code will be sent to members via email and posted on member-only webpage (link).
