What you need to know before hiring an Irish researcher, or visiting Ireland to do your own research
Date: August 15, 2026
Time: 12:00 AM
Location: A virtual presentation on Zoom

What you need to know before hiring an Irish researcher, or visiting Ireland to do your own research


10:30 AM - Noon CST (UTC-5)
Presented by Fiona Fitzsimons from Ireland
$15 for IGSI members (with Discount Code); $20 for non-members
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When and how should you hire a professional researcher in Ireland? Fiona will discuss selecting a qualified genealogist with local the expertise you may need to address your specific research challenges. She will also discuss preparing for a visit to Ireland, for your research and to visit associated people and places.
 
Fiona Fitzsimons is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and an expert on Irish family research. Since 1996 she has developed the College’s historical research department, setting high standards for all our research work. Since 2005 Fiona and her team have provided research and historical consultancy for television and film production in Europe, including WDYTYA, Faces of America, Finding Our Roots, and Ancestors in the Famine.
 
Fiona is a writer and educator in all things Irish public history, and has taught at Trinity College Dublin’s Innovation Academy; Ancestral Connections Summer School in NUI.Cork, the British Institute, and SLC. Fiona hosts the popular Summer Talks series in the National Library of Ireland. In 2014 she established the monthly Expert Workshop @NLIreland series. She writes the column "Kindred Lines" in History Ireland and is a feature writer for the online magazine Irish Lives Remembered. Fiona contributes regularly to specialist journals, popular magazines, and newspapers. She is an IGSI favorite presenter! irishfamilyhistorycentre.com/hire-us/about/