MONDAY 10 AM – 4 PM
WEDNESDAY 10 AM – 4 PM
THURSDAY 10 AM – 8 PM
SATURDAY 10 AM – 4 PM

Check the Minnesota Genealogical Society website before any visit, to confirm the library is open:   www.mngs.org.

If you missed any of IGSI’s excellent educational webinars, there’s still time to view many of them!

   

Recordings of about two dozen IGSI webinars – with their class handouts - are available through our website.  Log in, then click the Webinar recordings link, below Past Webinars. 

 

Several webinar recordings are currently available to members free of charge. For-fee viewings can be purchased (by members only) for $15 using the webinar’s “Buy Now” button.

 

Check out the list soon, as some of our earliest webinars will be removed from the list at the contractual time limit (usually two years).

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Recent podcasts: 

August  Dave lists Irish Fests in the U.S. and Canada that will be held from August through November. The August webinar featured Elizabeth Hodges, who will be provided an in-depth look at the Periodical Source Index (or PERSI, as it’s referred to by genealogists). Elizabeth explains what the PERSI index is and how to use it!

July   Dave interviews John Grenham regarding his database that is now available at the Minnesota Genealogical Center, and what patrons can find when they log on to johngrenham.com

You can visit IGSI's YouTube channel at any time by clicking the YouTube link above right or at the lower right side of our main page (below the upcoming activities).

 

It may be time to start planning a visit to the library for some genealogy research!  The second Saturday of each month is Irish Saturday.
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It’s March and time to think about all things Irish.  IGSI recently contracted with John Grenham to offer free access to his website, IrishAncestors (JohnGrenham.com), on three of the computers in the Hoffman Research Library (HRL). This will complement FindMyPast access on every patron computer, which also provides resources for Irish researchers. It will be a significant enhancement for Irish researchers, and for our volunteers who assist patrons on Irish Saturdays (2^nd Sat each month), but is only available in the library.

 

John Grenham has been a ‘name’ and fixture in Irish genealogy since the 1990s.  He is the author of Tracing Your Irish Ancestors, now in its 5th revision, and the creator of the IrishAncestors website. You can learn more about the new HRL workstations for accessing the Grenham website to use it in your Library research at this link, which includes some learning resources.

 

In celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day, in tandem with this new development, IGSI making a past webinar available freely on the website to make best use of this resource. IGSI’s own Tom Rice and Mary Wickersham gave a detailed presentation on both the Grenham book and website. This 50-minute recording is a great introduction and preview of the resource.

 

You may choose to have your own subscription, which can be for a day ($5.99), a month ($9.99), or annual ($69.99): JohnGrenham.com/subscribe

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 IGSI is offering Irish family history research assistance. Just click on Research Services, fill out the IGSI Research Form,  click on 'Research Payment' to pay the assessment fee and get started! 

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