Mark your calendars now!

Tuesday, March 11, 2025,

a full-day workshop from 8:15 am - 3:30 pm,

Researching your Irish and Scots-Irish ancestors

with the Ulster Historical Foundation (UHF) during a live audience in Minnesota 

The workshop, which will be livestreamed (not recorded), will cover a wide range of topics to provide ideas for all Irish family history researchers. The live event will be held at the Lost Spur Golf and Event Center in Eagan, MN, very near the MSP International Airport and Mall of America.

The program will be part of the 2025 USA Lecture Tour by UHF,  which is based in the outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Presenters Fintan Mullen and Gillian Hunt are experts in ancestral research.

The following morning, Wednesday, March 12, you will have the option of scheduling a 1-on-1 consultation with a presenter for expert advice on your personal Irish ancestral research. These sessions will be held nearby at the Minnesota Genealogy Center with IGSI volunteers helping you use the Irish collection in the Hoffman Research Library. The Library will also be open on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday that week, if you wish to extend your stay.

Fintan Mullan is Executive Director of the Ulster Historical Foundation and has been responsible for the management of this successful Belfast-based, educational non-profit since 2001. He has extensive experience in Irish family history research and is a regular international speaker on Irish genealogy, having spoken in Ireland, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and most of the lower 48 states of the USA. He has managed the production of over 150 Irish history and genealogy titles, including the perennial favourite, Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors. Fintan has ensured the Foundation has been at the forefront of developments in Irish genealogy, including heritage tourism products and the provision of online resources. He helped to pioneer www.rootsireland.ie, the unique database with over 22 million Irish historical records. He is a non-executive director of Irish Family History Foundation and board member of the National Collection of Northern Ireland Publications.

Gillian Hunt is Research Officer with the Ulster Historical Foundation and is responsible for the management of the Foundation's many genealogical activities. As well as managing the genealogy side of the Foundation's work, Gillian carries out research for clients and is a hugely experienced user of the General Register Office and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. She regularly teaches courses in Northern Ireland and gives talks on family history in the rest of Ireland, the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Gillian has been co-presenting our annual North American lecture tours since 2013 and has been with the Ulster Historical Foundation since 2001.