Mission and Purpose

IGSI's mission is to provide genealogical education and assistance to its members and to assist the community at large discover Irish history, culture and heritage.

The Irish Genealogical Society International (IGSI) began in 1979 as a local group with shared interests in Irish ancestry. Over 45 years it has grown to an independent Society with international reach, still devoted to the same subject. Our quarterly journal, The Septs, has been published continuously since 1990.

Our Irish collection (over 3,500 titles) is housed at the Minnesota Genealogy Center near the MSP airport. Volunteers provide patron services there and remotely. Our monthly seminars on research and cultural heritage, both live and virtual, since 2020 have hosted more than 2,500 attendees. Our website is a rich resource for researchers and learners.

Our federal tax number is 90-0629967

Operating Year: January - December