2024 webinars
January 27, 2024 - Irish Family History Resources in Ireland's National Folklore Collection
by Fiona Fitzsimons, professional genealogist in Ireland, author and broadcaster
10:30 AM - Noon CST (UTC-6)
$15 for IGSI members (with Discount Code); $20 for non-members
The National Folklore Collection is a record of Ireland’s oral traditions and material culture. It is one of the largest archival holdings of its kind, recognized by UNESCO for its significance in world culture. The collection tells us about the texture of everyday life in 19th and early 20th Century Ireland. The Collection provides information on the life of Irish peoples that we don't find in history books. Fiona will discuss this remarkable collection, and show how a better knowledge of folk customs and traditions will help us to interpret ancestral evidence.
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3137418382506908757
The member Discount Code was shared by email and posted on the member-only webpage.
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February 24 - Mapping Ireland's Records
by John Grenham (www.johngrenham.com), a prominent resource for Irish ancestral research
10:30 AM - Noon CST (UTC-6)
$15 for IGSI members (with Discount Code); $20 for non-members
Prominent scholar John Grenham returns to explore ways to visualize Irish locations in your record searching: the households of your surnames in Catholic records, Griffith's valuation, Irish census records, as well as local records of birth-marriage-deaths. How can these records help with your genealogical and local history research? Learn the answer in vivid examples of just how local some names are... and how impossibly widespread others can be. Some of the focus will be on maps of the geographic areas in Ireland used to collect the records. The talk will give some of the technical background involved in creating the maps, but focus on their use and how they shed light on Irish surnames and families.
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2718018468185157980
The member Discount Code was shared by email and also posted on the member-only webpage.
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March 23 - The Mysterious George Hunter
by Joe Hunter, professional genealogist
10:30 AM - Noon CST (UTC-6)
$15 for IGSI members (with Discount Code HUNT24); $20 for non-members
Some ancestors can be so elusive that it seems they may have vanished intentionally. Exhaustive research might uncover indirect evidence to compensate for missing and incomplete records in your ancestor’s life. We will consider alternative methods to break down a “brick wall” using indirect evidence.
We will consider the building blocks for approaching a “brick wall” challenge: a concise research hypothesis, plan, and strategy, the value of a timeline, .and solid citations along the way. Carefully consider the standards of the Genealogy Proof Standard: a reasonably exhaustive search, analysis and correlation of relevant evidence, resolution of conflicting evidence, finally arriving at a soundly reasoned and coherently written conclusion.
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3871474336130768219
The member Discount Code was shared by email and also posted on the member-only webpage.
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Save these dates for upcoming webinars in 2024: Registration will open about 90 days prior.
- April 20 - Michael Brophy, Shamrocks in Cyberspace
- May 4 - Mary Wickersham, Migration of the Irish – This will be a hybrid event with a live audience at the Minnesota Genealogy Center
- And more!
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A family historian wants to remember what their grandparents wished to forget.
by Diedre Erin Denton, cited on page 69 by ES Mills & RB Lennon, Tips & Quips for the Family Historian, 2017, Genealogical Publishing Co.
All you need to attend the live program is an internet-connected device with audio capabilities (computer, tablet, or smartphone). Unable to attend at the scheduled time? If you register in advance, we will send you a link to the recording and handout the week following the program for on-demand viewing at your convenience.
Education Team: Trish Little-Taylor & Walt Rothwell
Irish Genealogical Society International
1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100
Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55120 • USA
Visit our website at: www.irishgenealogical.org
You can reach the IGSI Education team at Education@IrishGenealogical.org
