April 12 is "Irish Saturday"
Research Library in Mendota Heights.
If you live in or plan travel to the Twin Cities area, you can visit the library at the Minnesota Genealogy Center (MGC) during its normal library business hours for researching in person. It houses the extensive (3,000+ item) IGSI research collection.
Visit the library on Irish Saturday (the second Saturday of each month) when IGSI volunteers can help you start your research or talk through that problem ancestor. The library is usually open 10 AM –4 PM on Saturdays. Before you travel, check our website homepage to confirm the library will be open, as it occasionally closes due to poor weather or other issues.
IRISH ANCESTORS AND OTHER RESOURCES AT THE LIBRARY
Three patron workstations in the Hoffman Research Library are nowconfigured with John Grenham’s IRISH ANCESTORS website subscription for Irish ancestral research.
You can also access FINDMYPAST, ANCESTRY, FOLD 3 and NEWSPAPERS.COM within the library using the library's subscription. The first three subscriptions are available from library workstations as well as your own device using the library's wi-fi.
DISCOVERY MAPS OF IRELAND: FOR SALE
We will be selling DISCOVERY MAPS OF IRELAND (Republic of Ireland) on Irish Saturdays for $5.00. Mark will have a table set up by the front desk at the Hoffman Research Center. We will not have the ability to process credit card orders and the sale will require cash (exact change is appreciated) or check. While these lovely maps may not be the latest edition, they are an amazing resource if you are looking for more details about the area where your ancestors originated. We are investigating ways to sell these via our website in the future.
ADMISSION FEE FOR NON-MEMBERS
Admittance to the Hoffman Research Library at the MGC is FREE TO IGSI MEMBERS. ($10 fee for non-members).
