The Hoffman Research Library at the Minnesota Genealogy Center in Mendota Heights houses the extensive (3000+ item) IGSI research collection. 

Visit the library on Irish Saturday--usually the second Saturday of the 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, click on Home (tab at left) to confirm the library will be open, as it occasionally closes due to poor weather or other issues.

New!  Three patron workstations in the Hoffman Research Library are now configured with John Grenham’s Irish Ancestors website subscription for Irish ancestral research. This will allow patrons and volunteers to search the paid site at no cost, at least until the 1-year IGSI trial ends on Feb. 5, 2024.

You can also access FindMyPast, Ancestry.com, Fold 3 and Newspapers.com within the library using the library's subscription.   These subscriptions are available from library workstations and your own device.

Admittance to the MGS library is FREE to IGSI members.  ($10 fee for non-members)