Irish Genealogical Society International (IGSI) Fall Gathering Saturday, October 25, 2014, 1 - 3 pm Edina Southdale Library, Ethel M. Berry room, main floor 7001 York Ave S, Edina, MN 55435 (612) 543-5900 A short business meeting will precede our featured speaker, author Penny A. Petersen, who will discuss her book, Minneapolis Madams: the Lost History of Prostitution on the Riverfront. Penny A. Petersen is a resident of the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood with long-time interest in the central riverfront. She works as a researcher for a Minneapolis historical consultant. Penny is the author of two local history books, Hiding in Plain Sight: Minneapolis' First Neighborhood and Minneapolis Madams: the Lost History of Prostitution on the Riverfront. Minneapolis Madams was reviewed in a recent issue of "Minnesota History," a publication of the Minnesota Historical Society:  http://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/minneapolis-madams