A guest posting from Donna Jones, IGSI Co-President:

The John J Bruns Library at Boston College hosted an exhibition on May 12, 2026. The exhibition was to mark the release of the 1926 Census and will run thru September 9. The exhibition is open to the public Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm; Wednesdays until 8pm, excepting holidays at Burns Library, Trustees Room. The library also advised that, “We will be organizing and hosting a couple of weekend events over the summer.”

In conjunction with the release of the census, a book has been published by the Irish Academic Press and is titled The Story of Us:  Independent Ireland and the 1926 Census. The book has been published to accompany the exhibitions. The Irish Academic Press states that, “A landmark centenary publication that brings the newly released 1926 census to life through vivid storytelling, expert insight, and stunning visual material.” 

The cost of the book on the publisher’s website is €24.99, plus €28.00 shipping. Please note that it will be released on Amazon on June 15, 2026 for $35.99.  I am waiting until June to purchase the book. The publisher’s website has the table of contents, and a few of the articles include: “Days in the life: the weekend of the Census”, “The Irish diaspora in the United States”, and “Livelihoods and living conditions”