KC shared the following success story/advice after being motivated by presentations at the recent Celtic Connections Conference. Here's KC's story: I'm a Boston member who joined IGSI at the first Celtic Connections Conference two years ago. I have all New York City Irish and had gotten nowhere looking for places of origin in Ireland. I only had a place for one of my mother's two Irish grandparents -- and it was passed down by word of mouth. My Dad had a number of Irish ancestors from several families, who emigrated in earlier generations than my mother's. I had learned about their lives in 19th century New York City, but that was it. I felt so good after the Celtic Connections Conference 2016 that I wanted to try new sources. When I got home from Minneapolis I subscribed to GenealogyBank. I had thought about it a number of times over the years, but that was as far as it went -- until now. As soon as I started to input names I had success with their collection of death notices/obituaries from the New York Herald. I found a death notice right away for an ancestor who has always been important to me. It included her place of birth in Ireland! I have been there too on a tour on my first visit to Ireland! The town has very complete church records that go way back, so I am hopeful I'll discover more about her family in those. I also found a death notice with a birth location in another town in Ireland for a different ancestor. There is a lot of interesting Irish research ahead for me now. I know Dad would have been proud I found roots in Ireland for his mother's and his father's ancestors. I wish I had subscribed much sooner. I spent years wishing I had this information and it was right there. So my message is to stop postponing subscribing to a website or database that is new to you. There are lots of good websites out there. Jump in and you may just find what you are looking for!