Following are IGSI events you can attend either LIVE or LATER:

Saturday, April 20 virtual - Shamrocks in Cyberspace: Irish Genealogy Databases

by Michael Brophy, professional and forensic genealogical researcher
10:30 AM - Noon CST (UTC-6)
$15 for IGSI members, $20 for non-members 

Information about our Irish ancestors is exploding on the internet. The best websites for Irish research will be explored and analyzed. Landmark additions of Catholic Church records and vital records are presented. Finding aids for further Irish research are assessed and critiqued in this tour of all that is happening with Irish re-sources in cyberspace.

Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2277613484912438106

The member Discount Code was emailed and is also posted on the member-only webpage (link).

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Saturday, May 4 hybrid - Waves & Ripples: Irish Immigration Patterns To and Across North America

By Mary Wickersham, professional genealogist
A hybrid event with live audience at the…
Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Rd, Mendota Heights, MN
10:30 AM - Noon CST (UTC-6)
$15 for IGSI members, $20 for non-members 

Knowing your ancestors' arrival dates and places, along with tracking their movements within North America, will help you develop theories about their migration motives and guide your research. Mary will provide an overview of Irish migration patterns and demonstrate how to leverage this information for your search.

Mary started doing genealogy research professionally in 2003 after researching my own family history for over 20 years. She has lectured extensively, including immigration topics such as ship manifests, Ellis Island and Castle Garden, and naturalization records. She has extensive experience with Catholic Church records in the US and Ireland. She has language skills in Spanish, Italian, and Latin. She has experience with French Canadian records, Midwest (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, the Dakotas) vital records and other resources.

You can enjoy this presentation at the live event in Minnesota or as part of our virtual audience. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A and discussion until the scheduled end time, when the broadcast and recording will stop. Attendees at the live event can linger for social time after the program, and have the option of ordering a box lunch in advance during registration.

Registration for the live event is limited to 40 people. Tours of the Research Library and Irish Collection will be offered following the program, during the lunch and social time. There is no limit to the number of virtual attendees. The hybrid program will allow virtual attendees to unmute their microphone and camera for questions or discussion with the speaker following their presentation.

The webinar will be recorded, so all registrants will have access to the recording.

Register here: www.eventcreate.com/e/igsi-2024-may-webinar

The member Discount Code was emailed and is also posted on the member-only webpage (link).

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Saturday, June 22 hybrid - Researching a Mid-Nineteenth-Century Cork Family, from Wisconsin to Ireland

By Lois Abromitis Mackin, PhD, professional genealogist
A hybrid event with live audience at the…
Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Rd, Mendota Heights, MN
10:30 AM - Noon CST (UTC-6)
$15 for IGSI members, $20 for non-members 

An Irishman from Cork, born about 1845, settled in Wisconsin. Learn the records and methods we used to identify six of his eleven siblings in America, then trace the family back to Ireland, where we learned about his other five siblings and his parents.

Lois Abromitis Mackin, Ph.D., is a professional genealogist focusing on American and British Isles research. Lois writes and teaches about genealogical records and methods, including DNA. She was a founding member of the Minnesota Genealogical Society DNA interest group. She supports several lineage societies at the state level and is a member of the Education Committee of the Irish Genealogical Society International.

You can enjoy this presentation at the live event in Minnesota or as part of our virtual audience. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A and discussion until the scheduled end time, when the broadcast and recording will stop. Attendees at the live event can linger for social time after the program, and have the option of ordering a box lunch in advance during registration.

Registration for the live event is limited to 40 people. Tours of the Research Library and Irish Collection will be offered following the program, during the lunch and social time. There is no limit to the number of virtual attendees. The hybrid program will allow virtual attendees to unmute their microphone and camera for questions or discussion with the speaker following their presentation.

The webinar will be recorded, so all registrants will have access to the recording.

Register here: www.eventcreate.com/e/igsi-jun-22-event

The member Discount Code was emailed and is also posted on the member-only webpage (link).

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All these webinars are recorded, so registrants can watch later as you choose.

Save these dates for upcoming Saturday morning webinars in 2024: Registration will open roughly 90 days prior.

• July 20 - Michael Walsh, Irish Townland Valuations
• August 17 - Paula Stewart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA,
  Railroad Records and Railroad History: Methods for Tracking
• September 28 - Tom Rice and Kathy Lund, What is a “Brick Wall”? –
  a hybrid event with a live audience at the MGC
• October 19 – Jay Fonkert, Genealogy Detective Skills: Following Clues from the Census –               a hybrid event with a live audience at the MGC
• November 16 -- Natalie Bodle, Using Irish Newspapers and Other Printed Material

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I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse.
by Florence Nightingale, cited on page 17 by ES Mills & RB Lennon,
Tips & Quips for the Family Historian, 2017, Genealogical Publishing Co.

Education Team: Trish Little-Taylor & Walt Rothwell
Irish Genealogical Society International
1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100
Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55120 • USA

Visit our website at: www.irishgenealogical.org

You can reach the IGSI Education team at Education@IrishGenealogical.org