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Home About Us Activities Member Login Join Donate Library Past Webinars Research Blog The Septs (Journal) eNewsletter Surname Interests Be a Volunteer! Contact/Visit Us Store Conferences Site Search Fáilte! (Welcome!) Log in if you need to renew Reserve a Time to Research The Hoffman Research Library is open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Members and visitors are no longer required to reserve time slots at the Hoffman Research Library. Fully vaccinated persons are no longer required to wear masks. If you are not fully vaccinated, masks are still required. Not a member? Sign up to receive email about classes & events.     -- Shopping? Help IGSI! smile.amazon.com Prime Day is June 21-22. You can make a difference while you shop on Amazon. Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/90-0629967 or with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon Shopping app and AmazonSmile will donate to the Irish Genealogical Society International. Set up IGSI as your designated non-profit so credit for qualified purchases will add to Amazon's donations to IGSI. go raibh maith agat (Thank you!) Have Fun While Volunteering! The Minnesota Irish Fair is back August 13-15 at Harriet Island in St. Paul. We’re looking for friendly IGSI members who live in the Twin Cities area to share the word about IGSI programs and services at the Irish Fair. Sign on to help for 4-hour shifts: Friday 3 - 7pm Saturday 10am - 7pm Sunday 10am - 7pm Three volunteers per shift -- and a helper or two to set up Friday at 2 and take down on Sunday at closing. Visit with IGSI members and the Twin Cities Irish community Share information about IGSI Enjoy food, music and everything Irish before or after your shift And maybe even connect with cousins and add to your family tree! This year there is a $15/day entry fee to the Irish Fair. Volunteers who register to work 4 hours at the IGSI table at the Fair will be eligible for an entry pass for that day. Sign up to volunteer early! Email Volunteers@IrishGenealogical.org if you want to help! It’s time to learn! Perhaps you will have a bit more time to delve into your Irish ancestry and IGSI can help. We have an exciting slate of live webinars for 2021 so put on the kettle to brew some Bewley’s (or sip on some Bailey’s) to learn with IGSI from the comfort and safety of your own home. You will see previews of upcoming webinars in the right column. For more details and to register, click on the Activities tab. Other webinars planned for 2021 include: The Unplanned Irish Immigration to Canada with Melanie McComb Comparing the Irish-Rich Databases with Mary Wickersham Hiring a Professional Genealogist with panelists Liz Gomoll, Bob Johnson and Lorna Moloney Managing the Genealogy Data Monster with Thomas MacEntee Finding Irish Records on FamilySearch and Other Major Genealogy Websites with David Rencher IGSI members have exclusive access to recordings of past webinars. New to genealogy? Check out Tom Rice’s FamilySearch: In-Depth to learn valuable tips for navigating the largest free genealogy database in the world. Or perhaps you are wondering where your ancestors came from in Ireland. Lois Mackin’s Finding Your Overseas Irish Ancestors: An Irish Case Study will provide tried-and-true steps you can use. For more information, log in as an IGSI member and click on Past Webinars . Are you a computer novice? Not experienced with webinars? Check out What Is A Webinar? and try watching The Connemaras: Despair in the Heartland . Minnesota Genealogy Center 1385 Mendota Heights Rd, Suite 100 Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55120 Visit us on Facebook for updates, activities & news about Irish culture -- July 10 The Unplanned Irish Immigration to Canada The Unplanned Irish Immigration to Canada Saturday, July 10, 2021 - 10:30 AM - Noon PM CDT Instructor: Melanie McComb $15 for IGSI/CIG/MGS members; $20 for ... View Details August 7 Irish Genealogy 101 Irish Genealogy 101 Saturday, August 7, 2021 - 10:30 AM - Noon PM CDT Instructor: Tom Rice $15 for IGSI members; $20 for non-members ... View Details September 11 Comparing the Irish-Rich Genealogy Databases Comparing the Irish-Rich Genealogy Databases Saturday, September 11, 2021 - 10:30 AM - Noon PM CDT Instructor: Mary Wickersham $15 for IGSI members; $20 for ... View Details September 25 Finding "The Hollow" - The McDonalds and Doyles in St. Marys, Ontario Finding "The Hollow" - The McDonalds (McDonnells) and Doyles in St. Marys, Ontario Saturday, September 25, 2021 - 10:00 AM - Noon PM CDT David Trudeau ... View Details October 9 How to Hire a Professional Genealogist How to Hire a Professional Genealogist Saturday, October 9, 2021 - 10:30 AM - Noon PM CDT Panel discussion with Elizabeth Williams Gomoll, Robert Johnson, ... View Details © 2021 Irish Genealogical Society International Powered by EasyNetSites.com Webware...