IGSI - Submissions for Quarterly Journal, <EM>The Septs</EM>

IGSI

Irish Genealogical Society International

Upcoming Septs Issues and Themes
With suggestions of topics for articles

Our intent is to provide good information for members to assist them in doing their Irish genealogy. Do you have such information? You do not have to be a member to submit an article or story.

January 2007 - Repositories for Irish genealogy- submit by: 11/1/06

Repositories in Ireland
FHL holdings and how to find them
Other major collections of Irish genealogy
Major Internet sites
Key printed resources
What is in them, how to find it, how to use them both in persona and at a distance

April 2007 - Irish history and Irish genealogy- submit by: 2/1/07

How history affects what is recorded and how it is recorded
- Examples
History's treatment of records
Sources of Irish history
- Books
- Internet
- Classes

July 2007 - Place in Ireland- submit by: 5/1/07

Geographic subdivisions
Place names
Maps
Atlases
Gazetteers
How places relate to records.

Note:

While we have set a theme for each issue, we always welcome good articles related to any aspect of Irish genealogy.
If you have an article, send it now. We love to get material early.
us if you want to discuss your idea for an article.

Possible topics:

First person stories, whether successful or not, are helpful to others planning their research. Someone may benefit from your experiences!
Lists involving Irish: passenger lists, cemetery inscriptions, church records, census transcripts, etc.
Contemporary letters to or from Ireland.
Travels in Ireland and doing research there.

What do you get? The eternal gratitude of thousands and the psychic badge labeled "author"! Plus the satisfaction of knowing that you have significantly advanced the cause of Irish genealogy!

Be a published author!

Our goal is to provide information to assist members in doing their Irish genealogy. Do you have such information?

You do not have to be a member to submit an article or story.

How to submit your information:

File on a disk, by mail.
Typed text, by mail (keep a copy for yourself)
E-mail attachment, send to the Editor of The Septs
Double-space your writing.
Include a copy of an interesting document or photograph, if appropriate.
Submissions normally will not be returned.
Readers of The Septs appreciate knowing where material in an article came from. Please supply footnotes and / or a bibliography.

Send disks or manuscripts to:

The Septs Editor
Irish Genealogical Society, Int'l
1185 Concord Ave. North
South St. Paul, MN 55075

We reserve the right to edit the submission and decide whether we will publish it in The Septs or on the Webpage, or both. You will be advised as to its use.