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IGSI podcasts
Check out our monthly podcast on the IGSI You Tube Channel. The program is called “This Month at the IGSI” and is hosted by genealogist and IGSI member Dave Miller. The podcasts provide the latest information regarding the Irish Genealogical Society International and what activities are planned for the upcoming month.
 You can visit and subscribe to IGSI's YouTube channel at any time by clicking the YouTube link here, or at the lower right side of our main page (below the upcoming events).
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In the November episode of the “This month at the IGSI” podcast (episode 4 of season 5) genealogist Dave Miller, in the fifth episode of season 4, talks Irish Saturday and the November webinar that he will be hosting. The webinar will be on November 15th and begin at 10:30 am and will last until noon Central Time.
Dave will be talking about the Public Records Records Office of Northern Ireland or (PRONI). The webinar is called Irish Research in the Public Records Office (PRONI): In Belfast or online, it's not just Ulster! Dave will be providing a little history of the archive and its present location. He will be discussing important topics before you even board the plane to Belfast and how to apply for the readers’ room card when you get there. He will also mention records that one can find at PRONI and what Gems are there that will guide you in your family research. PRONI has records that date back centuries and the staff does a wonderful job preserving those records. And the documents just don’t apply to Ulster. You might be surprised what records are available and how that might impact your family research.
Janelle Asselin spoke to the genealogy librarian at the Wisconsin Historical Society on the contents at both the library and archive that would be of value to the family historian. You don’t have to be from Wisconsin to search for the documents there. In addition to Wisconsin and U.S. records in their collection, they also have many Canadian records available to the public. Janelle discovered in her conversation what documents are available and how to find them.
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In the October episode of the “This month at the IGSI” podcast (episode 4 of season 4) genealogist Dave Miller, in the fourth episode of season 4, talks about the October webinar featuring Janelle Asselin. Her topic is called Irish Migrations to Canada – When & Why? How to research these Irish ancestors This presentation will be held on October 4th. This will be an online only webinar. The webinar will begin at 10:30 am and will last until noon Central Time.
Dave had an opportunity to talk to Janelle at the Milwaukee Irish Fest this summer about her webinar. Janelle said that she will talk about what records are available in Canada and where to find them. Many family researchers don’t realize that it was faster and less expensive to travel to a Canadian port and then migrate to the United States than to a U.S. port.
Una Nation will provide us with our Irish History Minute. This episode will discuss Catholic burials in Ireland in the 19th century. Many graveyards were overcrowded but after 1879 Catholic cemeteries expanded. Una also explains the history behind the gravestone markers.
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Dave Miller, in the second episode of season 4, talks about the September webinar featuring Paula Stuart-Warren. Her topic is called “NUCMC & Its Newer Cousins: Free Keys to “Lost” Ancestral Manuscript Records.” This presentation will be held on September 27th. This will be the last hybrid presentation of the year. The event and webinar will begin at 10:30 am and will last until noon Central Time. 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.
Paula Stuart-Warren will discuss what repository houses the business records of your ancestor and where might you find the files of a relative who was working on a lineage society application. The cost of the webinar is $15 for members with a coupon and $20 for non-members. You can register for the webinar zoom event on our website: irishgenealogical.org.
Dave had a chance to visit the 45th annual Milwaukee Irish Fest and shows some sights and sounds from the festival. He also has a listing of Irish Festivals for September through November across the U.S.
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In the August episode of the “This month at the IGSI” podcast (episode 2 of season 4) genealogist Dave Miller, in the second episode of season 4, talks about the August webinar featuring Dr. William Roulston. His topic is called “Researching Presbyterian Ancestors in Ireland.” This presentation will be held on August 23rd. This will be an online presentation only. The webinar will begin at 10:30 am and will last until noon Central Time.
Dr. Roulston is a researcher, author and speaker. He has written several books including Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors, 1600-1800. Dr. Roulston is the research director at the Ulster Historical Foundation.
Dave also has a listing of Irish Festivals for August through November across the U.S. and even a few locations in Canada.
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In the July episode of the “This month at the IGSI” podcast (episode 1 of season 4) genealogist Dave Miller, in the first episode of season 4, talks about the July webinar featuring Joe Hunter. His topic is called “New Tools & Tricks with Maps for Genealogy Research.” This presentation will be held on July 19th. This will be an online presentation only. The webinar will begin at 10:30 am and will last until noon Central Time.
Maps have long been used by most genealogists to assist in their research. Using different tools and approaches with these same maps can add context, substance, and an endless supply of exciting ways to enhance your family history. The saga of our access to historic maps spans “space & time” in a way that profiles the field of genealogy itself: from dusty worn treasures in repositories to now digitized versions that offer access and customization IF ONLY you know how! Joe will demonstrate several ways to incorporate these tools when using maps to detail and explain your research in a creative form.
The cost of the webinar is $15 for members with a coupon and $20 for non-members. You can register for the webinar zoom event on our website: irishgenealogical.org.
The Minnesota Vikings will be playing the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 28th at Croke Park in Dublin. This will be the very first regular season NFL game held in Ireland. So, do you know any Gaeilge terms regarding American football? Well Dave spoke to Mollie Guidera who teaches a course in Gaeilge on her website Irishwithmollie.com. She provided some English to Gaeilge words that will help those who are planning the trip to Croke Park in September or just want to impress your friends and family if you’re watching the game on television. These include words like touchdown, field goal and what to say to the person behind the counter at halftime when you want to order your pint!
These stories along with the entire episode and previous podcast episodes are available on the IGSI YouTube channel and on our website: irishgenealogical.org.
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In the June episode of the “This month at the IGSI” podcast (episode 12 of season 3) genealogist Dave Miller talks about the June webinar, featuring, Chelley Brekke McClear. Her topic is called “the same name – everywhere in Ireland. Sifting and separating family groups.” This presentation will be held on June 28th This is both a live and webinar event. Ever found a source record that seemed to be your ancestor, only to discover four other men with the same name in the same place at the same time? Chelley will take you through a process she devised using spreadsheets to untangle a Northern Irish case using 19th century records... and how this helped to advance her.
We want to ascertain which James Taylor was our James Taylor for each branch of a tree created to solve a non-parental event (NPE) case for a living person. We compile BMD records to identify different branches of the Taylor families in County Antrim in mid to late 1800s. Chelley explains locating the source records, compiling and analyzed them to group these families and tease out the branches – without tripping over mistakes posted in the trees of other matches. The webinar will begin at 10:30 am and will last until noon Central Daylight Time. The cost of the webinar is $15 for members with a coupon and $20 for non-members. The live event is limited to 40 attendees. You can register for the webinar on our activities page.
Dave also talks about the art and skill of sheep shearing…a huge industry not only in Ireland but also in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. In fact, it is still in practice today in the U.S. Dave interviews both the sheep shearer and the sheep owner and the products she makes from the sheep’s wool.
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