Fáilte! (Welcome!)
IGSI is a partner of the Minnesota Genealogical Society
Library Hours
Hoffman Research Library hours:
| Mondays
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10 am - 5 pm
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| Wednesdays
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10 am - 4 pm
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| Thursdays
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10 am - 6 pm
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| Saturdays
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10 am - 4 pm
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| 2nd Sunday monthly
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noon - 4 pm
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* Note that the Library will be closed if volunteers are not available to assist researchers, and may close early if no patrons remain. Check the MN Genealogical Society's website at
https://mngs.org/Welcome-to-Hoffman-Research-Library for notice of schedule changes or weather-related closures.
How has the Irish Ancestors website changed in the past year?
A virtual presentation on Zoom
Saturday, June 20
with John Grenham
10:30 AM - Noon CST (UTC-5)
Presented by John Grenham from Ireland
The host of the
JohnGrenham.com.web repository, and the
Irish Roots blog (
www.johngrenham.com/blog) returns for an annual update. John's team has made major upgrades to the mapping features on his site over the past year. We look forward to learning of leveraging his tools in tandem with the newly released 1926 Census of Ireland.
Teasers include:
- Complete redesign of the surname information dashboard.
- Updated surname mapping.
- New zoomable maps of Griffith's householders and listing of all surname variants.
- A collaboration with FindMyPast.ie results in Griffith's entries now mapped down to townland level, with a much more fine-grained overview of exactly where families were in a county and parish.
- Also with FMP data >8,000 new surnames: unique, mistranscriptions, & actual new variants of exisitng surnames. All are integrated with the existing surnames and variants tables.
IGSI Social Gaggle on Zoom
Monday June 22 – join our social gaggle on Zoom
Come one, come all – no need to be a member, or to register. Just drop in!
6:30 – 8:00 pm Central on Zoom - see our Events page for the login details
Special topic: Bring your research questions for discussion. Stump our research volunteers!
Some of the best tips and strategies come from networking with other family historians. Join us online for one of our monthly social sessions. A quick round of introductions, then a brief demonstration. Then we’ll "open the floor” so you can share or query the group. Join our virtual coffee klatch of genealogists, both professional and aspiring. Feel free to share this event with your friends. We would love to have you suggest a topic or volunteer to kick off a future session.
June Podcast available for viewing
In the June episode of the “This month at the IGSI” podcast (episode 12 of season 4) the final episode of season 4, genealogist Dave Miller talks about all the events scheduled for the month of June with the IGSI.
Irish Saturday during the month of June which will be held on June 13th. That will be held at the Hoffman Research library which is located at the Minnesota Genealogy Center in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. If you’re in the area and have a Genealogy question regarding your Irish research, stop by.
Dave talks about the 1926 Irish Census, how to find the Census on the National Archives website.
He also mentions the Census exhibition tour that is going on right now in both Ireland and the U.S. And Dave interviews the author of a fictional civil war series about the American Civil War and what impact the Irish immigrants had on both sides of the conflict.
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These stories along with the entire episode and previous podcast episodes are available on the IGSI YouTube channel
2026 discount on books for IGSI members!
35% Discount on Refence Books in 2026
The US distributor of books by our speakers Natalie Bodle & Chris Paton (as well as ~200 other genealogy, history, & cultural titles) will provide IGSI members 35% OFF all print book purchases this year on their website. Simply enter the member code in your shopping cart to activate this discount; the code is posted on the member-only page found at Events > Member Discounts. See their available titles of print editions at
this link. Many thanks to Casemate in Pennsylvania for this generous benefit!
IGSI Does Not Endorse Genealogy Researchers
It has recently come to our attention that the IGSI logo is displayed on a website offering Irish research services. Due to concerns about the site's authenticity and the unauthorized use of our logo, we are working to have it removed. We caution you to be diligent when hiring genealogy researchers. For assistance in finding and screening qualified researchers, you may want to consult the Association of Professional Genealogists (
www.apgen.org) for North American researchers. Or, for researchers in Ireland, Irish libraries or heritage centers, or the Accredited Genealogists Ireland (
https://accreditedgenealogists.ie/) website.
Minnesota Genealogy Center
1385 Mendota Heights Rd, Suite 100
Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55120
