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Member Blog Submissions

February 20, 2017 by JG_admin

All members are invited to submit items for consideration. 
They can be submitted in a Word document to blog@ifhf.org

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Dual Citizenship Presentation

January 24, 2023 by peterk

THIS PRESENTATION CAN BE VIEWED IN THE WEBINARS SECTION OF “MEMBERS RESOURCES“

Dual Citizenship: Genealogy’s Gift from Ireland

Wednesday, January 25 at 07:00pm EST
Online
Program
Presented By Melissa A. Johnson, CG
Sponsored by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society and Irish Family History Forum

Learn more about Irish dual citizenship, including its benefits, the laws governing citizenship, records needed to apply, and other information necessary for compiling a successful dual citizenship application.

About the presenter:

Melissa Johnson, CG, is a professional genealogist, writer and editor. Her work focuses on families from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and England.

Melissa is President of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey and Vice President of the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History.

She is currently the Program Director for Boston University’s genealogy studies programs, and teaches at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, Institute for Genealogy and Historical Research, and the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh.

This presentation is brought to you with support from the Government of Ireland’s Emigrant Support Programme.

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RootsTech 2023

January 22, 2023 by peterk

RootsTech • FamilySearch

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Ireland Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022

January 20, 2023 by peterk

Ireland’s new Information and Tracing services, established under the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022, provide access to birth certificates, birth and early life information for all persons who were adopted, boarded out, the subject of illegal birth registration, or who otherwise have questions in relation to their origins.

https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-tracing-adoption-birth

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Latest Blogs

December 3, 2020 by peterk

 
 
Archdiocese of New York Baptism and Marriage RecordsRead More
DNA privacy news Read More
 

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Proposed Changes To Use Of NYC Municipal Records

October 7, 2020 by peterk

Make your voice heard before October 23

nygbs.org/access-alert

 

 

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Family Tree Magazine

April 3, 2020 by Bayer85

Family Tree Magazine is offering their latest copy of the magazine for free.  See pages 77-84  for Irish Research Cheat Sheets

https://www.familytreemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/FTM__MarApr20_giveaway.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2WyMU5BD2SC2HsuhmoTxotrh1KfafVGmxwnME5cI-QVrVtWainto0azZI

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New Law Gives Adoptees Access to Birth Records

November 17, 2019 by peterk

ALBANY — A new law will allow adoptees to obtain their full, original birth certificates, including health histories and the identity of their parents, ending a decades-old practice that blocked that

https://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/adoptees-birth-records-cuomo-1.38583472

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Irish Women of Action

March 13, 2019 by peterk

The New York Irish History Roundtable presents:

Irish Women of Action

For years Irish New Yorkers supported struggles in Ireland for reform and independence. New research into the activities of Irish women in New York has revealed dramatic information about their activities on behalf of change in Ireland…and within the United States. This Roundtable program focuses on four of these Irish Women of Action – Dr. Gertrude Kelly, Marguerite Moore, Mary Jane Irwin, and Alice Comiskey.

This unique program brings together experts on the topic: Miriam Nyhan, William Rossa Cole, Elizabeth Lee Hodges, and Maureen Murphy.

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Place: McCloskey Meeting Room
            Parish House of Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral
263 Mulberry Street
            New York, NY
Website: http://www.irishnyhistory.org/
Email: roundtable@irishnyhistory.org

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Genealogy Webinars

December 8, 2018 by peterk

Legacy Family Tree Webinars has added closed captioning to many of its webinars

https://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/2018/12/familytreewebinarscom-adds-captioning-to-hundreds-of-genealogy-and-dna-education-classes.html

FamilySearch Webinars

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Classes_in_the_Learning_Center

Legacy Family Tree is offering free webinars each day in April
https://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/2020/04/free-webinars-each-day-the-entire-month-of-april.html

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Support Access to NYC Vital Records

April 15, 2018 by peterk

In 2017 NYC Dept. of Heath and Mental Hygiene proposed a new rule that would affect when birth and death records are made available to the public. Rule goes into effect April 17, 2018 restricting access to birth records until 125 years after a birth and to death records 75 years after a death.

If this rule had been in effect when I applied for and received my Grandfather’s 1949 death certificate after 50 years, access could have been denied until 2024. Already reports have been made of people who have legal rights to records being denied due to inconsistent interpretations of rules by DOH employees.

Although the greater genealogical community fought hard against it, the rule recently passes. Thanks to overwhelming opposition to the plan, the NYDHMH proposed a new amendment allowing more relatives access to these records. However, its expansion only applies to a strict biological lineage that does not consider realities of family life today for adoptees or blended families.
We can let NYC know that the new amendment is an improvement, but greater access is desirable.

When:   Monday, April 23  10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Where:  New York Dept. of Health and Public Hygiend
Gotham Center
42-09 28th Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3-32,
Long Island City, NY 11101

For information about the issues involved, please see D. Joshua Taylor, President at the NYG&B at  https://www.facebook.com/nyfamilyhistory/videos/1699893130032829/UzpfSTQ5ODIwMDI0MzU4MzIxMDoxNjM0NTE4MjA2NjE4MDY5/

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