All members are invited to submit items for consideration.
They can be submitted in a Word document to blog@ifhf.org
St. Patrick’s Day Parade, March 16, 2025
St. Patrick’s Day Parade, March 16, 2025
The Irish Family History Forum marched in the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Wantagh, New York, 3/16/25.
Irish Echo article about Joanne Dillon’s Family Search
In the News! Joanne Dillon’s Family Search, February 12, 2025
Irish-Themed Tour of Woodlawn Cemetery, April 2024
Irish-Themed Tour of Woodlawn Cemetery, April 2024
Holiday Luncheon, December 16, 2023
Holiday Luncheon, December 16, 2023
Tour of R.C. Brooklyn Diocese, 9/20/23
Tour of R.C. Brooklyn Diocese, September 20, 2023
Meeting Announcements 3/18/23
General Meeting (Announcements), March 18, 2023
February 2023 – Show and Tell
February 2023 – Show and Tell
Dual Citizenship Presentation
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.
RootsTech 2023
Ireland Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022
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