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UPCOMING EVENTS

November 26, 2019 by peterk

August 28

The Big Irish American Campfire

P.S. See “Goings On” on Home Page for more interesting activities

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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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NEWSLETTER WINS AGAIN

May 30, 2019 by peterk

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Tom Phelan Book Review

April 29, 2019 by peterk

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“A nimble exercise in storytelling in which Tom shapes his recollections into a series of richly detailed vignettes….Plain, honest, funny, occasionally sad and rich in material detail, this [is a] wonderful memoir….This is the real thing.”—Newsday “Phelan’s memoir of his boyhood is exceptional…Phelan’s prose has an unpretentious beauty…With rich detail and sensitivity, We Were Rich translates for us a rural world that has disappeared.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune
   “A tender recollection of growing up on a farm in Ireland in the 1940s. In precise, vibrant prose, novelist Phelan creates…a captivating portrait of a bygone time.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review   “At a time when we have so much and are satisfied with none of it, the story of We Were Rich and We Didn’t Know It is one of grace and beauty.”—For the Love of Books     Tom Phelan’s We Were Rich and We Didn’t Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood is a heartfelt and masterfully written account of growing up in Ireland in the 1940s.      Tom, who was born and reared in Mountmellick, County Laois, spent his formative years working with his wise and demanding father as he sought to wrest a livelihood from a farm that was often wet, muddy, and back-breaking.        It wasa time before rural electrification, the telephone, and indoor plumbing; a time when the main modes of travel were bicycle and animal cart; a time when small farmers struggled to survive and turkey eggs were hatched in the kitchen cupboard; a time when the Church exerted enormous control over Ireland.      We Were Rich and We Didn’t Know It recounts Tom’s upbringing in an isolated, rural community from the day he was delivered by the local midwife. With tears and laughter, it speaks to the strength of the human spirit in the face of life’s adversities.  
Published by Gallery Books / Simon and Schuster
Available at Amazon and bookstoresin hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats





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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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April 2 Tour of NY Archdiocesan Archives

January 21, 2019 by peterk

On Tuesday, April 2, at 11 a.m. the Forum will tour the NY Archdiocesan Archives. Archivist Kate Feigh-ery will show us the archdiocese’s library and its phys-ical, and digital, collections, including its sacramental records at FindMyPast. We’ll also see an exhibit on the Irish Mission at Watson House, a former home for immigrant girls. The archives are located on the grounds of St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, 201 Seminary Ave., Yonkers, NY.
This event is free for Forum members, and each member is welcome to bring a guest. Please sign up for the tour at the February general meeting, or email Patricia Phelan at programs @ifhf.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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IFHF IN THE IRISH ECHO – 4th page of “TRACE YOUR IRISH ROOTS”

November 3, 2018 by peterk

Trace Your Irish Roots

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U.K. Celebrities Search For Their Irish Ancestors

April 16, 2018 by Mary

Watch U.K. celebrities search for their Irish ancestors
on YouTube – Who do you think you are U.K. edition.

Links below. Hurry, sometimes the links disappear! They are delicious stories!

Chris Moyles
https://youtu.be/EGisUVYpFfc

Dervla Kirwan
https://youtu.be/k6KmaA9Xzfo

Mark Gatiss
https://youtu.be/l_JbBEunVEk

Ardal O’Hanlon
https://youtu.be/ziI1PuCfx20

Graham Norton
https://youtu.be/CELOqiTIlWo

Jeremy Irons
https://youtu.be/kQKiTT_hcC0

Julie Walters
https://youtu.be/LWpPks9NrYw

Amanda Redman
https://youtu.be/vREqSU-IP7Q

John Hurt
https://youtu.be/5iZb640ayGI

David Tennant
https://youtu.be/NUqBhb-w1To

 

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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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January 16, 2021

Susan Miller, Researching New York Land Records

For those researching families in New York City and New York State, land records can produce a crop of information. Access to land records varies, and Miller will provide an overview to some collections that may yield results for your research.

 

This will be a ZOOM presentation.
This presentation (for Members Only) will begin at 11 a.m.
Members with email addresses on file will be invited about one week in advance.
If you don’t receive an invitation, please contact memberstream@ifhf.org
Stay Healthy!

Hope to see you soon.



The Plainview Family History Center
will be closed until further notice.

Also be aware that:
NARA-NYC is closed until further notice.
The NYPL has canceled all public programs
We suggest you check before going to any archive or record repository.


See calendar/directions

Meeting will be held at
Bethpage Public Library

47 Powell Ave., Bethpage, N.Y.

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