| Oct. 15, 2016 | Joseph Coen Brooklyn Diocesan Archives Brooklyn Diocesan archivist Joseph Coen will discuss the genealogy-related holdings of the Diocesan Archives. |
| Nov. 19, 2016 | Toni McKeen Intermediate Genealogy |
| Dec. 10,2016 | 25th Anniversary / Christmas Luncheon |
| Jan. 21, 2017 | Philip Sutton Conducting Genealogical Research at New York Public Library Philip Sutton |
| Feb. 18, 2017 | SHOW AND TELL |
| March 18, 2017 | Terry Koch-Bostic Building a Bridge Back from Here: Finding Your Irish Ancestral Place of Origin |
| April 2, 2017 | Walking Tour Terry Cook will lead an “Irish Dockworkers” walking tour in Manhattan. |
| April 15, 2017 | 10:00AM Documentary Film The Irish Catskills: Dancing at the Crossroads 11:45 AM Don Eckerle Searching the GGG Indexes |
| May 20, 2017 | Ron Arons Critical and Creative Thinking for Genealogists |
| June 17,2017 | Guy Fairstein The Surrogate’s Court and Its Records Attorney and genealogist Guy Fairstein will discuss surrogate court proceedings, in which decedents’ estates are dealt with, as well as the records generated that may be useful to genealogists. Fairstein is the treasurer of the Westchester County Genealogical Society. 10:00 AM Genealogy Tips and Tricks with Kathleen McGee 10:45 AM Refreshment Break 10:45 AM Ask the Experts 11:15 AM Featured Speaker |
| Sept. 16, 2017 | Shellee Morehead, CG Using DNA to Solve a Family Tree Mystery |
| Sept. 23, 2017 | Irish Green-Wood Cemetery Tour See Blog for details |
| Oct. 21, 2017 | Tara Rider Journey of Hope: The Irish in New York This program, which is free and open to the public, is made possible through the support of the New York Council for the Humanities’ Public Scholars program. |
| Nov.18, 2017 | Kathleen McGee Irish Genealogy 101: Getting Started |
Upcoming Meetings & Events
IFHF Tour of Watson House
Sunday, July 16, 12 noon.
Retired Hofstra University professor Professor Maureen Murphy will take us on a tour of the Irish mission at Watson House in Lower Manhattan .
Meet at 7 State Street, Manhattan
There is no required fee but a donation to Watson House is appreciated.
Our next regular meeting will be on Saturday, Sept.16, 2017.
Meetings are held at
Bethpage Public Library
47 Powell Ave., Bethpage, N.Y.
See calendar/ directions