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Upcoming Events
| October 16 |
Melissa Johnson, Using Vital Records Melissa Johnson, CG, returns to the Forum with a lecture about how to use birth, marriage, death, and divorce records to build your family tree. Discover records that can substitute for vital records that are unavailable, as well as records that can be located based on information found in vital records. While geared toward beginners, this talk will also appeal to more experienced researchers. Johnson specializes in researching families from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and the British Isles, as well as in DNA testing for adoptees and unknown parentage, dual citizenship, and lineage society research. IN-PERSON MEETING
Members with email addresses on file will be invited about one week in advance. |
| November 20 |
Geoffrey Cobb, Irish Women in New York Though Irish Americans have played a long and vital role in shaping America, the stories of Irish American men have often overshadowed the important contributions of Irish American women. These women have played important roles in medicine, education, organized labor, the suffrage struggle, and many other areas, not to mention their huge contributions rearing strong families. Additionally, thanks to the grueling work of Irish domestic servants, many of their families in Ireland were able to get an education, pay dowries, and fund the passage of other family members to America. Join Geoffrey Cobb, author of The Irish in New York, for a lecture on some of the dynamic and fascinating women who feature in his work. Cobb, a retired history teacher, is the director for local history at the New York Irish History Roundtable. He is also the author of four books on Brooklyn history as well as a writer for the Irish Echo, Irish America, and other publications. Takes place at the Bethpage Public Library |
| December 11 |
Annual Christmas Luncheon / 30th Anniversary Celebration To be determined Irish Coffee Pub, East Islip, NY, noon to 4 p.m. |
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| January 15 |
Dorothy Dougherty The 1950 U.S. Federal Census Dorothy Dougherty, who coordinates public programs, outreach, and exhibits for the National Archives at New York City, has lectured to the Forum several times in the past. Now she returns to the Forum to educate us about the 1950 U.S. federal census, due to be released to the public on April 1. What questions did the census ask? What information can be gleaned from it? Will it be available on FamilySearch, Ancestry, and other sites – and if so, when? Don’t miss this introduction to an important new research tool. |
| February 19 |
Annual Show-and-Tell Show-and-Tell will be rescheduled at a later date.
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