Irish Family History Forum

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Goings On

 
National Genealogical Society and Family Search will be presenting ethnic workshops including an Irish Workshop in July  
NGS Family History Conference
Register by  July 7 to Participate in Several Virtual Int’l and Ethnic Workshops – NGS Family History Conference
Registration $35.

https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/register-by-7-july-to-participate-in-several-virtual-intl-and-ethnic-workshops/

 

More Irish defamation from Amazon and Walmart
Write to their CEOs And let them know what you think  

Irish Central
www.IrishCentral.com
AOH slams Amazon’s “Irish Livers Matter” products
https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-livers-matter
Walmart criticized for “Irish Lives Matter“ shirts
https://www.irishcentral.com/news/walmart-irish-lives-matter

Irish Echo
www.IrishEcho.com

AOH criticizing Amazon for “Irish Livers Matter“ shirts.
Irish Echo also criticizing Walmart for “Irish Lives Matter” shirt.
https://www.irishecho.com/2020/06/irish-lives-matter-shirts-arouse-ire/

 


Solve Family Mysteries with Censuses and City Directories
See Family Tree Magazine
http://enews.familytreemagazine.com/q/ce3UGHSqt8jIqAdEnZHmpKifg_DVLAwZjd1zyX-4Ja-EuPHQyfIwBsK7A

 

 

Handouts & Webinars for IFHF members

While you’re home check out all the informative handouts from past meetings in the Member Resources section of our website.
  • Visit Melanie McComb’s presentation:  Across the Border: Irish Immigration from Canada to the U.S. 18th to 20th Century
    This can be found in Member Resources, under Webinars.
  • Visit Tom Riley’s presentation on The Great Hunger in Ireland
    This can be found under Handouts or Webinars in the Member Resources section.
 

Check out these Free Webinars from Legacy Family Tree
https://familytreewebinars.com/archived_webinars_free.php

https://familytreewebinars.com/upcoming-webinars.php

Legacy News: Webinar Weekends in July—Back to Basics
https://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/2020/07/webinar-weekendback-to-the-basics.html



Which ancestor do you most resemble?
FamilySearch will help you decide on Compare-a-Face.
Get a free FamilySearch account if you don’t already have one.
https://www.familysearch.org/discovery/compare
 

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Check out Ireland XO Insight

Irish Surnames 101
https://irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/news/irelandxo-insight-irish-surnames-101
Ireland Before the Famine
https://irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/news/irelandxo-insight-your-county-just-famine
Famine Emigration Sources
https://irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/news/irelandxo-insight-irish-famine-resources-revealed
Where the Irish Settled in Australia
https://irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/news/where-irish-settled-australia
The Peter Robinson Settlers
https://irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/news/irelandxo-insight-peter-robinson-settlers
 

Irish music, news, events:


Irish Arts Center – What’s On
Online events
https://irishartscenter.org/whats-on
Classes
https://irishartscenter.org/classes
 

The Irish Repertory Theatre is going online for the summer season!
Check out their online summer season.
www.irishrep.org
 

Radio Hofstra University WRHU 88.7 FM  ……………….
 
  • Long Ireland Show with Eileen Cronin
    Saturdays 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.  ………………………………
  • Emerald FM with Kathleen Shortis
    Saturdays 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.   ……………………………………

Fordham University Radio WFUV 90.7 FM
  • A Thousand Welcomes with Kathleen Biggins
    Sundays 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.
  • Ceol na nGael with Patrick Breen, Ryan Slattery
    Sundays 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Irish Central
www.IrishCentral.com

AOH slams Amazon’ Irish Livers Matter products
https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-livers-matter

Walmart criticized for Irish Lives Matter shirts
https://www.irishcentral.com/news/walmart-irish-lives-matter

Irish Echo
www.IrishEcho.com

AOH criticizing Amazon for “Irish Livers Matter“ shirts.
Irish Echo also criticizing Walmart for “Irish Lives Matter” shirt.
https://www.irishecho.com/2020/06/irish-lives-matter-shirts-arouse-ire/

 
 

Upcoming Meetings & Events

June 20, 2020
11 a.m.

The IFHF meeting will be a Zoom presentation
Members will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end.
Members will be sent a link to click on in order to “attend” the meeting.


Toni McKeen, Becoming an American: Naturalization Record

Toni McKeen returns to the Forum to discuss the information naturalization records contain, who became naturalized and why, the steps involved in the naturalization process, the rules for women and why you can’t find them in the records, and the special handling of men serving in the military. McKeen has taught genealogy courses for many years and has lectured at numerous genealogy societies in the Northeast

Members will be sent a link to click on in order to “attend” the meeting.

Stay Healthy!
Hope to see you soon.



The Plainview Family History Center
will be closed after Saturday, March 14 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.