Upcoming Events

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Upcoming Events & Meetings

Our meetings are hybrid, combining in—person and Zoom participation.

In-person location: Freeport Memorial Library, Freeport, Long Island, N.Y.

Via Zoom: For members who prefer remote participation.

Meeting Schedule

10:00 a.m. Refreshments, Meet and Greet, Ask the Experts

10:45 a.m. Announcements/Webinar Begins

11:00 a.m. Lecture

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Researching Catholic Nuns and Sisters

with SUNNY MORTON

Sunny Morton will discuss the topic of her book, Searching for Sisters: Researching Catholic Nuns in the United States. An estimated 350,000 Catholic nuns and sisters helped build the humanitarian and educational infrastructure of immigrant America. But because they left their families, changed their names, and produced no children, many are omitted from their own family tree. If someone in your family was a sister or nun –or was served by them in a school, orphanage, etc. — there should be information about her in the archive of her religious order.

Sunny Morton is editor of NGS Magazine; a contributing editor at Family Tree Magazine, and a past editor of Ohio Genealogy News. She is also coauthor of How to Find Your Family History in U.S. Church Records, which received a book award from the National Genealogical Society.

Sunday, May 3, 2026

Lower Manhattan Irish History Walking Tour

Sunday, May 3, 2026

Member registration ends on Saturday, April 18.

The Irish Family History Forum has arranged for a two-hour Irish history walking tour of Lower Manhattan on Sunday, May 3, at 11 a.m. The cost is $55 per person.

Members Only – Click HERE to see details and register

Saturday, May 16, 2026

The Irish Workhouse and Finding Your Poor Irish Ancestors

with NATHALIE BODLE

The Poor Law Act of 1838 established workhouses in Ireland to provide relief to the destitute. The workhouse was designed to be harsh; inmates were separated from family members, forced to do hard labor, and fed scant rations. During the Famine, overcrowding, starvation, and disease led to a massive increase in deaths. Speaker Nathalie Bodle, joining us from Ireland, will discuss records produced by the workhouses, including those for inmates and for staff. She will also cover the 19th – century Poverty Relief Loans, which name both the lender and the guarantor.

Professional genealogist Nathalie Bodle is the author of Tracing Your Family History Using Irish Newspapers and Other Printed Material. Her company, Roots Revealed, is based in Ballymena, Co. Antrim.

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Using AI in Family History Research

with MELANIE McCOMB

Artificial Intelligence seems to be able to do everything from producing digital images to creating songs. It can also help your family history research. In this lecture. Melanie McComb will discuss exciting possibilities for using AI to support your research—including assistance with report writing, digitally restoring photos, and more. And she will address aspects of AI that we should be cautious of, such as accuracy and copyright concerns.

Melanie McComb, a senior genealogist at American Ancestors, is also an international lecturer who teaches on various genealogy topics. An honorary fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society, she has written for American Ancestors Magazine and Fifty Plus Advocate. She is also a blogger, known as The Shamrock Genealogist.