The three biggest Irish genealogy
societies in the United States are The Irish Ancestral Research Association
(TIARA), based in Boston, the St. Paul, Minnesota-based Irish Genealogical
Society International (IGSI), and the Irish Family History Forum (IFHF),
located on Long Island, New York. I have previously profiled TIARA (here and here) and now it
is the turn of IFHF. IGSI will be profiled at a later date.
IFHF was founded in 1991 and
since then has grown to be the premier Irish genealogy society in the New York
metro region. Meetings are held on the third Saturday of every month, except in
July and August. For the first hour of the meeting Kathy McGee, who I can vouch
for as an Irish genealogy expert, runs a help session where different topics
are discussed, patrons can ask questions, and provide success stories about their research.
A guest speaker comes for the second hour of the meeting. Meetings are held in Bethpage Public Library, starting at 10am.
The IFHF also produces an
award-winning quarterly newsletter. This publication is a fantastic resource to
get in your mailbox every few months. In-depth articles, the latest Irish
genealogy news, and people’s experiences with their research are just some of
the excellent features that one can read. Even if you live nowhere near Long
Island, it is worth being a member just for the newsletter.
You can consult their website for more information about the Irish Family History Forum. You can also interact with them on Facebook.
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