The Friends of Irish Research
(FIR) is a genealogy society based in Brockton, Massachusetts. The organization
was based at the Irish Cultural Center (ICC) in Canton for a number of years
before moving to their current residence at 900 North Main Street in Brockton. FIR
meets often with get togethers held almost every Friday evening for two hours
at their Brockton location, beginning at 7:30pm. Anyone is welcome to drop by
for a genealogy consultation during that time, once they make an appointment via
email
(friendsofirishresearch@gmail.com). On the third Friday of each month
they return to their spiritual home at the ICC Library in Canton to meet.
Like all good local genealogy
societies they are utilizing one of their strengths by creating records from
local resources. Old St. Mary's is the oldest Roman Catholic cemetery in Canton
and FIR have created a database of burial information.
Next month they will be hosting their
latest School of Irish Genealogy on Saturday the 10th. Running from 1-4pm, the afternoon
will focus on free online research tools and DNA. Previous editions of this
venture have focused on a wide variety of topics for which there are handouts and videos available . There is also a considerable range of articles available to read, focusing on areas such as research in
Newfoundland, Cape Breton (Nova Scotia), and beyond.
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