Irish Genealogical Society International Blog
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The Irish Genealogical Society International (IGSI) is a volunteer organization dedicated to helping people discover their Irish heritage and ancestry. To provide genealogical education and assistance to its members and others and to assist the community at large to discover Irish history, culture and heritage.
Irish Genealogical Society International Blog
7y ago
Just a quick reminder: Family Tree DNA’s special pricing ends Thursday, August 31.
Family Finder is only $69.
The 37-marker Y-DNA test is only $139.
Full Mitochondrial is only $159.
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Irish Genealogical Society International Blog
7y ago
One of our blog readers, whose anonymity will be protected here, shared an experience that might make you smile. Before you read on, you should know she is a vigorous rule-follower.
She and her husband visited a small town where a little stone church was built on the prairie by Irish immigrants under the direction of an Irish stonemason. The church was closed by the diocese several years ago and purchased by a neighbor who was a descendant of those early settlers – and a third cousin of today’s story-teller.
The church was the site of a reunion over the weekend, and our reader had at least one ..read more