Welcome

Welcome to the Irish Genealogical Society of Michigan. The Irish Genealogical Society of Michigan is a non-denominational organization focusing on genealogical research in all thirty-two counties of the Emerald Isle. Our meeting is open to everyone who can attend at the Gaelic League.  Zoom invitations are sent out to members only due to capacity limitations.



March 2024 Meeting

Next Meeting Saturday, March 23rd 2024, 1:30 PM
at The Gaelic League, 2068 Michigan Ave., Detroit, MI 48216
 
Please join us for the next monthly Hybrid meeting of the 2023 - 2024 season featuring Cathy Cottone as our featured speaker.  Reminders for this meeting will be emailed out to members as the date approaches.  Zoom invitations are sent out to members only due to capacity limitations.
 
 
"Griffith Valuation Records"
 
     Griffith Valuation is a property tax survey carried out in the mid-1800’s under the supervision of Sir Richard Griffith. The survey involved the detailed valuation of every taxable piece of agricultural or built property on the island of Ireland and was published county-by-county between the years 1847 and 1864.
Cathy will show a case study of finding her McCarthy family in the Beara Peninsula of County Cork Ireland.
 

     Cathy McCarthy Cottone has been researching her family since 1991 when she inherited her Grandmother's bible.  Cathy’s roots are in England, Ireland, Croatia, Finland and Norway. Cathy has worked as a genealogist at the Lyon Township Public Library in New Hudson, MI for over 20 years, helping others research their roots. Cathy has been a member of Irish Genealogical Society of Michigan for over 22 years and has served as a board member, including a past editor of The Irish Tree. Her motto is "Genealogy Before Housework".

 
 

Coming Events
Saturday, Mar. 23rd
March 2024 Monthly Meeting
Cathy Cattone “Griffith Valuation Records”
Saturday, Apr. 20th
April 2024 Monthly Meeting
“The Importance of Blending Family Oral History with Solid Genealogy Research Techniques “. By Dick Doherty
Saturday, May. 18th
May 2024 Monthly Meeting
Kathleen Willson “ Irish Emigrants to Michigan in the 1830s/1840s: Two case studies “ (Zoom from her home)