Researching Our Irish Ancestry

Last Tuesday March 16th, St. Pat's Eve, the John Jermain Memorial Library and the Sag Harbor Historical Society co-sponsored "Kiss Me I'm Irish - How to Research Your Irish Ancestry". We are happy to report that it was a great success. Fifty seven (57) curious souls rergistered for the event on Zoom and 46 were able to participate. Tucker Roth, one of the Society's trustees attended and reported this:

"Sarah Gutmann's Genealogy program on tracing Irish Heritage was informative and fun. She took us through the process, provided resources and tips on navigating websites like Ancestry.com, Family Search, and census records as well as sources particular to Irish records: the extensive database of the Catholic Church, the National Archives of Ireland and the New York Emigrant Savings Bank. Ancestry.com can be accessed, without charge, through the JJML."

If you want to see some of this event, just click on the LINK HERE.

This event complements the Society's Exhibit for 2021 "Then & Now: A Story of Immigration in Sag Harbor" and represents the first collaboration with the library in a long time. And, we sincerely hope it will be the first of many.