Troy Irish Genealogy Society

11/15/2025

Discovering Where Your Irish American Ancestors Lived on the Emerald Isle: A Case Study
Presentation by TIGS members Kate & Mike Lancor (Old Friends Genealogy)

at IRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MUSEUM
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2025 1:00-3:00 PM
21 Quackenbush Square
Albany, New York 12207
518-427-1916

☘️What are the details you will need to know about your immigrant Irish ancestors before searching Irish records.
☘️Websites that house Irish records (e.g. civil, censuses, land, religious ,maps and more). Free vs. subscription websites.
☘️Where to start your searchof Irishrecords andhow tonavigate from
one website to thenext.
☘️Producing historic and modern-daymaps of your ancestral Irish
townlands.
☘️Using DNA matches to confirm your genealogy search results.
☘️Photos of Kate and Mike with their DNA cousins in Ireland.

10/06/2025

Detailed info in this post. Reach out to the contact person mentioned here for more info if you are interested in this project.

09/18/2025

Reminder TIGS meeting Thurs 9/18/25 at Moscatiellos Restaurant at 6:30pm

03/09/2025

03/05/2025

Join us for a session on Genealogy Sleuthing with the Troy Irish Genealogy Society. Registration is required, and parking can be found in the Courthouse parking lot behind the library on Saturdays. See you there!

02/24/2025

https://cphlibrary.libnet.info/event/12935187

A full day of engaging speaker sessions and a hands-on workshop where you can ask questions and practice your skills—everything you need to make progress on your family history journey!

02/14/2025

There is a new set of Watervliet Catholic Church Death Records on our website

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