The Irish Special Interest Group (I-SIG) meets four times a year, in-person at the StLGS office in Maplewood and also livestreamed via Zoom. However, the first meeting of the year will be livestreamed only. See below for specific instructions and directions to the library.
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Click here for more information on Irish in St. Louis.

The city of St. Louis also provides some interesting information about Irish immigration to St. Louis. Click here to link to that page.

For details or questions about StLGS Irish-SIG, contact Kathy Franke, I-SIG leader, at

SIG Meetings

Irish SIG meetings  are both via Zoom and hybrid. In-person meetings are held at the St. Louis Genealogical Society office (4 Sunnen Drive, Suite 140, St. Louis, MO 63143), or you can attend remotely via Zoom.

All Irish SIG meetings are free and open to the public; however it is necessary to register, if you want to join the Zoom webinar. You do NOT need to register for an in-person meeting at our office or to view the digital recording that will be posted on this page.

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The first Irish SIG meeting for 2026:

 

Saturday, 24 January 2026, 1:00 p.m. (Central)

 

Organizing Your Genealogy: Getting Your Research Year Off to a Good Start

Many of us feel the challenge of organizing the large quantity of documents, photos, and items we accumulate as we research. Learn some techniques for creating a plan to better organize yourself.
 
Featured Speaker: Susan McKee, author and specialist in Irish research
 
This meeting will be hybrid, via Zoom and at the StLGS office. Registration is required only if you are attending via Zoom.

• • • Click on the Registration Button below and follow the simple instructions that appear on your screen.
    • Once you have filled in the registration form, an invitation with a link and a passcode to attend the meeting will be sent to the email you provided.

If there is a handout for this meeting, it will be here.

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Recorded SIG Meetings Available Online

Saturday, 25 October 2025

Medieval Irish Genealogical Sources: Bridging the Gap to the Modern Genealogist
The medieval era (The Middle Ages or Dark Ages) began around 476 CE and spanned nearly 1,000 years. We will explore how the medieval Irish established and documented the ancestry and heraldry we pursue today. Many source records remain accessible, including textual documents, maps, and landscape information.

Featured Speaker: Thomas J. Finan, Ph.D., professor of medieval history and archaeology at St. Louis University

The recording of this meeting is here.

 

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Placing an Irish Ancestor into StLGS’s First Families

Bernard/Barney/Brian King was an Irish immigrant who came to Missouri as a child with his parents during the infamous potato famine. Careful research led to placing him in St. Louis before the Civil War and recognizing him in the First Families program. You can honor your early ancestors by enrolling them in a lineage society with knowledge of the process.

Featured Speakers : Viki Fagyal and Kay Weber

The link to the First Families page is here.

The recorded webinar can be viewed here.

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