May 2023 Meeting

Virtual

Finding Records for Your Irish Ancestors Using RootsIreland.ie You don’t have to visit Ireland to research your ancestors from the Emerald Isle! The Irish Family History Foundation website (www.rootsireland.ie) strives to make basic family history records available to descendants of the Irish world-wide online. Professional genealogist Lisa Dougherty will offer suggestions and tips on how...

Sharing Our Stories

Virtual

by MEMBERS for MEMBERS. Learn the techniques to preserve untold stories of your ancestors for future generations. Designed so every participant will create a story based on a favorite memory or reflection about an ancestor.

TIARA Celtic Connected Education: Evidence in Folklore for Irish Family History by Fiona Fitzsimons

Virtual

This presentation is free to members, but registration is required.  Click here to register. Zoom Meeting Description: The Irish Folklore Commission Collection 1935-1970 is one of the largest collections of its kind and has been recognized for its "world significance". It's a treasure-house of traditional beliefs, customs and stories, passed down through the generations. These...

June 2023 Meeting – Annual Meeting- Happy 40th Birthday TIARA

Brandeis University, Mandel Center for the Humanities, Rm. G3 415 South St, Waltham, MA, United States

Happy 40th Birthday TIARA! The Irish Ancestral Research Association was founded forty years ago. Our program for the June meeting will celebrate those forty years. The evening will begin with our annual meeting which will include the election of officers for the next two years and reports to the membership. Followed by a presentation from...

September 2023 Monthly Meeting- Virtual- Using Timelines and Tables to Analyze Your Research with Cari Taplin, CG

In-depth and difficult research tasks create large amounts of data to compare and analyze. Discover analysis methods using tables and timelines to solve problems. Topics included: Introduction of analysis techniques including examples of timelines and tables Creating a timeline use a variety of tools such as word processor, spreadsheets, timeline software finding historical timelines online to...

The Rules of Expert Testimony by Judy Russell. Webinar presented by The Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG)

Virtual

The Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG) is pleased to announce the third of four webinars for forensic genealogists and the genealogical community at large. On September 12th at 7:30pm, CAFG will present Judy Russell’s webinar The Rules of Expert Testimony. Judy G. Russell, The Legal Genealogist®, is a genealogist with a law degree...

October 2023 Meeting – Natalie Bodle – “Unearthing the Treasures in the Registry of Deeds Office”

Description: The Irish Registry of Deeds based in Dublin has been in existence since 1708 and manages the legal registration of property. Less well known is that it is also a repository for genealogical treasures such as wills, property leases and marriage agreements. People named in these records include the principal parties and also wider family members and...

Sharing Our Stories- Virtual/ Members Only

Members learn techniques for writing stories about our ancestors Facilitator:  TBD Registration required via Constant Contact announcement.

November 2023 Meeting- TIARA Annual Banquet at the ICC. Speaker Stephen Puleo author of Voyage of Mercy -Hybrid

Irish Cultural Center 200 New Boston Drive, Canton, MA, United States

2023 TIARA Banquet will be held in Canton, MA at the Irish Cultural Centre.   The lecture will also be available on Zoom for those unable to attend in person Description: The remarkable story of the mission that inspired a nation to donate massive relief to Ireland during the potato famine and began America’s tradition of...