MCGS March Fireside Roots, with Joe Hunter

No registration is required just click on the link above to join the meeting on March 22

Researching the specific location of Irish Ancestors is challenging. The creative use of online databases, coupled with free and available software programs, affords researchers the opportunity to pinpoint townlands and locations where distant ancestors actually lived and worked. For researchers that plan on visiting Ireland, and even those who may not, the ability to see the actual location where

Joe has been researching his family history for the last 24 years, having traced all (16) of his 2X great grandparents back to Ireland. Joe has utilized his research to obtain dual citizenship with Ireland, and participated in a research trip with New England Historic Genealogy Society (NHGS) to the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) in 2012. Joe has a certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University (OL29), a certificate of completion in the ProGen 50 Study Group, and is the current Vice President and Membership Coordinator on the Board of the Greater Philadelphia Area Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (GPAC-APG). He is also the Presentation Coordinator for The Main Line Genealogy Club (MLGC), the Distance Member Coordinator of The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA), and is a volunteer genealogist for the Vineland Historical & Antiquarian Society (VHAS). On most days, Joe can be found pursuing some forgotten ancestor, in an obscure townland in Ireland. As his wife likes to say, “Joe, you have more dead friends, than living ones”. Genealogy is the gift that keeps on giving. So, there is no time to waste