Focusing on the Migrants: How Genealogy has Transformed our Understanding of the Irish in Canada

Part of the International Lecture Series with the
Irish Genealogical Research Society

Saturday 28 March at 2 p.m. Ottawa time (6:00 p.m. in Ireland - note only 4 hours difference on this date)
(Doors open at 1.30 p.m.)
Knox Presbyterian Church and online

Professor David A. Wilson
Professor of History and Celtic Studies, U of T
Details in Events 

It's time for nominations for BIFHSGO’s prestigious Hall of Fame award!

This award is given for an outstanding contribution to BIFHSGO’s objectives—see details of criteria and past winners. Nominations are made using the nomination form in  Member Announcements  and must be submitted by 30 April.

Anglo-Celtic Roots

The Spring 2026 ACR is on the  website  for members to view. The mailing has been delayed a bit as a result of an issue with the online application for mailing at Canada Post. We apologize for the delay. 

Deadline for the summer issue is 22 April. Consider sharing one of your family stories!

Available on the website now...

March monthly meeting announcements  are available. Recordings of the presentations are available for members  to view on the Past Events page.

OGS Membership Discount 

BIFHSGO is a member of the Ontario Genealogical Society: Ontario Ancestors. As such, BIFHSGO members can benefit from a $5 discount on new or renewing 2026 OGS memberships. Details updated for 2026 are available in  Member Announcements  in the Members’ Area.

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Researching Your Emigrant Ancestors
in Irish Records 

With a particular focus on the 18th and 19th centuries, this illustrated presentation explores how we can find out more about our emigrant ancestors from Irish records.

This 75-minute talk, by well-known author and lecturer Dr. William Roulston, highlights the potential value of church records, census returns, landed estate papers, testamentary papers, workhouse records, gravestone inscriptions, newspapers and Valuation records, to name a few, in helping us to understand when, where, why and how our ancestors left Ireland.