Virtual

In order to find information on your Irish ancestors, you will need to do as much research as you can here in the United States first. So you need to follow their paper trail to help give clues as to where they were from in Ireland. Events, like births, baptisms, marriages, naturalizations and deaths are a part of that paper trail.

This program will help show you different resources and examples of that paper trail and then we will talk about different Irish websites that will help you once you are researching over the pond. I have been following the "paper trail" of my ancestors since 1991 - I hope that my experiences will help you find that "golden nugget" that helps you in your research!

BIO:
Cathy McCarthy Cottone has been researching her family since 1991 when she inherited her Grandmother's bible. Her roots are in England, Ireland, Croatia, Finland and Norway. Cathy has worked as a genealogist at the Lyon Township Public Library in New Hudson, MI for over 20 years, helping others research their roots. She has been a member of Irish Genealogical Society of Michigan for over 22 years and has served as a board member, including a past editor of The Irish Tree. Cathy's motto is "Genealogy Before Housework".