Program Archives
April Program Cancelled
Library Hours in April
CLOSED
February Program
Join us for this video that explores ancient origins of the Irish based on findings in DNA, linguistics, archaeology and more.
7pm
Shorewood Village Center
3920 N. Murray Ave
1 block south of Capitol Drive
Meeting rooms are on lower level
January Program
There is no program in January.
December Program
Annual Christmas Party
Monday, December 2, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Irish Cultural & Heritage Center
2133 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI
November Program
Searching for Female Religious Family Members
Come and join us!
Monday, November 4, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Irish Cultural & Heritage Center
2133 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI
October Program
Night of the Roundtables
Lightning Rounds on Brick Walls
Come and join us!
Monday, October 7, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Irish Cultural & Heritage Center
2133 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI
September Program
Using Irish Catholic and Land Records
Come and join us!
Monday, September 9, 2019
7:00 p.m.
O'Donoghue's Irish Pub
13225 Watertown Plank Rd
Elm Grove
August 16 Workshop
Still time to join the workshop with Fiona Fitzsimons August 16!
Walk In registration available
Course fee: $50
Friday, August 16, 2019
9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Irish Fest Summer School
1532 Wauwatosa Ave. (North 76th Street)
Milwaukee, WI 53213-2623
Monthly Program
There is no program in August. Come and visit us in the Genealogy Tent at Irish Fest!
Addition to July Program
Two options for you this Monday!
Irish Genealogy Websites
Come and join us!
Monday, July 1, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Shorewood Village Center
3920 N. Murray Ave.
one block south of Capitol Drive
meeting rooms are on lower level
July Program
Over Ireland
Come and join us!
Monday, July 1, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Shorewood Village Center
3920 N. Murray Ave.
one block south of Capitol Drive
meeting rooms are on lower level
June Program
Tour of the School Sisters of Notre Dame North American Archives
Come and join us!
Monday, June 3, 2019
6:30 p.m.
Mount Mary University
Bergstrom Hall
2927 N 92nd St.
north side of the buildings
May Program
Map Collections and Other Resources
Come and join us!
Monday, May 6, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Shorewood Village Center
3920 N. Murray Ave.
one block south of Capitol Drive
meeting rooms are on lower level
Shorewood, Wisconsin
April Roundtable
DNA Results - Reporting, Interpreting & Updates
This includes a discussion of DNA sites, the types of results they provide,
and how to use them.
Come and join us!
Monday, April 1, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Irish Cultural & Heritage Center (ICHC)
2133 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Just west of Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
March Program
DVD - Over Ireland
featuring expert cinematography from an accomplished aerial
production team and an original musical score.
Come and join us!
Monday, March 4, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Shorewood Public Library
Lower level meeting room
3920 N. Murray Ave.
1 block south of Capitol Drive
February Program
Why We Do Genealogy
Come and join us!
Monday, February 4, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Shorewood Village Center
3920 N. Murray Ave.
1 block south of Capitol Drive
Meeting rooms are on lower level
December Program
Annual Christmas Party
Join us for our annual holiday membership gathering. Bring a treat to share - appetizers, desserts and snacks are all welcome. The ICHC cash bar will be open. We invite you to enjoy the holiday cheer, music and conversation.
Monday, December 3, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Irish Cultural & Heritage Center
2133 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Just west of Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November Program
Please join us for “Celtic Spirituality”. IGSW member Jim Gill will speak to us on the topic of Celtic Spirituality. Jim has ministered as a Parish Catechetical Leader in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee for 36 years and is now Associate Director of Programming at Siena Retreat Center in Racine. He has a Master’s degree in Religious Studies and is a certified Spiritual Director. He has had an interest in Celtic Spirituality for 30 years, and in 2001 led a Celtic Spirituality Pilgrimage to Ireland. Come and join us.
Monday, November 12, 2018
Shorewood Village Center
3920 N. Murray Avenue
7:00 p.m.
July 2017
Irish Eyes, the Story of Nebraska's Irish
Join us for this filmed documentary of the migration from
the East Coast to Nebraska territory.
Monday, July 10, 2017
7:00 p.m.
Shorewood Village Center Meeting Room
Lower Level, Shorewood Public Library
IGSW Programs are free and open to the public.
IGSW Programs are free and open to the public.
IGSW Programs are free and open to the public.
IGSW Programs are free and open to the public.
Marquette High’s Civil War Soldier
IGSW Programs are free and open to the public.
Easter Rising Book Discussion
IGSW Programs are free and open to the public.
Get Published in the IGSW Quarterly
To view a downloadable pdf document describing how you can get published in the IGSW Quarterly click here: Get Published
Historic Graves of Ireland
IGSW Programs are free and open to the public.
Upcoming Program
Women of 1916
Monday, January 4, 2016
7:00 p.m., Shorewood Library
(lower level meeting room)
Marguerite Helmers, Rosebush Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, will speak on the role of women in the Easter Rising. It is estimated that over 100 women served directly in the conflict, using their skills as doctors and nurses, and drawing on their courage to act as dispatch riders and to acquire supplies. Some, such as Constance Markievicz and Margaret Skinnider, fought alongside the men. Their stories speak of the desire for equality that the Proclamation of the new Irish Republic offered to its people.
Professor Helmers specializes in word and image relationships, particularly relating to 20th century Ireland and England. Recent publications include several articles on paintings, drawings, and maps from the First World War. Her book Harry Clarke's War: Ireland's Memorial Records, 1914-1918 was published by the Irish Academic Press in Autumn 2015.
The Return of Genetic Genealogy Ireland
Following its successful launch event in Dublin last year, Genetic Genealogy Ireland returns for a second year of DNA Lectures at the Back to Our Past event in Dublin, once again kindly sponsored by FamilyTreeDNA and organised by volunteers from ISOGG.
Date: 17-19 October 2014 (Friday to Sunday)
Global Family Reunion
One World. One Family.
One Extraordinary Event.
You are invited to
the global family reunion
- Coming in June 2015 -
Top 100 Genealogy Websites for 2014
From GenealogyInTime Magazine. Click on above headline.
Top 100 Genealogy Websites for 2013
From GenealogyInTime Magazine is their annual review and ranking of the top 100 genealogy websites from around the world. (PDF here)
Brian Murphy - Irishman of the Year
Congratulations to Lt. Brian Murphy of the Oak Creek Police Department and hero of the Sikh Temple Shootings who will be named the Emerald Society's Irishman of the Year.
Michelle Obama’s Irish Ancestry
Turtle Bunbury: "For many of us, our main understanding of the American South, slavery and the Civil War derives from countless viewings of 'Gone with the Wind.' New research has revealed that Michelle Obama's forefathers include Charles Shields, a slave-owner of Irish descent, who lived in the very same county in Georgia State where the fictional Scarlet O'Hara's family lived. This is the remarkable story of how Charles Shields and a slave girl called Melvina became ancestors of the first African-American to become First Lady of the United States."
more at: click here for article
Who Do You Think You Are?
Rosie O'Donnell travels from Jersey City to Ireland on an emotional ride to discover her mother's roots.
Irish center faces loss of building
The Irish Cultural and Heritage Center, 2133 W. Wisconsin, is a local and national historic landmark. The center finds itself in a financial situation where the board may have to put the building up for sale.
At our September meeting, Frank Matusinec gave a presentation on how the body of 
We were honored to have John McCabe with us at the genealogy tent for the 2010 Irish Fest. He was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. Before the Plantation (1612) Enniskillen Island was the Headquarters of the Maguire Clan. Today the original Enniskillen Castle complex where the Maguire's resided, incorporates the local Museum.