On
Wednesday, March 20, 2013, there will be a meeting of the Quebec Family History
Society from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm at the QFHS Heritage Centre and Library, 173
Cartier Avenue, Pointe-Claire (Montreal), and you are asked to come and celebrate
your Irish roots.
Join
QFHS members Sharon Callaghan and Kelley O'Rourke for coffee, tea, and informal
conversation to talk about Ireland and our ancestors who came from there.
Sharon
is a lecturer and author of the book, Paths of Opportunity, a portrayal of the
Irish Montreal experience of one family who arrived in Quebec in the 1840s at
the start of The Famine. Kelley was a member of a small group of dedicated
volunteers who played a significant role in restoring the St. Columban
Cemetery, a predominantly Irish cemetery in the Lower Laurentians.
Come
browse the books from our Irish collection. If you are new to genealogy, talk
to our members about how to start researching your family history.
Bring
a coffee mug, a friend, your own favourite books and resources on Ireland that
have helped you in your research, or just bring yourself.
Everyone
is Irish on Irish Roots Day, so join us.
Open
to our members and the public. Admission is free. Visit www.qfhs.ca/events.php
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