Massachusetts Genealogical Council
The Irish Ancestral
Research Association
Through our meetings, conferences, newsletter, and projects TIARA promotes the understanding of Irish genealogy, history, values, and the culture of our Irish and Irish American ancestors. To learn more, visit our website or find us on Facebook.
Celtic Connections Conference
Join us for the Virtual Celtic Connections Conference 2022 to be held July 9 – September 30, 2022. The conference focus is on Irish, Scots-Irish, Scottish and Welsh Genealogy and Research Topics. Twenty-two international and national speakers will deliver forty-nine pre-recorded talks all for $99. Registration opens April 9, 2022. For more information visit our conference website.
Join Us
Our yearly dues start at $25. You will receive advance notice of our monthly meetings, our quarterly newsletter, and have access to recordings of past meetings. You’ll also be joining a network of like-minded Irish researchers! Start your membership today by
Meetings
Come to one of our monthly meetings and learn from an array of Irish and genealogical presentations. Check out our upcoming meeting dates.
Newsletter
Our newsletter is a member benefit and many join TIARA just for it. Published quarterly, the TIARA Newsletter contains articles of genealogical interest, including submissions by TIARA members, family stories, research sources, notable blogs, book reviews and a calendar of upcoming events in the genealogical world. See our Index to Articles from past editions.
Projects
Learn about our genealogical projects. These include our ongoing Foresters Project to make publicly available the records of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters and their valuable information on Irish immigrants and their Massachusetts descendants.