Monday 6 March: Operation Green – German WW2 plans for invading Ireland, with Ronnie Kilgore. A hybrid meeting hosted by the North of Ireland Family History Society, Foyle Branch. In-person at the Lecture Room at Derry’s Central Library, 35 Foyle Street, Derry, BT48 6AL. 7pm to 8:30pm. For online access, email Foyle@nifhs.org. All welcome. Free.
Monday 6 March: Scottish Surnames in Ulster, with Brian Turner. Hosts: North of Ireland Family History Society, Killyleagh Branch. In-person venue: Killyleagh Masonic Hall, 50 High Street, Killyleagh, Co. Down BT30 9QF. 8pm–9:45pm. Free. All welcome. Details.
Monday 6 March: The Goodbodys: Millers and Manufacturers, a lecture with Reggie Goodbody. Hosts: Ormond Historical Society. In-person venue: Abbey Court Hotel, Nenagh, Co Tipperary. 8pm.
Monday 6 March: Best practices for finding and researching Irish ancestors, with Michael Brophy. An online lecture hosted by Flint Memorial Library, North Reading, MA, USA. 7pm. Free. All welcome. Tel: 978-664-4942 to book.
Tuesday 7 March: Snooping on your ancestors' neighbours: how to juggle online census records, with John Grenham MAGI. An online event from NI Libraries' Heritage from Home Series 3. Starts 12:30pm. Free. All welcome. Need to register.
Wednesday 8 March: Burning the Big House, in Conversation with Professsor Terence Dooley. An in-person event hosted by the Irish Georgian Society at 58 William Street South, Dublin 2. 6pm. Admission: €12. Need to book.
Wednesday 8 March: The Disbandment of the Southern Irish Regiments, 1922, an online lecture by Timothy Bowman. Hosts: The Antrim and Down branch of the Western Front Association (WFA) and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. 7pm to 8pm. Free. All welcome. Need to book.
Wednesday 8 March: Searching for Irish Ancestors – Why the Irish left Ireland from the 1700s and went to Canada, an online talk by Penny Walters. Hosted by Ontario Genealogical Society, Huron Branch. 7:30 pm. Free. All welcome but registration required for zoom link.
Thursday 9 March: The Hermitage: A cottage orne in Abbeyside, Dungarvan, with Willie Fraher. An in-person event. Part of Julian Walton's Winter Lecture Series. Venue: Dunhill Multi-Education Centre, Dunhill Enterprise Park, Ballyphilip. Dunhill, Co Waterford. 7:30pm. Light refreshments served. All welcome. Free.
Thursday 9 March: Discover your Irish and Scots-Irish Ancestors, a day seminar, hosted by Jan Clizer Painting & Ulster Historical Foundation at Jacklin Arts & Cultural Center, 405 N William St, Post Falls, ID 83854, USA. 9am-4pm. Fee: $50pp. Details and registration.
Thursday 9 March: Ireland, Scotland, and the Hundred Years War: A New Vista, with Dr Simon Egan. An in-person event hosted by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland and the Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies. Venue: Irish Studies room, QUB, 27 University Square, Belfast BT7. 6pm to 7pm. Free. All welcome.Need to book at Eventbrite.
Saturday 11 March: Lt Michael Higgins, Leinster Regiment &nash; a family reminiscence, with Denis Kirby. An in-person event hosted by Cork Public Museum, Fitzgerald Park, Mardyke, Cork. Part of the museum's 2023 lecture series. Starts at 1pm. Free but need to book by email (museum @ corkcity.ie) or phone 021-4270679).
Saturday 11 March In Search of My Irish Ancestors, a virtual conference organised and hosted by the Society of Australian Genealogists. 10am to 5pm AEDT. View or download programme. Need to register. Members $70.00; Non-members $110. Full details.
Saturday 11 March Finding Your Ancestors in Irish Church Records, a seminar presented by the Ulster Historical Foundation. Hosted by the New England Historic Genealogical Society in partnership with TIARA. 9am–4:30pm ET. In-person at Gasson Hall, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA. Fee: $125, includes lunch and refreshments. Programme and Registration.
Saturday 11 March: 'Family Matters', the Cork Genealogical Society Conference 2023. An in-person event hosted by the Society. Venue: Clayton Hotel, Silversprings, Cork City. 9:30am–5pm. £25, includes light lunch. Need to book at corkgenealogicalsociety.com.php
Sunday 12 March: Irish Family History Day 2023, hosted by the Ulster Historical Foundation and sponsored by the Fréamh Éireann Genealogy Group & Féile Inc. An in-person programme at the Gaelic American Club, 74 Beach Road, Fairfield, CT 06824, USA. 10am–2pm (doors open 9:30am). Cost: $30, includes soup and sandwich). Details and registration.
Monday 13 March: Finding Grace, an online event with Maurice Gleeson. Hosted by North of Ireland Family History Society, Newtownabbey Branch. All welcome. 7:00pm–8:30pm. Free. Details.
Monday 13 March: Family History Research at the National Library of Ireland, with Steven Skeldon. An online presentation on using the library’s services and collections . Hosted by the NLI. 3pm to 4pm. Free. All welcome. Need to book.
Monday 13 March: Irish Records, Resources, and Genealogy, a day-seminar presented by the Ulster Historical Foundation and hosted by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. In-person venue: NYGBS, 36 West 44th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10036, USA. Also online. 10:00am-4:00pm. Free. All welcome but advance registration essential. Details
Tuesday 14 March: The Merchant, the Quakers and the Enslaved Boy, an online talk with Dr Jonathan Wright. Hosts: North of Ireland Family History Society, Lisburn Branch. 7:30pm–9pm. Free. All welcome. Non-members can email lisburn@nifhs.org for the link.
Tuesday 14 March: Researching your Irish and Scots-Irish Ancestors, a day seminar with the Ulster Historical Foundation. An in-person event hosted by Michigan City Public Library at 100 E. 4th Street, Michigan City, IN 46360, USA. 9:30am-4pm. Free. Lunch in provided. Register here.
Wednesday 15 March: A History of Jewish Dublin, an in-person TeaTime Talk with Donal Fallon and Dr Melanie Brown. Venue: 14 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1. Tickets €3-€5. Book here.
Wednesday 15 March: Discover your Irish roots, a free Irish ancestry workshop with Paul Wilkins. Host: Birmingham Irish. In-person Venue: Birmingham Irish Association, 45, Alcester Street, Deritend, Birmingham, UK, B12 0PY. 11am–12pm. All welcome. Free. No need to book. Contact sinead @ birish.org.uk for more details if needed.
Thursday 16 March: A surprise final event in the Julian Walters Winter Lecture Series. An in-person event. Venue: Dunhill Multi-Education Centre, Dunhill Enterprise Park, Ballyphilip. Dunhill, Co Waterford. 7:30pm. Light refreshments served. All welcome. Free.
Friday 17 March: St Patrick's Day. Everywhere! Bank holiday across the island.
Thursday 16 March: Researching your Irish and Scots-Irish Ancestors, an in-person seminar with the Ulster Historical Foundation. Hosted by the Midwest Genealogy Center and the and the Mid-Continent Public Library at 3440 S. Lee’s Summit Rd, Independence, MO 64055, USA. 3pm to 7pm. Registration
Friday 17 March: St Patrick's Day. Everywhere! Bank holiday across the island.
Saturday 18 March: Many venues closed (Libraries closed in ROI; open in NI.) Check before travelling.
Saturday 18 March: Irish Genealogy Workshop, presented by the Ulster Historical Foundation. Hosted by the Wisconsin Historical Society at Madison Memorial Library, 728 State St, Madison, WI, USA. Fully Booked.