TOPIC: Basic Irish Genealogy – This is for the new researcher wanting to explore more about their Irish heritage. You will learn the resources, a bit of timeline, and research tips.
Grab a coffee or tea as we delve into various genealogy topics with opportunity for great discussion. This virtual workshop will be conducted online; login information for […]
TOPIC: Census Substitutes: What are They and How Can We Use Them – While the destruction of the Four Courts in 1922 was a devastating loss to Irish records, other documents can be used as substitutes. Join us as we examine various records serving as census substitutes.
Grab a coffee or tea as we delve into various […]
TOPIC: Resolutions and Solutions – This will be opportunity to explore your genealogy resolutions/goals. Mike will also share how his diligence helped to uncover the real history of his great-grandmother. What happens when the primary documents give you wrong information?
Grab a coffee or tea as we delve into various genealogy topics with opportunity for […]
TOPIC: Genealogy Free For All – Answering questions to help with brick walls, organization, research techniques, next steps…a general free for all. Utilizing group discussion for support in your search.
Grab a coffee or tea as we delve into various genealogy topics with opportunity for great discussion. This virtual workshop will be conducted online; login information […]
TOPIC: All I Want for Christmas is the Coolest Genealogy Tools
Grab a coffee or tea as we delve into various genealogy topics with opportunity for great discussion. This virtual workshop will be conducted online; login information for the meeting will be provided via email prior to the meeting.
The workshop is free, we just ask that you register […]
TOPIC: TBD
Grab a coffee or tea as we delve into various genealogy topics with opportunity for great discussion. This virtual workshop will be conducted online; login information for the meeting will be provided via email prior to the meeting.
The workshop is free, we just ask that you register so that we can send you the meeting link.
TOPIC: Keeping Family Stories Alive
Grab a coffee or tea as we delve into various genealogy topics with opportunity for great discussion. This virtual workshop will be conducted online; login information for the meeting will be provided via email prior to the meeting.
The workshop is free, we just ask that you register so that we can send you […]
TOPIC: One Family’s Journey – from County Cavan to Nebraska
Grab a coffee or tea as we delve into various genealogy topics with opportunity for great discussion. This virtual workshop will be conducted online; login information for the meeting will be provided via email prior to the meeting.
The workshop is free, we just ask that you register so […]
TOPIC: Preparing for a Genealogy Trip
Grab a coffee or tea as we delve into various genealogy topics with opportunity for great discussion. This virtual workshop will be conducted online; login information for the meeting will be provided via email prior to the meeting.
The workshop is free, we just ask that you register so that we can send […]
TOPIC: Understanding Irish Places
Locating an ancestor’s place of origin in Ireland can be the biggest hurdle to connecting with one’s Irish roots. For many genealogists and family historians, the absence of this critical clue can be daunting. Some techniques can be used, and several sources can help you determine your ancestor’s place of origin. Join us […]
TOPIC: How to Expand and Limit Searches
Grab a coffee or tea as we delve into various genealogy topics with opportunity for great discussion. This virtual workshop will be conducted online; login information for the meeting will be provided via email prior to the meeting.
The workshop is free, we just ask that you register so that we can […]
TOPIC: Examining Some Useful Websites for Irish Genealogy
Grab a coffee or tea as we delve into various genealogy topics with opportunity for great discussion. This virtual workshop will be conducted online; login information for the meeting will be provided via email prior to the meeting.
The workshop is free, we just ask that you register so that […]
TOPIC: How we inherit our DNA
Grab a coffee or tea as we delve into various genealogy topics with opportunity for great discussion. This virtual workshop will be conducted via Zoom; login information for the meeting will be provided via email prior to the meeting.
The workshop is free, we just ask that you register so that […]
Brian Ó hAirt presents a workshop survey of traditional social dances from Ireland followed by a Céilí
Join us for an evening of traditional dances taught by an advocate of the One Tradition. Brian Ó hAirt brings his mastery of dance, language and music to KC for a dance workshop and language weekend.
5:30pm: Doors and pub open.
6pm: A taste […]
Join us for our monthly genealogy workshop. The Irish Center has WiFi. Participants are welcome to bring laptops, although computers are not required.
Workshop Costs
KCIC Members: FREE
Non-Members: $10
Space is limited. Please RSVP to [email protected].
The oral traditions – our family stories – can be lost within three generations if they’re not written down. Our monthly writing class can help save some of your family history. This will be an informal learning and support group where participants will share their ideas, progress, and challenges. Open to everyone – you do not need […]
Celebrate fall and kick off the holiday season with a community Harvest Céilí!
With help from the lovely dancers of Céilí at the Crossroads, we will have plenty of instruction for those of you not familiar with Céilí dancing (think Irish square dancing). We’ll be dancing all night long with local Irish musicians providing the tunes, […]
The Kansas City Irish Center is very excited to host our inaugural Festival-Style Irish Dance Workshop, taught by Riverdance lead dancer Lauren Smyth. Originating in Ulster, Festival style Irish dance is very traditional in style with understated costumes and natural hair and make-up. A lot of emphasis is based around the dancer’s performance and the […]
Learn to make your fiddle sound authentic.
Classical or school violin players – would you like to learn how to make the jigs, reels, polkas, slip jigs, slides, strathspeys, hornpipes and mazurkas come alive so you can sound like an Irish fiddle player? There are unique techniques that you can learn to apply. Space is limited. […]
Spend a morning with Celia Albon learning about Ireland’s national symbol, the Harp. Along with it’s history, beauty and importance, you will have the chance to go hands-on with one of Celia’s very own harps and learn basic hand techniques and finger plucking.
No musical skill required, beginners encouraged. Appropriate for ages 11 and up. Attendees ages 11 – […]
Spend a morning with Celia Albon learning about Ireland’s national symbol, the Harp. Along with it’s history, beauty and importance, you will have the chance to go hands-on with one of Celia’s very own harps and learn basic hand techniques and finger plucking.
No musical skill required, beginners encouraged. Appropriate for ages 11 and up. Attendees ages 11 – […]
Learn to make your fiddle sound authentic.
Classical or school violin players – would you like to learn how to make the jigs, reels, polkas, slip jigs, slides, strathspeys, hornpipes and mazurkas come alive so you can sound like an Irish fiddle player? There are unique techniques that you can learn to apply. Space is limited. […]
Come for our Genealogy Writing Class from 10am-noon and stay for our Workshop on “Documenting your Family History – Why and How” from 1pm to three. Bring a lunch, or Subway and Gates BBQ are less than a block away.
Genealogy without documentation might as well be mythology. And not everything posted on Ancestry is true. Join Barbara […]
