IGSI Hybrid Webinar: The Same Name – Everywhere in Ireland. Sifting & Separating Family Groups

The Same Name – Everywhere.
Sifting and Separating Family Groups

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 10:30am-12:00pm

An IGSI hybrid event

Presented by Chelley Brekke McClear

Ever found a source record that seemed to be your ancestor, only to discover four other men with the same name in the same place at the same time? Chelley will take you through a process she devised using spreadsheets to untangle a Northern Irish case using 19th century records... and how this helped to advance her 'What are the Odds?' (WATO) hypothesis.

We want to ascertain which James Taylor was our James Taylor for each branch of a tree created to solve a non-parental event (NPE) case for a living person. We compile BMD records to identify different branches of the Taylor families in County Antrim in mid to late 1800s. Chelley explains locating the source records, compiling and analyzed them in order to group these families and tease out the branches – without tripping over mistakes posted in the trees of other matches.

You can enjoy this presentation at the live event in Minnesota (MN Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Rd, Mendota Heights) or as part of our virtual audience.

The presentation will be followed by a Q&A and discussion until the scheduled end time, when the broadcast and recording will stop. Attendees at the live event can linger for social time after the program, and have the option of ordering a box lunch in advance.

Chelley grew up in England & lived In N. Ireland for 25 years and is a research specialist for these areas. She regularly presents at the MGS DNA Interest Group and coordinates the MGS Writing Interest Group. The North Star Award winner for 2024, Chelley can be found at FamilyTreeTrails.com.

Audience Level: Beyond Beginner

Cost: $15 for IGSI members (Discount Code sent to members via email and posted on member-only webpage link); $20 for non-members. If you register for the live event you will have the option of ordering a box lunch for the session.

REGISTER HERE: eventcreate.com/e/igsi-hybrid-webinar-chelley-mcclear