Buffalo Irish Geneological Society (BIGS)

Meeting at the Buffalo Irish Center, 245 Abbott Rd., Buffalo, NY 14220


Next Meeting:April 12, 2008 - Saturday, 10:30 AM

BIGS was established in 1997 to concentrate all of our members' resources & publications; and to maintain a list of these items; thereby establishing a wealth of information that will be available to all of us and obtainable via friendly inter-member networking.

We currently have 125 active members who are enjoying our network. Your are cordially invited to join us and take full advantage of all our resources. As a highly respected non-profit orginization, all membership fees, and donations, are tax deductable.

  • Obtain professional guidance no matter where you live.
  • Recieve bi-monthly issues of: "The Buffalo Irish Times."
  • Submit queries that will also appear on this website. click here.
  • Vote for elected BIGS officials.
  • Assist with special events.

    * Membership Application - To Print off a Membership Application for BIGS click here.
    If you can't print it just write requested info on a sheet of paper and mail it in. To print it, save it first to your hard drive and then open it in Microsoft Word or similar word processing software and print it.

    NOTE: It is not necessary to be a member of BIGS in order to attend a quarterly meeting here in Buffalo, NY. Please be sure to bring your "organizing" questions.

    Newcomers are most welcome!

    Resouces: THE GAAA LIBRARY COLLECTION 245 Abbott Rd., Buffalo, NY 14220 Phone: (716) 662-1164 For Appointments Contact: Donna Shine Dmshine @ aol.com (716) 662-1164

    Library hours and Listing of Library's Genealogical Resources click here.

    BIGS Meeting Minutes: click here.

    BIGS Officers: click here.

    BIGS Member Family History links: click here.

    BIGS Member Queries click here.

    BIGS Member Stories of Buffalo's Irish First Ward click here.

    BIGS Membership Application:
    click here for Adobe PDF format.
    click here for Microsoft Word format.
    If you can't print it just write requested info on a sheet of paper and mail it in.

    2008 BIGS MEETING DATES:
    January19, 2008 –-Saturday, 6:00-7:00 PM Meeting followed by 8th Annual “Gathering of the Clans” in Claddagh Room
    February 9, 2008 - Saturday, 10:30 AM
    April 12, 2008 - Saturday, 10:30 AM
    July 15, 2008 - Tuesday @ 6:00 PM
    October 18, 2008 - Saturday, 10:30 AM
    November 1, 2008 - Saturday, 10:30 AM

    2009 BIGS MEETING DATES:
    January17, 2009 –-Saturday, 6:00-7:00 PM Meeting followed by 9th Annual “Gathering of the Clans” in Claddagh Room
    February 7, 2009 - Saturday, 10:30 AM
    April 11, 2009 - Saturday, 10:30 AM
    July 21, 2009 - Tuesday @ 6:00 PM
    October 17, 2009 - Saturday, 10:30 AM
    November 14, 2009 - Saturday, 10:30 AM

    Other Genealogical and Buffalo Irish Links:
    Buffalo Irish Center

    Buffalo Irish Times Newspaper

    Buffalo Roots

    The Buffalo Barracks-Descriptive & Historical Enlistment Registers" of 1,690 Regular U.S. Army Soldiers who served at Buffalo 1837-1846:

    RootsWeb -Free Genealogical Site

    Fasmily History Centers- Free Genealogical Site

    Cyndis List

    Irish Genealogy OnLine

    Irish Genealogy Centre

    OnLine Irish Name Directory

    Irish Family History Foundation - the coordinating body for a network of county based genealogical research centres on the island of Ireland

    Shannon Pub- Buffalo,NY

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