ClannQuest is the brainchild of the Irish Family History Society.
The Irish Family History Society (IFHS) is a voluntary non-profit making organisation, established in 1984. We are based in Ireland, but open to anyone who is interested in looking to trace their Irish roots, wherever in the world they are based.
We’re a welcoming community of like-minded family historians who value collaboration and sharing of knowledge.
Benefits of IFHS Membership
- Access to the online Members’ Area which includes the Family History Knowledge Centre, recordings of talks and courses, past copies of the Journal, IFHS-specific databases and the world’s first accurate and confidential AI-powered Irish Family History Assistant, Ask GRÁinne
- Free talks delivered over Zoom on the 3rd Tuesday of each month by a variety of guest speakers covering a variety of topics of interest to family historians
- Free quarterly Members Only ‘Meet-Ups’ via Zoom to help with questions and conundrums and brick walls
- Members Only WhatsApp Group where you can ask a question, recommend an event or a book or anything else of interest to family historians
- 2 x Free Course series per year, Spring and Autumn
- 2 x Archive In-Person visits per year, we keep costs to a minimum
- Annual 1 day Conference In-person and on Zoom, subsidised
- Publication of our Annual Journal, free as a PDF to all, printed version on payment of postage
- 33% discounted subscription rate to The Irish Newspaper Archive