Chairperson

Mel Howes

Mel Howes is Chairperson of the Irish Family History Society (IFHS), a semi-professional genealogist and all-round technologist. She has been involved in technical training for most of her professional career and has been delivering talks in Ireland on behalf of the IFHS in recent years. Mel has been the driving force and author behind the creation of the IFHS’ Family History Resource Centre, a knowledgebase created for members of the society to help with their research and has recently connected these resources, and others, to an AI solution for members to interact with in order to progress their research.