AGM and Study Day Programme BMI, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BS Saturday 9th May 2026 10.00 - Doors Open & Registration 10.30 – Presentation: The History of Medicine. Dr Mike Jenkins Exploring the origins and evolution of medicine and the health challenges experienced by our ancestors, as well as the innovations that have supported […]

The Family History Centre is available for members on Saturday 6th June (from 10.15 – 13.45) when a guest speaker (Paulette Burkill) is due to attend the Birmingham Group meetings. To take advantage of this facility, members must book their place with Mark by email m.thursfield@midanc.uk beforehand.

Pigs Take Precedence (New Street in 1817) Speaker: Paulette Burkill   In Handsworth Historical Society’s collection is a ten-page booklet, published for some of her friends in January 1877 by someone we know only as LB of Bromsgrove House, Aston Manor, with her memories of New Street sixty years earlier in 1817, when she was […]

The Family History Centre is available for members on Saturday 4th July (from 10.15 – 13.45) when a guest speaker (Paul Wilkins) is due to attend the Birmingham Group meeting. 
To take advantage of this facility, members must book their place with Caroline by email c.mason@midanc.uk beforehand.

Tracing Your Irish Family History Speaker: Paul Wilkins   Join local genealogist Paul Wilkins for expert tips on uncovering your Irish ancestors. Learn what records are available online and how to navigate the challenges of tracing Irish family history. Paul lectures across the West Midlands and writes for Who Do You Think You Are and […]

The December speaker for the Birmingham group online will be a representative from the makers of "Family Historian" who will demonstrate what the software is capable of and how it will assist you in keeping your records in order. Midland Ancestors have secured the licence from the makers of the award winning "Family Historian" software, […]