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SUMMARY:Family History Centre Open Today
DESCRIPTION:The Family History Centre in the Kingsley Norris Room is available for RQG Conference delegates during their lunch break and for any other Midland Ancestors members on Saturday 25th April from 10 am – 2 pm (not the usual opening times)
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/family-history-centre-open-today-3/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260418T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260418T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20251103T142828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T205523Z
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SUMMARY:'First Steps' in Family History
DESCRIPTION:At our Family History Centre\, B.M.I.\, Margaret Street\, Birmingham. B3 3BS.\nThe day is an in-person event full of research topics – open to anyone wanting to learn from experienced researchers how to use best practice for greater results or simply to use it as a refresher.\nA follow up ‘Further Steps’ on-line event will appear later in the year.\n  \nGareth\, Mark and Kim will be hosting the day with tuition\, tips and advice on how to research your family history. \nThe day is open to anyone first starting out on their journey\, but also to members who simply want to refresh their knowledge. \nLinda and Susan will be in the Family History Centre to answer questions on our resources available to assist your journey. \nPlease contact Kim Walker – General Secretary (or 0121 236-8977 option 2) for further information and to book a place. \nWhilst the event is free\, donations are always welcome.
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/first-steps-in-family-history-2/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Kim Walker":MAILTO:gensec@midanc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260411T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260411T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20260120T094216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T143131Z
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SUMMARY:Birmingham: FamilySearch Full-Text Search
DESCRIPTION:FamilySearch Full-Text Search\nSpeaker: Janet Summers\n‘Using a step-by-step guide\, Janet will demonstrate how this method broke through her own research “brick walls” by locating copies of probated wills.\nThis presentation expands on the article Janet wrote for the Midland Ancestor published in June 2025 Vol. 20 No. 10 page 589 – Family Search Full-Text – A Research Game Changer?’\n  \nFamilySearch.org has billions of historical records that have been digitized\, but only a portion of these record images are currently searchable. A full-text search for historical records uses artificial intelligence (AI) to transcribe images into text so they can be fully searched. This automated search will find information almost instantly\, saving hours of manual searching. Using handwriting recognition software\, FamilySearch.org can convert an image of text into a machine-readable format. This gives you the ability to search the full text of these records before they are even indexed. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/birmingham-family-search-full-text-search/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Middleton":MAILTO:p.middleton@mid-anc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260411T101500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260411T134500
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20260329T133510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260412T100719Z
UID:20099-1775902500-1775915100@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Family History Centre Open Today
DESCRIPTION:The Family History Centre is available for members on Saturday 11th April (from 10.15 – 13.45) when a guest speaker (Janet Summers) is due to attend the Birmingham Group meeting. \n
To take advantage of this facility\, members must book their place with Caroline by email c.mason@midanc.uk beforehand.
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/family-history-centre-open/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260307T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260307T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20260114T112014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T152119Z
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SUMMARY:Posted in the Past - Zoom Talk
DESCRIPTION:Posted in the Past: Stories from 20th century postcards – via Zoom\nSpeaker – Helen Baggott\nA soldier killed in the First World War\, the man who helped keep the doors to Great Ormond Street Hospital open for more than 30 years\, and a 10-year-old servant working for a laundress in 19th-century Bath are all revealed by messages sent using the first real social media phenomenon of the 20th century. Drawing on the research from her collection of more than 300 postcards\, Helen will share some of the stories in an illustrated talk. \n \n \nAs this is an online event\, you will need to register your interest via the link below:\nClick here to register for this meeting before 7th March 2026\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nPlease use the email address we have on record as your credentials will be checked before allowing you into the session. There will be a cut off time of 30 minutes prior to the start time of the event to register. \n\n  \n 
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/posted-in-the-past-zoom-talk/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings,On Line Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260207T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260207T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20251201T114347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T183220Z
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SUMMARY:Breaking Down Brick Walls:   Zoom
DESCRIPTION:As this is an online event\, you will need to register your interest via the link below:\nClick here to register for this meeting before 7th February 2026\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nPlease use the email address we have on record as your credentials will be checked before allowing you into the session. There will be a cut off time of 30 minutes prior to the start time of the event to register. \nIf anyone would like assistance with joining the on-line Zoom sessions\, please contact the General Secretary or “MA-IT support” itsupport@midanc.uk \n  \n\nTitle: Breaking Down Brick Walls: Methods and Skills\nSpeaker: Mike Sharpe\nAll of us encounter ‘brick walls’ in our research. Indeed\, it can be argued that\nevery research line ends with a brick wall at some point. Going back to\nbasics\, professional genealogist Mike Sharpe will look at theoretical\nconcepts for our research\, as well as some practical approaches and skills for\nbecoming a better researcher. \nAspects discussed will include:-\nusing online information; reading old handwriting; understanding local context; making\nthe most of archives; family reconstitution; and using DNA in our research. \nMike Sharpe is a professional genealogist\, writer and lecturer and runs\nWriting the Past\, a family history research and writing service. He is a\nMember of the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives\n(AGRA)\, the Society of Genealogists\, as well as a Trustee and Vice-Chair\,\nGenealogy for Midland Ancestors. He writes for family history magazines\nand is the author of three books on family history.
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/on-line-meeting-via-zoom/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings,On Line Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260110T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260110T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20251201T113404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T155903Z
UID:19165-1768053600-1768057200@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:2026 Kingsley Norris Memorial Talk via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:As this is an online event\, you will need to register your interest via the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/eQjW05g5TQidHs8Fx9OsRQ. \nPlease use the email address we have on record as your credentials will be checked before allowing you into the session. There will be a cut off time of 30 minutes prior to the start time of the event to register. \nIf anyone would like assistance with joining the on-line Zoom sessions\, please contact the General Secretary or “MA-IT support” itsupport@midanc.uk \n  \n\nTitle: Autosomal DNA & One Name Studies\nSpeaker: John Titterton\nAs the registered researcher of the Titterton One Name Study\, John is\nresearching all instances of the name Titterton. He has established about 30\ndifferent Titterton family trees but there are a number of brick walls\nstopping them being connected together.\nThere are three types of DNA testing;\n· that going back in the female line (mitochondrial DNA);\n· that going back in the male line (Y Chromosome DNA)\n· that going back in all lines (autosomal DNA).\nOne might expect that the Y chromosome DNA tests would be the best one\nto help a One Name study. John was contacted by a complete stranger with\na Titterton grandmother. Their autosomal DNA test had three Titterton\nhits which did not connect to the grandparent nor to each other. The talk\ndiscusses how he was able to make connections between different Titterton\nbranches using these autosomal results. He was then able to break down\nbrick walls.
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/2026-kingsley-norris-memorial-talk-via-zoom/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings,On Line Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251206T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251206T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20240930T153221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250201T231424Z
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SUMMARY:Birmingham: The Adventures of Harry Payne – the Edwardian “Literary Tramp”
DESCRIPTION:The Adventures of Harry Payne – the Edwardian “Literary Tramp”\nPresenter – Quintin Watt\nThis presentation will piece together the remarkable story of a partially-sighted vagrant\, as he tramped around the British Isles. At each town he visited\, Harry earned a few pence by writing a review of that place for the local newspaper. \nThese perceptive snapshots provide a unique worm’s-eye view of Britain before and during the Great War. They earned Harry the epithet\, “Literary Tramp”\, and challenge the myth that poor people left no written evidence of their lives and experiences. \nQuintin Watt has written several articles for local history magazines and edited two books ‘The Bromsgrove Guild – An Illustrated History’ (1999) and ‘Wolverhampton’s Great War\, 1914 to 1921’ (2020)\nQuintin taught History at a high school in Bromsgrove for 39 years. He has completed two Masters Degrees\, in West Midlands Regional History (1993) and Britain and the First World War (2022).\nQuintin served as secretary and chairman of the Bromsgrove Society’s Local History Group and the Wolverhampton Society. He now serves on the Committe of the Black Country Society. \n 
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/birmingham-the-adventures-of-harry-payne-the-edwardian-literary-tramp/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Middleton":MAILTO:p.middleton@mid-anc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251101T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251101T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20240930T153037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T132235Z
UID:14822-1762005600-1762012800@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Birmingham: Was Your Ancestor a Criminal ?
DESCRIPTION:Was Your Ancestor a Criminal ? – An examination of 18th & 19th Century Crime\nPresenter – Colin Chapman.   This meeting will be in the John Peek Room.\nSeveral of today’s petty misdemeanours were regarded in the past as crimes. Were your ancestors involved as witnesses\, accusers\, jurors\, or even accused? Crimes were many and varied giving rise to much documentation for the family history researcher. \nColin Chapman is a Life Vice-President of the FFHS. He is Founder/co-founder of six county-based family history societies: President of three and Patron of another. A Vice-President and Fellow of the Society of Genealogists and a former member of its (then) Executive Committee. An acclaimed authority on WW1 German POWs held in Britain. \nColin has written numerous genealogically-related books\, three of which are published also in the United States. He originated the three-letter Chapman County Code for British Isles counties which formed the formed the basis for a British Standard and now an International Standard\, ISO-3166. that we all should be familiar with. \n 
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/birmingham-was-your-ancestor-a-criminal/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Middleton":MAILTO:p.middleton@mid-anc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251004T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251004T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20240930T152800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250201T224951Z
UID:14820-1759586400-1759593600@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Birmingham: Whose Ancestor is it Anyway? - Ethics in Family History"
DESCRIPTION:Whose Ancestor is it Anyway? – Ethics in Family History”\nPresenters – Margaret Roberts and Ann Simcock\n“I am only researching my family tree\, where does ethics come into it?” \nAs Family Historians we can be frequently faced with the questions – What information do I share? How do I share information? Should I share information? \nMargaret Roberts is an academic author\, experienced researcher\, speaker\, and genealogist who specialises in Sports history. She has numerous publications focussing on women in sport from Victorian swimming onwards. Margaret has presented diverse academic conferences and has given over 60 invited talks\, both on line and in person to public groups. She is editor of Britain’s only on line Sport and leisure History magazine Playing Pasts\, Chair of the FHS of Cheshire\, Trustee and Liaison Officer at the Family History Federation\, Trustee of Devon FHS\, Independent Researcher representative and Trustee of the British Society of Sports history and a member of the Few Forgotten Women team. \nAnn Simcock is a former history and drama teacher who has been researching her family for over 30 years. Since teaching her son at home\, prior to his going to Chetham’s Music School\, she has taken classes and given presentations\, in person and on Zoom\, in family history\, local history and drama for groups such as the WI\, U3A \, Family History Societies and others. Along with Margaret she is a member of Janet Few’s Few Forgotten Women Team who carry out research into women who would otherwise have been left in the shadows of history. \nMargaret and Ann will use this interactive session to discuss various scenarios you may encounter on your family history journey. \n 
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/birmingham-whose-ancestor-is-it-anyway-ethics-in-family-history/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Middleton":MAILTO:p.middleton@mid-anc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250906T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250906T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20240930T152520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250201T223726Z
UID:14816-1757167200-1757174400@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Birmingham: Peplow Memorial Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Peplow  Memorial Lecture – Heraldry\nPresenter – Adrian De Redman\nA light-hearted invitation to become addicted to the handmaid of history. \nSubject to confirmation nearer the time\, this is expected to be the first of a number of talks for those who would like a working understanding of the subject. Designed with the emphasis on “if heraldry isn’t fun\, chuck it!” \nAdrian is Vice Chairman (Heraldry) of the Midland Ancestors\, a post he has held for over 20 years. He is founder and Chairman of the Birmingham Heraldry Project\, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland\, Fellow of the Flag Institute\, Honorary Fellow of the Heraldry Society. He has been a heraldry addict since the age of 14\, he was granted Arms in 1989. \n  \n\nWilliam Augustus Peplow\nGus as he was known was a successful business man from the Black Country and descended from a long line of clockmakers. He had a keen interest in Heraldry\, which he helped develop in the society\, also making authoritative surveys of the hatchments of Worcestershire. He later became President of the Worcester Archaeological Society and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. After his demise in 1983 this annual lecture was set up in his memory. \n 
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/birmingham-peplow-memorial-lecture-4/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Adrian de Redman":MAILTO:heraldry@midanc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250906T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250906T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20250819T125133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T125550Z
UID:17481-1757152800-1757174400@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Closure of Kingsley Norris Room
DESCRIPTION:The talk by Adrian de Redman ‘A Brief Introduction to Heraldry’- will take place from 2pm to 4pm but there there will be NO access to the Kingsley Norris room beforehand. \nIf anyone arrives early they should make their way directly to the Dickens Room for the talk. \nThe new IT equipment is being installed and the room will be out of bounds from 10am-4pm.
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/closure-of-kingsley-norris-room/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250705T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250705T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20240930T152049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250201T223616Z
UID:14813-1751724000-1751731200@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Birmingham: Country House Libraries
DESCRIPTION:Country house libraries and a case study of the library at Linley Wood.\nPresenter – JJ Heath-Caldwell\nIn the 1700s and 1800s many of the old English gentry families amassed considerable collections of books in their country house libraries. These collections were a vast range of books passed down from ancestors\, relatives\, and friends of the family over the generations. Most of these country houses and their contents are now long gone\, the majority having been sold off in the mid-1900s. Some of these books can be found today in antiquarian bookshops\, often with bookplates or inscriptions just inside the front cover giving a clue to their original owner. \nJJ Heath-Caldwell gives this talk about country house libraries and a case study of the library at Linley Wood\, in Staffordshire\, the home of the Caldwell family from 1789 to 1949. The core of this library was established by James Caldwell (1759-1838) with many of the books\, and other family relics\, coming from families with names Bentley\, Coape\, Crompton\, Hacker\, Martin and Stamford. Later generations then brought additional books and relics from the Crowe\, Cuthbert\, Dalton\, Heath\, Helsham\, Hesketh\, Jones\, Long\, Marsh and Moore families. \n 
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/birmingham-country-house-libraries/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Middleton":MAILTO:p.middleton@mid-anc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250607T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250607T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20240930T151350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250201T223339Z
UID:14809-1749304800-1749312000@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Birmingham: Early 20th. Century Family and Social History Research
DESCRIPTION:Early 20th. Century Family and Social History Research\nPresenter – Stephen Dyer\nThe 1920s & 1930s was an era of defining events that would change the course of many families for decades to come\, leading up to the 1921 Census which was released in January 2022. Stephens talk looks at the effect on the family and social history following the end of World War One.\nStephen is National U3A Genealogy Subject Adviser and a member of the Society of Genealogists. \n  \n 
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/birmingham-early-20th-century-family-and-social-history-research/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Middleton":MAILTO:p.middleton@mid-anc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250607T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250607T133000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20250527T095910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250531T202927Z
UID:16412-1749299400-1749303000@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:National Volunteer Week - Meet the Trustees at the BMI
DESCRIPTION:National Volunteer Week at Midland Ancestors! \nJoin us on Saturday 7th June 2025\, from 12:30pm to 1:30pm\, at Sir Arthur Sullivan Hall\, Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, for an informal chat with the Trustees. Learn how you can get involved and help preserve family history! 📜✨\nCome along\, ask questions\, and explore exciting volunteer opportunities!
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/16412/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250606
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250607
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20250531T204604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250531T204826Z
UID:16448-1749168000-1749254399@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Volunteer Week - Friday 6th June 2025
DESCRIPTION:Volunteer Week – Friday 6th June 2025 \nJoin Our Team as Programme Secretary! \nAre you passionate about family history and eager to make a difference? Our Family History Society is looking for a volunteer Programme Secretary to help us organise engaging guest speakers for the Birmingham group.\nWhat You’ll Do:\n– Plan and coordinate our programme of talks- face to face and via Zoom.\n– Liaise with guest speakers and members to ensure a varied and exciting schedule.\n– Help promote events to encourage participation and grow our community. \nWhat We’re Looking For:\n– Organised and enthusiastic individuals with a love for history and genealogy.\n– Good communication skills and a friendly approach to working with others.\n– No experience necessary—just a willingness to get involved and learn! \nJoin us and help shape a vibrant and welcoming space for family history enthusiasts. To find out more or to apply\, contact Peter Middleton\nWe’d love to have you on board!
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/volunteer-week-friday-6th-june-2025/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Middleton":MAILTO:p.middleton@mid-anc.uk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250606
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20250531T203854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250531T210531Z
UID:16445-1749081600-1749167999@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Volunteer Week - Thursday 5th June
DESCRIPTION:Volunteer Week – Thursday 5th June \n📢 Volunteer Opportunity! 📢 \nAre you detail-oriented and a great listener? We need a volunteer to type up minutes from Executive Committee meetings using recorded audio. Help preserve important discussions and keep our records clear and organized! \nInterested? Get in touch today! \nGeneral Secretary: k.walker@midanc.uk
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/volunteer-week-thursday-5th-june/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Kim Walker":MAILTO:gensec@midanc.uk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250605
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20250531T203543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250531T204102Z
UID:16441-1748995200-1749081599@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Volunteer Week - Wednesday 4th June
DESCRIPTION:Volunteer Week – Wednesday 4th June \nJoin Midland Ancestors as a Shop Product Administrator! \nAre you detail-oriented and tech-savvy? We’re looking for a volunteer to test PDF files\, ensure bookmark links function correctly\, and add items to our shop.\n🔹 Role: To test pdf files to ensure bookmark links work and then add the item to our shop.\n🔹 Requirements: Windows 10/11 PC/Laptop & Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download available)\n🔹 Training: Full training and documentation provided\nMake a meaningful contribution to genealogy and heritage preservation. Join us today!
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/volunteer-week-wednesday-4th-june/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Kim Walker":MAILTO:gensec@midanc.uk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250603
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250604
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Week - Tuesday 3rd June
DESCRIPTION:Volunteer Week – Tuesday 3rd June \nTrustees\nJoin Our Team as a Trustee – Midland Ancestors Family History Society\nPassionate about genealogy & preserving history? We’re seeking a Trustee to help guide & grow our society\, ensuring family heritage is cherished & shared for generations.\nWhat You’ll Do:\n– Provide leadership & strategic direction\n– Support projects\, research & community engagement\n– Help shape the future of our genealogical society\nWho We’re Looking For:\n– Someone passionate about history & genealogy\n– A strong communicator & team player\n– Experience in governance or nonprofit leadership is a plus\nWhy Join Us?\n– Make a meaningful impact on historical preservation\n– Collaborate with fellow genealogy enthusiasts\n– Help connect people with their family stories \nInterested? Get in touch today! We’d love to hear from you.
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/volunteer-week-tuesday-3rd-june/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Kim Walker":MAILTO:gensec@midanc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250506T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250506T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20250415T182339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T182858Z
UID:16365-1746525600-1746543600@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Family History Centre - reopens at 10am
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/family-history-centre-reopens-at-10am-2/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250505T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250505T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20250415T182247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T182940Z
UID:16363-1746439200-1746457200@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Family History Centre - closed
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/family-history-centre-closed-4/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250503T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250503T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20240930T151028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250223T164722Z
UID:14805-1746266400-1746286200@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Birmingham: Society Conference and AGM
DESCRIPTION:Family History Day incorporating Annual General Meeting\nAn All day event with Speakers Sharon Hintze and Beverley Walker.\nProgramme Timings – \n09.30 – Doors Open & Registration\n10:00 – Welcome\n10:15 – Presentation by Sharon Hintze\, topic – By the Sweat of Thy Face; Occupations.\n11:15 – Coffee Break\n11:45 – AGM – A link to Agenda & Reports will appear here abt 4 weeks beforehand.\n12:30 – Lunch Break\n14:00 – Presentation by Beverley Walker\, topic – Gypsy Ancestors in the Midlands\n15:00 – Closing Words (Chairman/President)\n15:15 – Disperse \n\nSharon Hintze – Title: ‘By the Sweat of Thy Face’\nThis talk starts with Adam (the first ag lab) but focuses on the 18th and 19th centuries with a nod to censuses after 1900. Some occupations remain the same but have different names\, while others disappear from records as circumstances change. Emphasis is placed on the wide range of sources for occupations. Examples are given of occupations which are carried on through generations or families\, and occupations which are numerous in a specific area. \n  \nAudience members are invited to bring an example of an ancestor with an interesting occupation\, or a link to learning about a specific occupation. \nSharon has excellent credentials. She is a fifth generation family historian with roots in the West Midlands\, specifically Wednesbury. Sharon has served in various family history assignments for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints\, the longest spell being twenty years as Director of the London FamilySearch Centre. She is a member of the Irish Genealogical Research Society Library Committee and a member of Council for the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. Sharon is a well-known and frequent speaker on the family history circuit and occasional writer. \n  \nBeverley Walker – Title: ‘Gypsy Ancestors in the Midlands’\nWe welcome Beverley Walker who is to speak to us about researching gypsy ancestry.  Beverley discovered in 1985 when she started to research her family that her paternal grandmother (whom she never knew) was a Gypsy.  This led on to the study of genealogy with the University of London and a stint working for the GRO in St Catherine’s House though Beverley does say that they didn’t let her near the certificate production.  She then became an ‘heir hunter’ for a London based Probate Research Company.  Beverley has been a Member of the Romany & Traveller FHS and a committee member since 2004 in the roles of Membership Secretary\, Chair and Secretary and is a noted speaker on the subject. \n  \n\nThe society Family History Centre will be open at times during the day. \n 
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/society-conference-and-agm-2025/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Middleton":MAILTO:p.middleton@mid-anc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250422T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250422T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20250415T182101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T182632Z
UID:16361-1745316000-1745334000@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Family History Centre - reopens at 10am
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/family-history-centre-reopens-at-10am/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250421T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250421T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20250415T181920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T182807Z
UID:16359-1745229600-1745247600@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Family History Centre - closed
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/family-history-centre-closed-3/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250418T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250418T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20250415T181808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T182735Z
UID:16357-1744970400-1744988400@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Family History Centre - closed
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/family-history-centre-closed-2/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250417T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250417T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20250415T181626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T182550Z
UID:16355-1744884000-1744902000@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Family History Centre - closed
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/family-history-centre-closed/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250405T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250405T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20240930T150225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250201T222719Z
UID:14801-1743861600-1743868800@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Birmingham: How We Got Here – the story of back to back housing in Birmingham
DESCRIPTION:How We Got Here – the story of back to back housing in Birmingham.\nPresenters – David and Pam Humphries\nThis talk by husband and wife team David and Pam tells the story of back to back housing in Birmingham. Find out what was happening in the Town of Birmingham in the 18th & 19th centuries that led to half the population living in these tiny houses – and about their disappearance. \nIn retirement from the telecoms industry David has become a tour guide at the Back to Backs and a number of other heritage attractions in Birmingham. Along with Pam\, he was responsible for training as many as 150 new tour guides at The Coffin Works\, Highbury Hall & the Back to Backs. \nDavid and Pam are society members. \n  \n 
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/birmingham-how-we-got-here-the-story-of-back-to-back-housing-in-birmingham/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Middleton":MAILTO:p.middleton@mid-anc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250301T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250301T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20240930T145921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250201T222544Z
UID:14796-1740837600-1740844800@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Birmingham: My Churchley family – a typical West Midlands family?
DESCRIPTION:My Churchley family – a typical West Midlands family ?\nPresenter – Richard Churchley\nIn this talk our speaker will trace his family from early times through Worcestershire\, Warwickshire and North Gloucestershire in the 17th and 18th centuries and into Birmingham in the 19th century and then back out to Worcestershire in the 20th century.\nRichard has made use of various sources apart from the usual ones to try to put some substance on the bare bones of the family history. Although his surname is unusual\, what happened to the family typifies the experiences of many West Midlands families. \n  \n 
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/birmingham-my-churchley-family-a-typical-west-midlands-family/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Middleton":MAILTO:p.middleton@mid-anc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250201T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250201T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20240930T145527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250201T222457Z
UID:14793-1738418400-1738425600@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Birmingham: The Power of Balance - Kingsley Norris Memorial lecture
DESCRIPTION:The Power of Balance  – W&T Avery in the First World War’\nPresenter – Andrew Lound\nIt was a war that would forever change our view of humanity. A war that was driven by treaty and alliances. A war that would leave millions dead. The Great War started out as a great patriotic adventure and it would be over by Christmas (1914). The illusions of those heady days in August soon disappeared as a desperate struggle for survival began. This presentation  looks at the war from the point of view of W & T Avery Limited at Soho Foundry. Many of its employees volunteered to fight\, many were in reserved occupations as Avery’s produced vital materiel for war. With exclusive access to the Avery Archive it is a presentation that will shed a new light on the famous firm. \nAndrew is well known local speaker\, author and commentator and has appeared numerous times on radio and television both locally and internationally. \nThe Kingsley Norris Memorial Lecture is always by a society member.\nIt was from a germ of an idea of Dr. Stuart Kingsley Norris\, retired surgeon at Birmingham Eye Hospital\, that BMSGH now Midland Ancestors\, was established in 1963. As its pioneering founder member\, after his untimely death in 1972\, this annual lecture was set up in his memory. \n 
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/birmingham-the-power-of-balance-kingsley-norris-memorial-lecture/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Middleton":MAILTO:p.middleton@mid-anc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250111T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250111T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T020334
CREATED:20240930T144135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250201T225355Z
UID:14787-1736604000-1736611200@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Birmingham: Weeping Angels
DESCRIPTION:Weeping Angels – interpreting the symbolism of the Victorian cemetery\nSpeaker – David Moore\nSymbols are a language that can help us understand our past. As the saying goes\, “a picture paints a thousand words”: but which words? Understanding our past determines actively\, our ability to understand the present. David will take a journey back in time to look at the Victorian symbolism to be found in cemeteries and try to understand what messages the living were being left\, to tell the story of their dead loved ones. \n 
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/birminghamweeping-angels/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Middleton":MAILTO:p.middleton@mid-anc.uk
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