What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
Birmingham Meetings
Birmingham: AGM followed by “Birmingham Photo Archive”
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomCorals Birmingham photo archive Our speaker writes “Back in 2013 we began working on something special. In partnership with the Library of Birmingham we developed Corals, a web platform designed […]
Heraldry Group
Heraldry Heraldry can be admired, or enjoyed, (or even disliked) at a distance, but it can be much more fun with a measure of participation. Quote from Ralph Brocklebanks publication […]
Birmingham: Winterbourne House Archives
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomWinterbourne House Archives An Edwardian historic house and garden nestled in a leafy corner of Birmingham, just minutes from the city centre, Winterbourne House was built in 1904 as the family home […]
Heraldry Group
Heraldry Heraldry can be admired, or enjoyed, (or even disliked) at a distance, but it can be much more fun with a measure of participation. Quote from Ralph Brocklebanks publication […]
Birmingham: Oral History at The Hive
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomOral History at The Hive The Hive is jointly home to Worcester Records Office and The University of Worcester. Maggie Tohill our speaker is an archivist with the Worcestershire Archive […]
Birmingham: Peplow Memorial Lecture
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomPeplow Memorial Lecture William Augustus Peplow was a successful business man from the Black Country and descended from a long line of clockmakers. He had a keen interest in Heraldry, […]
“The Lost Children” exhibition
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomBetween 1873 and 1948, around 6000 destitute children were sent from the Birmingham Childrens Emigration Homes, often referred to as Middlemore Homes, to live with farmers in the wilds of […]
Heraldry Group
Heraldry Heraldry can be admired, or enjoyed, (or even disliked) at a distance, but it can be much more fun with a measure of participation. Quote from Ralph Brocklebanks publication […]
Birmingham: An Accident Waiting to Happen?
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomAn Accident Waiting to Happen? The story of the Whittall Street explosion of 1859. Hear Liz Palmers account of the explosion at the Whittal Street Percussion Cap factory which claimed […]
Heraldry Group
Heraldry Heraldry can be admired, or enjoyed, (or even disliked) at a distance, but it can be much more fun with a measure of participation. Quote from Ralph Brocklebanks publication […]
Birmingham: The Quarter Sessions: A resource for family historians
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomThe Quarter Sessions: A resource for family historians. Genealogist, author and publisher Mike Sharpe will tell us about what is perhaps an oft overlooked resource for family historians, The Quarter […]
Heraldry Group
Heraldry Heraldry can be admired, or enjoyed, (or even disliked) at a distance, but it can be much more fun with a measure of participation. Quote from Ralph Brocklebanks publication […]