What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
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Kenilworth: Members’ Evening and Summer Refreshments – CANCELLED
Kenilworth Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End,, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United KingdomFamily History Workshop or Members' Evening. Topic to be confirmed. Summer Social This evening will be accompanied by our usual summer refreshments of strawberries and cream with drinkies.
Online Event -The Census
Online Event Using ZoomThe Census with Mark Thursfield The earliest census in Britain of any real use to family historians was held in 1841. Mark will explain this and others and how we can use the census to help us learn about our ancestors. Mark is a society member and regular presenter at the Midland Ancestors series of […]
Stourbridge: Group Visit – Church of St. Mary, Kingswinford – CANCELLED
St. Marys Church Kingswinford, United KingdomSummer Evening Visit to St. Mary’s Church, Kingswinford Margaret Penn will be our host The Parish Church of Kingswinford, St. Mary’s overlooks the village green where the pound can still be seen and ‘The Old Court House’ where years ago most of the parish business was transacted. This church used to serve a vast parish […]
National Archives Introductory Session – CANCELLED
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomNational Archives Familiarisation Intended for those who have possibly wanted to visit the National Archives, found their website a little daunting and then left it at that. Also for those who have visited perhaps just once and felt they have not had the best out of it. This is a group participation live computer assessment […]
Heraldry Group – CANCELLED
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomHeraldry - All good things come in threes …… Heraldry can appeal in three different ways: The Science (or the system), the History & Romance and The Art of Heraldry Quote from Ralph Brocklebanks publication “How to Do Heraldry”. Come along and join us to learn about and discuss Heraldry.
Online Event – Research at TNA
Online Event Using ZoomResearch at TNA with Phil Lamb In normal circumstances Phil regularly runs society outings to Kew and also twice a year runs a Familiarisation session at the BMI in Birmingham. Here he presents an on-line version to show how we can best make use of our lockdown time in preparation for when the National Archives […]
Online Event – Mabel Shaw OBE
Online Event Using ZoomMabel Shaw OBE with Penny Smith Penny will be telling us the story of a Wolverhampton grocers daughter and her work with the London Missionary Society. Penny is Chair of our Wolverhampton Group and Vice-Chair Genealogy of Midland Ancestors. Register no earlier than 7 days prior by using this link - Mabel Shaw All […]
Online Event – Wills before 1858
Online Event Using ZoomWills before 1858 with Mark Thursfield Our ancestors didn’t need to be wealthy to leave a will. Mark will show us what we can expect from early wills, how they might help us interpret the lives of our ancestors, and where and how we might find them. Mark is a society member and regular presenter […]
Birmingham: Peplow Memorial Lecture – CANCELLED
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomThe Role of Women in Medieval Heraldry Speaker: Dr. Paul A. Fox Early heraldry at a superficial level appears to have been a very masculine affair, but women played a much more important role than has been generally recognised. Moreover, the frequency with which maternal arms (or elements thereof) were inherited has been under-estimated. Such […]
Outing to The National Archives – CANCELLED
National Archives Bessant Drive, Richmond, London, United KingdomOuting to The National Archives The National Archives is the final resting place of all files and documents produced by the various departments of H.M. Government and its predecessors. Your Ancestors could well be in there somewhere, if you haven’t found him or her then perhaps you are not using the search engine to best […]
On Line – Family History Workshop
Online Event Using ZoomFamily History Workshop by Members An On Line Members Meeting where you can hear about other members research experiences. You can learn how they knocked down their brick walls, what new websites they found, how they got to grips with better known sites, any obscure or lesser known websites, archives offices or libraries, or tackled […]