What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
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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.
Local & Family History Fair – CANCELLED
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomA Community Focussed Event. For the second time, this Midland Ancestors hosted community focussed event for Birmingham will feature not for profit local groups, history groups and genealogy groups, specialist interest groups, small commercials for postcards, photographs, memorabilia, books, local artwork, souvenirs and military interest. It will enable them all to show case their work […]
London Branch members day: An ancestor of mine – CANCELLED
Society of Genealogists 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Rd, London, EC1M 7BASeveral short talks by members on one of their ancestors Coffee, tea and biscuits beforehand
North Staffs: Research Evening – CANCELLED
North Staffs St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, United KingdomResearch Evening. When members can avail themselves of the Groups resources, in fiche, film and book form. You can also get guidance on doing internet research.
Online Event – Writing Your Family History
Writing Your Family History Mike Sharpe will show us various approaches to writing and presenting a family history, either in print or online. Here he describes how to build basic facts about your family into an engaging narrative; how to add substance to this skeleton from genealogical and historical sources including how to deal with […]
Birmingham: Spread the Net Wider and Dig Deeper – CANCELLED
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomSpread the Net Wider and Dig Deeper. Speaker: Ann Simcock When we first begin to research our families often the aim is to try and get as far back as possible adding names and dates with a hope to find a link to someone famous. However, our ancestors were living breathing human beings with fascinating […]
Further Steps in Family History – CANCELLED
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomFURTHER STEPS IN FAMILY HISTORY CONGRATULATIONS! you have made it back to the beginning of Civil Registration in 1837, but where do you go next? You will now have to look at different records: Parish Registers and Bishop’s Transcripts, Poor Law Records Early Wills; not proved in Law Courts but in Ecclesiastical Courts. These records […]
Bromsgrove: The Boer War
Online Event Using ZoomOnline Event - Speaker: John Butterworth
Kenilworth: ‘Jacqui Kirk: Roots Investigator’ – CANCELLED
Kenilworth Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End,, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United KingdomA talk by Jacqui Kirk Jacqui will talk to us about her life as a professional genealogist. REPLACED BY ZOOM TALK ON 11 NOVEMBER
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 […]
Online Event – The 1939 Register
Online Event Using ZoomThe 1939 Register Ann Simcock will explain to us how the Register came about and how it can be used to assist with researching our more recent ancestry. She will also highlight some of the frustrations associated with its use and have some suggestions to make your 2nd WW research more than just a list […]
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 […]