What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
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Online Event – Park Street Burial ground
Online Event Using ZoomPark Street Burial Ground - The HS2 Dig Did you know that one of the biggest archaeological digs in the UK has been taking place in Birmingham city centre ? Park Street burial ground was begun in 1810 as an overspill burial site from St Martins. The Bull Ring cemetery was filling up as the […]
Kenilworth: ‘Maundy Rodgers – A doctor abroad’
Online Event Using ZoomA talk by John Frearson Maundy Rodgers: A doctor abroad Wimeraux and Amara during WWI Maundy was an Assistant Surgeon 4th Class from India, and with his hospital served in France in the seaside town of Wimereux in WWI from 1914 and later went Mesopotamia. He was mentioned in Dispatches. The talk gives a family […]
Online Event – Spread the Net Wider and Dig Deeper
Online Event Using ZoomSpread 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 […]
Kenilworth: ‘A Brummie in the Family’
Online Event Using ZoomA talk by Vanessa Morgan NOTE: Our scheduled speaker, Helen Ball, who was going to talk to us about Heir-hunting, would prefer to give her talk in-person, so according to the new talk schedule, this will be postponed until the Spring/Summer 2022 (date TBC). Instead, Vanessa Morgan has agreed to do a talk for us, […]
Online Event – Birth & Death. The Hidden Secrets of Registration
Online Event Using ZoomBirth & Death, The Hidden Secrets of Registration Presenter - Antony Marr Why can the same birth be registered more than once and in different years ? Why does a single death registration involve three different certificates ? This talk by Antony Marr will look at the complex rules of registering birth and death events, […]
Kenilworth: ‘Family Networks in Elizabethan England’ – CANCELLED
Online Event Using ZoomWITH APOLOGIES, THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO BEREAVEMENT Re-scheduled for 2022 - further details will be available in due course Family Networks in Elizabethan England A talk by Cathryn Enis, Honorary Research Fellow at the College of Arts and Law, University of Birmingham Cathryn writes, "I tend to specialise in family networks so […]
Online Event – Why Pay ??
Online Event Using ZoomWhy Pay For Information From the Internet ? Presenter - John Hanson FSG No one likes to pay for information unless they have to and, whilst there is an increasing trend towards more information going into pay per view sites, there is still a lot around for free - if you know where and how […]
On Line Event: My Millward Family – Kingsley Norris Memorial Lecture
Online Event Using ZoomRe-scheduled, New Date & On Line. Not in the BMI My Millward Family - 50 Years Of Research A Presentation by Jackie Cotterill Jackie says - This is the story of researching my paternal family and what started as a journey of hope, after 50 years, I am no further forward – or back […]
Kenilworth: ‘Beer, Bets and Bullbaiting’
Online Event Using ZoomA talk by Mary Bodfish. Mary hails from Smethwick, West Midlands, and has been researching her family history - and more! - for many years, and giving talks for over 20 years. Our forebears revelled in bull-baitings, cockfighting, boxing matches and abominable drunkenness; especially in the Black Country. The boozy, bloody amusements of the working […]
Stourbridge: AGM followed by Society Resources
Online Event Using ZoomSociety Resources & Website A presentation by Caroline Mason and Phil Lamb Caroline is a long time volunteer worker at the group Family History Centre, the little used resource at the BMI in Birmingham, she will tell us what can be found there. Phil will give us a tour of the society website. This meeting […]
Online Event – Introduction to the 1921 Census
Online Event Using ZoomIntroducing the 1921 Census of England & Wales A Presentation by Myko Clelland The 1921 Census of England and Wales is here. Join Findmypast for an unmissable exploration of the biggest new arrival in family history. After years spent digitising and transcribing this unique snapshot of our recent history, discover the stories and secrets contained […]
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 […]