What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
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AGM and Study Day Programme
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomBirmingham MeetingsAGM and Study Day Programme BMI, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BS Saturday 9th May 2026 10.00 - Doors Open & Registration 10.30 – Presentation: The History of Medicine. Dr Mike Jenkins Exploring the origins and evolution of medicine and the health challenges experienced by our ancestors, as well as the innovations that have supported […]
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North Staffs: Research
North Staffs St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, United KingdomNorth Staffs Meetings -
Kenilworth: ABM plus “Extraordinary Lives of Ordinary People”
Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United KingdomKenilworth MeetingsExtraordinary Lives of Ordinary People Speaker: Helen Lloyd An introduction to oral history, with audio extracts from the speaker's recordings of Birmingham life stories, and discussion of the pros and cons of oral history in a whistle-stop tour through the twentieth-century. Helen worked in radio for much of her life, including many years as a […]
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London: Group Visit to the The National Museum of Computing
The National Museum of Computing Block H, Bletchley Park, Bletchley, United KingdomLondon MeetingsGroup Visit to The National Museum of Computing The National Museum of Computing is an independent charity. It houses the world's largest collection of functional historic computers and World War II machines. The venue is a museum situated adjacent to the main Bletchley Park complex and is an independent museum with its own separate entrance […]
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Stourbridge Group – The Magic of Glass
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomStourbridge MeetingsThe Magic of Glass Speaker: Dr Kate Round In ancient times glass-making was viewed as mysterious and magical, it was alchemy, and referred to as ‘The Art Feat and Mystery of Glass’. Sand subjected to high temperatures became jewel-like material that could be moulded into vessels, magic indeed! It has clever physical properties, it […]
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Heraldry Group Meeting
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomHeraldry GroupWhy not come along and learn how to interpret the various coats of arms in stained glass windows, church monuments, etc, and discover who married who, together with their family history.
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North Staffs: Research
North Staffs St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, United KingdomNorth Staffs Meetings -
Family History Centre – CLOSED TODAY
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomThe Family History Centre in the Kingsley Norris Room at the Birmingham and Midland Institute will be CLOSED on Friday 5th June 2026. The whole of the BMI is closed for the day, so there will be no access to the Family History Centre.
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Family History Centre Open Today
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomBirmingham MeetingsThe Family History Centre is available for members on Saturday 6th June (from 10.15 – 13.45) when a guest speaker (Paulette Burkill) is due to attend the Birmingham Group meetings. To take advantage of this facility, members must book their place with Mark by email m.thursfield@midanc.uk beforehand.
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Birmingham: Pigs Take Precedence (New Street in 1817)
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomBirmingham MeetingsPigs Take Precedence (New Street in 1817) Speaker: Paulette Burkill In Handsworth Historical Society’s collection is a ten-page booklet, published for some of her friends in January 1877 by someone we know only as LB of Bromsgrove House, Aston Manor, with her memories of New Street sixty years earlier in 1817, when she was […]
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Stourbridge Group – Summer Visit – Red Cone
Red Cone High Street, Wordsley, Stourbridge, United KingdomStourbridge MeetingsSummer Visit to the Red Cone Tuesday 16th June 2026. 1.45pm for 2pm prompt start to the guided tour A great opportunity to see the Red Cone after its stunning £1.5million renovation. The tour will be guided by Dr Kate Round. The cost of the visit is £5 for both members and non […]
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Heraldry Group Meeting
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomHeraldry GroupWhy not come along and learn how to interpret the various coats of arms in stained glass windows, church monuments, etc, and discover who married who, together with their family history.