What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
First Steps Training Day in Birmingham
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomA One Day Course - Tracing Your Ancestors to 1837. Intended for those new to family history and who want to learn how to research their ancestors Learn how to get started, organise records, find out where to look for information and what can be found. Amongst the post 1837 topics covered will be - […]
Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting To which satellite group committee members are invited This evenings meeting re-scheduled from 17th April.
Stourbridge: King John – The Worst King but the Greatest Legacy
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomMax Keen is our speaker for this evening. Max says “ a snarling, scheming, spineless, cruel, ruthless taxman, womaniser and tyrannical King. Is there anything good to say about the man?” As usual Max will be in full costume, that of Sir William Marshall, Englands greatest knight and will entertain us in his own inimitable […]
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 "How to Do Heraldry".
Wolverhampton: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomCommonwealth War Graves Commission A talk about how the Commission came into existence during WW1 and some of the obstacles it faced. Also some social history around the founding, what records are kept and how they can be accessed. Plus some local history and information on any current projects or local events which may be […]
Family Tree Live – Family History Fair
Family Tree Live at Alexandra Palace 26th - 27th April 2019 An event at which Midland Ancestors will be present. More details to follow.
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 to deliver its collections to digital audiences. Since then we’ve been busy growing Corals to enable other organisations to join us. In this talk we’ll […]
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 […]