What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
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 […]
Kenilworth: Resources of Midland Ancestors & ABM
Kenilworth Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End,, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United KingdomResources of Midland Ancestors A presentation by Caroline Mason and Jackie Cotterill. Caroline has been for a long time a librarian in the society library at the BMI in Birmingham. Jackie is General Secretary of the society. This meeting will be preceded by the AGM which should take no time at all.
North Staffs: Research Evening
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.
Bromsgrove: The Stagecoach Era
Bromsgrove Methodist Centre 19 Stratford Road, Bromsgrove, Worcs, United KingdomThe Stagecoach Era How the stagecoach transformed our area. A presentation by John Butterorth
Outing to The National Archives
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 […]