What’s On at Midland Ancestors –

  • Kenilworth: Members’ Evening and Summer Refreshments – CANCELLED

    Kenilworth Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End,, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
    Kenilworth Meetings

    Family History Workshop or Members' Evening.  Topic to be confirmed. Summer Social This evening will be accompanied by our usual summer refreshments of strawberries and cream with drinkies.

  • Online Event -The Census

    Online Event Using Zoom

    The Census with Mark Thursfield The earliest census in Britain of any real use to family historians was held in 1841. Mark will explain this and others and how we […]

  • National Archives Introductory Session – CANCELLED

    Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
    Classes

    National Archives Familiarisation Intended for those who have possibly wanted to visit the National Archives, found their website a little daunting and then left it at that. Also for those […]

  • Heraldry Group – CANCELLED

    Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
    Birmingham Meetings

    Heraldry - 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 […]

  • Online Event – Research at TNA

    Online Event Using Zoom

    Research at TNA with Phil Lamb In normal circumstances Phil regularly runs society outings to Kew and also twice a year runs a Familiarisation session at the BMI in Birmingham. […]

  • Online Event – Mabel Shaw OBE

    Online Event Using Zoom

    Mabel Shaw OBE with Penny Smith Penny will be telling us the story of a Wolverhampton grocers daughter and her work with the London Missionary Society. Penny is Chair of […]

  • Online Event – Wills before 1858

    Online Event Using Zoom

    Wills before 1858 with Mark Thursfield Our ancestors didn’t need to be wealthy to leave a will. Mark will show us what we can expect from early wills, how they […]

  • Birmingham: Peplow Memorial Lecture – CANCELLED

    Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
    Birmingham Meetings

    The Role of Women in Medieval Heraldry Speaker: Dr. Paul A. Fox Early heraldry at a superficial level appears to have been a very masculine affair, but women played a […]

  • Outing to The National Archives – CANCELLED

    National Archives Bessant Drive, Richmond, London, United Kingdom

    Outing 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 […]