Midland Ancestors

Boxing Day
2020-12-28 | West Midlands

Christmas Day
2020-12-25 | West Midlands

Kenilworth: Members' Evening and Christmas Social
2020-12-09 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Kenilworth, Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End,, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 1QJ, United Kingdom
Family History Workshop or Members’ Evening. Topic to be confirmed.
Christmas Social
Visitors are invited to bring a festive plate of food for one, which can be shared. We’ll provide the sparkling refreshments.

Bromsgrove: Worcestershire Remembered; City and rural life at the end of the 19th century
2020-12-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Bromsgrove Methodist Centre, 19 Stratford Road, Bromsgrove, Worcs, B60 1AS, United Kingdom
Speaker: Ray Sturdy

North Staffs: Research Evening
2020-12-07 19:30 - 21:00 | North Staffs, St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, ST4 6QD, United Kingdom
Research 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.
For this evening you will also be welcome to partake in festive refreshments

Birmingham: Bring and Share
2020-12-05 14:30 - 16:30 | Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 3BS, United Kingdom
Bring and Share
In the past members were very willing to bring along displays of their research and family history. There has been a move away from paper based records to computer aided storage. Members are invited to bring along your lap-tops and share examples of your research and encourage others who may not be confident.
Do please let Peter know what you are able to contribute.
Note that this meeting is not on a Wednesday evening but a Saturday afternoon, Festive Refreshments will be available.

Online Event - Criminal Records
2020-12-02 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Event Using Zoom
Researching Criminal Records with Penny Smith
We are frequently shocked when finding out how severely our criminal ancestors were punished for what now seem the slightest of offences. In 1868 in Wolverhampton, a sentence of 3 months hard labour was given to a 16 year old lad for the theft of a cap. Penny will guide us through the various ways to find the criminals in our ancestry, we all have black sheep somewhere.
Penny is Chair of our Wolverhampton Group and Vice-Chair Genealogy of Midland Ancestors.

Register by using this link – Criminals
All registrants will be acknowledged with full joining instructions included.
Registration closes at 12:00 noon the day prior and is currently restricted to 50 people.
Meeting times are prompt, please allow yourself good time. “Doors Open” at 1:30 pm for 2:00 pm start.
Visit this page to find out how we do it.

Midland Ancestors presentations shown via Zoom are the intellectual property of the speaker presenting. Copying or recording any event in any way is strictly prohibited without the express permission of the speaker. Midland Ancestors cannot be held responsible for any illegal copying or recording that may take place during this event.

Heraldry Group - CANCELLED
2020-11-24 19:15 - 21:00, 2020-10-27 19:15 - 21:00, 2020-09-22 19:15 - 21:00 | Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 3BS, United Kingdom
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
Quote from Ralph Brocklebanks publication “How to Do Heraldry”.

Come along and join us to learn about and discuss Heraldry.

Executive Committee Meeting
2020-11-18 19:15 - 21:00, 2020-09-16 19:15 - 21:00 | Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 3BS, United Kingdom
Executive Committee Meeting
To which satellite group committee members are invited

Online Event - Tompson or Thompson
2020-11-18 14:00 - 15:30 | West Midlands
Tompson or Thompson
The story of how family history research went wrong, or did it ? Perhaps I was wrong initially and the documents I was looking at later were right.
Dave Kerr will tell us about his researches in the Dudley and Sedgley areas and why you should explore all variations of a family name.
Dave is Chairman of Midland Ancestors London Group.

Register no earlier than 7 days prior by using this link – Tompson
All registrants will be acknowledged within about 24 hours.
Registration closes at 12:00 noon the day prior and is restricted to 100 people.
Meeting times are prompt, please allow yourself good time. “Doors Open” at 1:30 pm for 2:00 pm start.
Visit this page to find out how we do it.

Midland Ancestors presentations shown via Zoom are the intellectual property of the speaker presenting. Copying or recording any event in any way is strictly prohibited without the express permission of the speaker. Midland Ancestors cannot be held responsible for any illegal copying or recording that may take place during this event.

Stourbridge: Society Resources & Magic Lantern Show - CANCELLED
2020-11-17 19:30 | Stourbridge, St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, DY9 0SW, United Kingdom
Tonight we will have two presentations.
Society Resources with Caroline Mason + A Magic Lantern Show with Phil Lamb
Caroline will tell us more about the Midland Ancestor Society resources held in Birmingham, some 8000+ items, then we can sit back and relax and watch a nostalgic slide show of Stourbridge and surrounding areas whilst partaking of Festive Refreshments

Kenilworth: 'Family Networks in Elizabethan England' - CANCELLED
2020-11-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Kenilworth, Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End,, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 1QJ, United Kingdom
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 I could focus on Kenilworth families if you like and perhaps share some of the sources I use. I also like to bring women to the fore and show how they were central to creating these family networks (as with the Dugdale paper) so I can emphasise that and we could make that the focus of the Q&A.”

Online Event - Jacqui Kirk: Roots Investigator
2020-11-11 19:30 - 21:00 | West Midlands
Jacqui Kirk is a Professional Genealogist, based in Warwickshire. If you’ve read any of the genealogy detective novels, such as the Morton Farrier ones by Nathan Dylan Goodwin, you may be wondering what does this occupation really entail, and is it really as dangerous for the genealogist as the novels suggest? The Kenilworth Group posed this question to Jacqui, and she agreed to tell us some of her experiences.
You can register by using this link Jacqui Kirk: Roots Investigator
Registration is now OPEN
All registrants will be acknowledged within about 24 hours.
Registration closes at 12 noon on the day of the meeting. Our account restricts the number of attendees to 100.
Meeting times are prompt, please allow yourself good time, especially if you’re using Zoom for the first time.
“Doors Open” at 7:00pm for 7:30pm start.
Visit this page to find out how we do it.
Midland Ancestors presentations shown via Zoom are the intellectual property of the speaker presenting. Copying or recording any event in any way is strictly prohibited without the express permission of the speaker. Midland Ancestors cannot be held responsible for any illegal copying or recording that may take place during this event.

Bromsgrove: What’s in a Name – Talking Butts
2020-11-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Online Event Using Zoom
Online Event – Speaker: Anthony Paulton-Smith

Birmingham: 65 Brunswick Road, The Musical - CANCELLED
2020-11-07 14:30 - 16:30 | Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 3BS, United Kingdom
65 Brunswick Road – The Musical
Midlands author Shirley Thompson, who has published everything from biographies to fiction, poetry and children’s books, invites you to a musical adaptation of her 12th book, 65 Brunswick Road. This extensively researched, personal family saga relates the stories of five families from the 18th Century to the present day. Full of highs and lows: the heart-warming, tragic and frequently dramatic, plus many surprising connections.
Note that this meeting is not on a Wednesday evening but a Saturday afternoon

Online Event - Uncle George, Lost in France
2020-11-04 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Event Using Zoom
Searching for Uncle George, Lost in France 1916
Uncle George joined the army the day after War was declared in 1914. As a well educated young man working in the city, George was destined for an officer career. Joining the ranks he served in Egypt before being moved to Gallipoli. When invalided out from the action and sent back to Blighty, transferring to the Scots Guards was the start of his officer life only for it to be cut short at the Somme in September 1916.
Phil Lamb will explain his more than 15 year interest in George Marquand Truss, how he tracked his movements and the visit to Georges final resting place.

You can Register by using this link – Uncle George
All registrants will be acknowledged within about 24 hours.
Registration closes at 12:00 noon the day prior and is currently restricted to 50 people.
Meeting times are prompt, please allow yourself good time. “Doors Open” at 1:30 pm for 2:00 pm start.
Visit this page to find out how we do it.

Midland Ancestors presentations shown via Zoom are the intellectual property of the speaker presenting. Copying or recording any event in any way is strictly prohibited without the express permission of the speaker. Midland Ancestors cannot be held responsible for any illegal copying or recording that may take place during this event.

North Staffs: Staffordshire Past Track - CANCELLED
2020-11-02 19:30 - 21:00 | North Staffs, St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, ST4 6QD, United Kingdom
Staffordshire Past Track
Staffordshire’s History and Heritage on the Internet, a presentation by Staffordshire’s Senior Museum Officer Chris Copp

Stourbridge: Group Open Day & Family History Workshop - CANCELLED
2020-10-24 11:00 - 16:00 | Stourbridge, St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, DY9 0SW, United Kingdom
Grow your family tree with Midland Ancestors
The Stourbridge Group throw the doors open to the local community and invite them to come along to St. Peters Church Hall and see who we are.
Grow your family tree with our expert advice and free access to the groups family history resources. Learn how to use the three different search methods with Find My Past, get access and guidance with Family Search, and library version of Ancestry. Find how to use your local BMD website to access records from your local register office. There will also be available access to the Midland Ancestors Family History Centre and Library resources in Birmingham via remote link.
Do please note that this meeting is not on the usual Tuesday evening but a Saturday

Online Event - The 1939 Register
2020-10-21 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Event Using Zoom
The 1939 Register
Ann Simcock will explain to us how the Register came about and how it can be used to assist with researching our more recent ancestry. She will also highlight some of the frustrations associated with its use and have some suggestions to make your 2nd WW research more than just a list of facts,

You can Register now by using this link – 1939
All registrants will be acknowledged with full joining instructions included.
Registration closes at 12:00 noon the day prior and is currently restricted to 50 people.
Meeting times are prompt, please allow yourself good time. “Doors Open” at 1:30 pm for 2:00 pm start.
Visit this page to find out how we do it.

Midland Ancestors presentations shown via Zoom are the intellectual property of the speaker presenting. Copying or recording any event in any way is strictly prohibited without the express permission of the speaker. Midland Ancestors cannot be held responsible for any illegal copying or recording that may take place during this event.

Kenilworth: 'Jacqui Kirk: Roots Investigator' - CANCELLED
2020-10-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Kenilworth, Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End,, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 1QJ, United Kingdom
A talk by Jacqui Kirk
Jacqui will talk to us about her life as a professional genealogist.
REPLACED BY ZOOM TALK ON 11 NOVEMBER

Bromsgrove: The Boer War
2020-10-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Online Event Using Zoom
Online Event – Speaker: John Butterworth

Further Steps in Family History - CANCELLED
2020-10-10 | Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 3BS, United Kingdom
FURTHER STEPS IN FAMILY HISTORY
CONGRATULATIONS! you have made it back to the beginning of Civil Registration in 1837, but where do you go next?
You will now have to look at different records:
Parish Registers and Bishop’s Transcripts,
Poor Law Records
Early Wills; not proved in Law Courts but in Ecclesiastical Courts.
These records are more likely found in local Archives and Record Offices and not in National Archives.
There will also be a short talk on DNA testing.

Birmingham: Spread the Net Wider and Dig Deeper - CANCELLED
2020-10-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 3BS, United Kingdom
Spread 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 stories, both happy and sad. By using basic records and extracting every fact and hint and extending our research to include people and places involved with our ancestors, their stories can be discovered and a better understanding of our past revealed.

Online Event - Writing Your Family History
2020-10-07 14:00 - 15:30 | West Midlands
Writing Your Family History
Mike Sharpe will show us various approaches to writing and presenting a family history, either in print or online. Here he describes how to build basic facts about your family into an engaging narrative; how to add substance to this skeleton from genealogical and historical sources including how to deal with the non-text elements, photographs documents and maps. Mike finally will round off by giving some tips on writing your own life story.
Mike is Chairman of our Bromsgrove Group, society trustee, a professional researcher and genealogist.

Register no earlier than 7 days prior by using this link – Writing Your Family History
All registrants will be acknowledged with full joining instructions included.
Registration closes at 12:00 noon the day prior and is currently restricted to 50 people.
Meeting times are prompt, please allow yourself good time. “Doors Open” at 1:30 pm for 2:00 pm start.
Visit this page to find out how we do it.

Midland Ancestors presentations shown via Zoom are the intellectual property of the speaker presenting. Copying or recording any event in any way is strictly prohibited without the express permission of the speaker. Midland Ancestors cannot be held responsible for any illegal copying or recording that may take place during this event.

North Staffs: Research Evening - CANCELLED
2020-10-05 19:30 - 21:00 | North Staffs, St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, ST4 6QD, United Kingdom
Research 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.

London Branch members day: An ancestor of mine - CANCELLED
2020-10-03 11:00 - 13:00 | Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Rd, London, EC1M 7BA
Several short talks by members on one of their ancestors
Coffee, tea and biscuits beforehand

Local & Family History Fair - CANCELLED
2020-09-26 10:00 - 16:00 | Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 3BS, United Kingdom
A Community Focussed Event.
For the second time, this Midland Ancestors hosted community focussed event for Birmingham will feature not for profit local groups, history groups and genealogy groups, specialist interest groups, small commercials for postcards, photographs, memorabilia, books, local artwork, souvenirs and military interest. It will enable them all to show case their work to the general public and local community.
In the Theatre at the Midland Arts Centre in Cannon Hill Park.
Admission only £2
