What’s On at Midland Ancestors –

  • Online Event – Civil Registration

    Online Event Using Zoom

    Civil Registration with Jackie Cotterill Jackie will explain Civil Registration, how it came about, how it evolved and how it relates to other areas of interest to family historians.   Register no earlier than 7 days prior by using this link - Civil Registration All registrants will be acknowledged with full joining instructions included. Registration […]

  • Executive Committee Meeting

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

    Executive Committee Meeting To which satellite group committee members are invited

  • 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 Quote from Ralph Brocklebanks publication “How to Do Heraldry”.   Come along and join us to learn about and discuss Heraldry.

  • Local & Family History Fair – CANCELLED

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

    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 […]

  • North Staffs: Research Evening – CANCELLED

    North Staffs St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, United Kingdom
    North Staffs Meetings

    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.

  • Online Event – Writing Your Family History

    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 […]

  • Birmingham: Spread the Net Wider and Dig Deeper – CANCELLED

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

    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 […]

  • Further Steps in Family History – CANCELLED

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

    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 […]

    £5
  • Bromsgrove: The Boer War

    Online Event Using Zoom

    Online Event - Speaker: John Butterworth

  • Kenilworth: ‘Jacqui Kirk: Roots Investigator’ – CANCELLED

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

    A talk by Jacqui Kirk Jacqui will talk to us about her life as a professional genealogist. REPLACED BY ZOOM TALK ON 11 NOVEMBER

  • Online Event – The 1939 Register

    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 […]