What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
Kenilworth: ‘Maundy Rodgers’ – CANCELLED
Kenilworth Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End,, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United KingdomA talk by John Frearson Wimereux and Amara during WWI Maundy was an Assistant Surgeon 4th Class from India, and with his hospital served in France in the seaside town of Wimereux in WWI from 1914 and later went Mesopotamia. He was mentioned in Dispatches. The talk gives a family and military history - and […]
Stourbridge: Louis Etienne Goulé, Part Two – CANCELLED
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomLouis Etienne Goulé, Part Two with Wendy Larmour Following on from her talk of September 2018, Wendy will tell us part two of the enthralling story of Louis Etienne Goulé and a Threadbare Wellington Quilt. Wendy asks the question “Mad” or “Bad”? She says that this is just one of the important questions that need […]
Online Event – Civil Registration
Online Event Using ZoomCivil 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 KingdomExecutive Committee Meeting To which satellite group committee members are invited
Heraldry Group – CANCELLED
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomHeraldry - 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 KingdomA 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 […]
London Branch members day: An ancestor of mine – CANCELLED
Society of Genealogists 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Rd, London, EC1M 7BASeveral short talks by members on one of their ancestors Coffee, tea and biscuits beforehand
North Staffs: Research Evening – CANCELLED
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.
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 KingdomSpread 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 KingdomFURTHER 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 […]
Bromsgrove: The Boer War
Online Event Using ZoomOnline Event - Speaker: John Butterworth