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SUMMARY:London: "Wills & Probate"
DESCRIPTION:“Wills & Probate”\nA talk by Sharon Hintze. \nA talk primarily covering England and Wales\, and including how to use FamilySearch resources to find probate records and record copy wills online. \nMeetings will be held at the LDS Hyde Park Family Search Centre\, 64-68 Princes Gate\, Exhibition Road\, South Kensington\, SW7 2PA. Doors open 10.00; talks start 11.00. \nWe will have the research facility largely to ourselves for the day of our meetings so will not be restricted on time. We will be able to take coffee and tea into our meetings as well as sandwiches. \nIf you download and install a Chrome extension on your laptop (which uses the building Wi-Fi)\, you can search records\, use commercial websites for free and download images directly to your laptop after our meeting. In effect\, with the Chrome extension\, your laptop has the same premium access as the PCs in the FamilySearch Centre. This access only works\, of course\, if you are within the building on Exhibition Road since it is dependent on the building Wi-Fi address. Ask a member of staff about this if you are interested. \nUnderground stations: South Kensington (District\, Circle and Piccadilly Lines). \nBuses: 14\, 49\, 70\, 74\, 345\, 360\, 414\, 430\, C1
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/london-wills-probate/
LOCATION:London Family History Centre\, 64-68 Princes Gate\, Exhibition Road\, London\, SW7 2PA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:London Meetings,Public
ORGANIZER;CN="Andy Startin":MAILTO:a.startin@midanc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260110T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260110T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T174712
CREATED:20251201T113404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T155903Z
UID:19165-1768053600-1768057200@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:2026 Kingsley Norris Memorial Talk via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:As this is an online event\, you will need to register your interest via the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/eQjW05g5TQidHs8Fx9OsRQ. \nPlease use the email address we have on record as your credentials will be checked before allowing you into the session. There will be a cut off time of 30 minutes prior to the start time of the event to register. \nIf anyone would like assistance with joining the on-line Zoom sessions\, please contact the General Secretary or “MA-IT support” itsupport@midanc.uk \n  \n\nTitle: Autosomal DNA & One Name Studies\nSpeaker: John Titterton\nAs the registered researcher of the Titterton One Name Study\, John is\nresearching all instances of the name Titterton. He has established about 30\ndifferent Titterton family trees but there are a number of brick walls\nstopping them being connected together.\nThere are three types of DNA testing;\n· that going back in the female line (mitochondrial DNA);\n· that going back in the male line (Y Chromosome DNA)\n· that going back in all lines (autosomal DNA).\nOne might expect that the Y chromosome DNA tests would be the best one\nto help a One Name study. John was contacted by a complete stranger with\na Titterton grandmother. Their autosomal DNA test had three Titterton\nhits which did not connect to the grandparent nor to each other. The talk\ndiscusses how he was able to make connections between different Titterton\nbranches using these autosomal results. He was then able to break down\nbrick walls.
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/2026-kingsley-norris-memorial-talk-via-zoom/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings,On Line Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260114T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260114T213000
DTSTAMP:20260502T174712
CREATED:20251215T115249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T221035Z
UID:19248-1768419000-1768426200@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Kenilworth: "AI For Family History" via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:As this is an online event\, you will need to register your interest via the link below:\nClick here to register for this  meeting before 14th January 2026\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n   \nAI For Family History : What it can (and can’t) do for you\nSpeaker: Linda Hammond \nA practical\, no nonsense guide to using AI tools effectively (and knowing their limitations). \nLinda is a professional genealogist based in France\, with extensive speaking experience at major genealogy events including Roots Tech\, The Genealogy Show\, and the Really Useful Show. She is keen to engage with the audience during the Q & A session\, so be sure to bring your questions and comments. \nMore details at www.lindahammondresearch.com
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/kenilworth-group-zoom-meeting/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Kenilworth Meetings,On Line Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260124T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260124T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T174712
CREATED:20260106T221336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T203243Z
UID:19388-1769248800-1769270400@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:East Surrey Virtual Family History Fair: via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:East Surrey Virtual Family History Fair: via Zoom\nSaturday 24th January 2026 – Morning & Afternoon Sessions\nSee all the details for registration here\n  \nSee Event Poster 2026 Virtual Fair
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/east-surrey-online-fair-saturday-24th-january-2026/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Fairs,Public
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260124T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260124T163000
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CREATED:20250415T104304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T142325Z
UID:16327-1769265000-1769272200@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Stourbridge Group - AGM and a Short History of the Chance Brothers
DESCRIPTION:A Short History of the Chance Brothers\nSpeaker: Henry Chance
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/agm-and-short-history-of-the-chance-brothers/
LOCATION:Stourbridge\, St. Peter's Church Hall\, Pedmore\, West Midlands\, DY9 0SW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public,Stourbridge Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Burkitt":MAILTO:p.burkitt@mid-anc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260127T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260127T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T174712
CREATED:20251130T160011Z
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UID:19118-1769540400-1769547600@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Heraldry Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Why not come along and learn how to interpret the various coats of arms in stained glass windows\, church monuments\, etc\, and discover who married who\, together with their family history.
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/heraldry-group-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heraldry Group,Public
ORGANIZER;CN="Adrian de Redman":MAILTO:heraldry@midanc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260128T193000
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UID:18992-1769628600-1769634900@midland-ancestors.uk
SUMMARY:Wolverhampton: Longest Way Up and Shortest Way Down
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first meeting in 2026 of the Wolverhampton Group for a look at life in the Mounted Police by an experienced officer\, Stephen Gwilt\, with first-hand experience of the role. \nThe doors open at 7.15 p.m. for a 7.30 p.m. meeting start.  There is plenty of FREE parking at our venue and all members and visitors are welcome to join us for what promises to be an interesting presentation about the Mounted Police. \n 
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/wolverhampton-longest-way-up-and-shortest-way-down/
LOCATION:Wolverhampton\, The Terry Harding Room\, Perton Civic Centre\, Church Road\, Perton\,\, Wolverhampton\, Staffordshire\, WV6 7PD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public,Wolverhampton Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Penny Smith":MAILTO:wolverhamptonclasses@midanc.uk
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