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Event Postponed - it will not take place on 25 June - Revised date to be confirmed later Ballymena Branch Outing - Time 10 am - 12 noon. A Guided Tour […]
Interactive talk on the system of hereditary Irish surnames, their origins and locations.
Hybrid event: on site & on zoom. Those wishing to attend on zoom should e-mail the branch secretary at Ballymena@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Talk demonstrating how to identify family connections through building trees around DNA matches.
Hybrid event: on site & on zoom. Those wishing to attend on zoom should e-mail the branch secretary at Ballymena@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Pre-Hallowe'en talk on stories, superstitions and folklore in Ulster.
Hybrid event: on site & on zoom. Those wishing to attend on zoom should e-mail the branch secretary at Ballymena@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Hybrid event: on site & on zoom. Those wishing to attend on zoom should e-mail the branch secretary at Ballymena@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Talk on the effects of the storm on 'Night of the Big Wind' 6 January 1839.
Hybrid event: on site & on zoom. Those wishing to attend on zoom should e-mail the branch secretary at Ballymena@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
*Amended topic and speaker*
Talk for NIFHS Ballymena Branch, The Irish Land Commission Records by Natalie Bodle, Thursday 30 March 2023 @ 7:15 pm.
Hybrid event: on site & on zoom. Those wishing to attend on zoom should e-mail the branch secretary at Ballymena@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Talk on emigration to Australia and New Zealand with an explanation of the colonies, states and territories and references to where the records are to be found.
Hybrid event: on site & on zoom. Those wishing to attend on zoom should e-mail the branch secretary at Ballymena@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Hybrid event: on site & on zoom. Those wishing to attend on zoom should e-mail the branch secretary at Ballymena@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Talk for NIFHS Ballymena Branch, Researching the McMaster Family by James McMaster, Thursday 28 September 2023 @ 7:15 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Ballymena Branch, Wikitree by Anne Johnston, Thursday 26 October 2023
Talk for NIFHS Ballymena Branch, Emigration to Canada by Ray Fynes, Thursday 30 November 2023 @ 7:15 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Ballymena Branch, From Powdered Dandy to Old Bear – the Life of a Georgian Gentleman by Peter Carr, Thursday 18 January 2024 @ 7:15 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Ballymena Branch, Northern Ireland Film Archive by Bronagh McAtasney, Thursday 29 February 2024 @ 7:15 pm.
NIFHS Ballymena Branch Trip, Visit to Broughshane Museum with Dr Tony Redmond, Thursday 28 March 2024.