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Only on Zoom Zoom open from 7:00 pm Meeting starts at 7:30 pm Belfast Branch members have been notified of the link to join the meeting on Zoom. Others who are interested in joining the meeting - contact the Branch Secretary at Belfast@nifhs.org to request Zoom link. “WikiTree” - Anne Johnston Anne Johnston is well […]
Only on Zoom
Zoom open from 7:00 pm
Meeting starts at 7:30 pm
Following our Belfast Branch AGM, three Belfast Branch members from Australia, Canada and USA will make short presentations about their key Irish ancestors. Ancestral surnames will include Redfern, MacNutt, Hyndman, Crawford, Dawson, McCallum, McMillan and Chestnutt.
Workshops for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Tuesday 19 September 2023 from 1pm-4pm pm in East Belfast Visitor Centre.
Talk for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Dating Old Family Photos by Stephen Gill, Tuesday 26 September @ 7:30 pm. Zoom meeting.
NIFHS Research Centre Open Day for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Saturday 7 October 2023, time TBC
Talk for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Tracing Your County Tyrone Ancestors by Vincent Brogan, Tuesday 24 October @ 7:30 pm.
Zoom meeting.
Talk for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Catherine O’Hare Schubert : From the Mournes to the Rockies – A Mourne Heroine by Donna Weir, Tuesday 28 November @ 7:30 pm. Zoom meeting.
Christmas Party with Quiz for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Tuesday 12 December @ 7:30 pm in St Donard’s Church Hall, Beersbridge Road, Belfast
Talk for NIFHS Belfast Branch, The Merchant families of Belfast in Belfast City Cemetery by Richard Graham, Tuesday 23 January 2024 @ 7:30 pm. Zoom meeting.
NIFHS Research Centre Open Day for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Saturday 10 February 2024, time TBC
Talk for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Thomas Russell’s Belfast by Dr Jonathan Wright (Maynooth University), Tuesday 27 February 2024 @ 7:30 pm.
Zoom meeting.
Talk for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Early Ulster/Scottish Migration by Chris Paton, Tuesday 26 March 2024 @ 7:30 pm. Zoom meeting.
Talk for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Workhouse Records by Gillian Doherty (PRONI), Tuesday 23 April 2024 @ 7:30 pm.
Zoom meeting.
AGM for NIFHS Belfast Branch followed by Talks by three of our overseas members, Tuesday 28 May 2024 @ 7:30 pm.
Zoom meeting.
Belfast City Cemetery Open Day with NIFHS Belfast Branch, Sunday, 15 September 2024 from 10.30am to 5pm.
On-site event.
Talk for NIFHS Belfast Branch, From Peel to the PSNI : The History of Policing in Ireland by Roy Black, Tuesday, 24 September 2024 at 7.30 pm.
Zoom event. Those wishing to attend should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Belfast@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Outing to NIFHS Research Centre, Saturday, 5 October 2024, 10:30-14:30.
On-site event
Talk for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Tracing Your Irish Ancestors in County Donegal by Una Matthewson, Tuesday, 22 October 2024 at 7.30 pm.
Zoom event. Those wishing to attend should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Belfast@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
The aim of this talk is to give an overview of the family history resources available to the family history researcher and to introduce some of the gems of the Donegal Studies Collection.
Donegal County Library holds a valuable and diverse collection of family and local history resources relating to the history and heritage of the county.
Irish family history research can be challenging due to the lack of census returns and the relatively late introduction of civil registration. However, there is a wealth of alterative records available that can help piece together your family history, ranging from the very early Muster Rolls of 1630 to Griffith’s Valuation of the mid-1850s and may more. The Donegal Studies Collection holds many of these resources, as well as more general materials relating to the history of the province. Local history books that can often contain information that can round off your dedicated years of research, by situating your family members in a time and place.
Workshop for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 13:00-16:00. Postponed from 17 September.
On-site event.
Talk for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Mother and Baby Institutions, by Prof. Sean O'Connell (Queen's University Belfast), on Tuesday, 26 November 2024 at 7.30 pm.
Zoom event. Those wishing to attend should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Belfast@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
*Please note change of date.* Christmas Party and Entertainment for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Tuesday, 17 December 2024 at 7.30 pm.
On-site event.