Derry City & Strabane Heritage & Museum Service | Bernadette Walsh
Foyle Branch ZoomA Zoom talk by Bernadette Walsh, for the NIFHS Foyle Branch.
.
How to Search:
• To find events organised by a particular Branch, for example Lisburn Branch, search for ‘Lisburn Branch’.
• To search for a particular type of Event, search for ‘talk’, ‘outing’, ‘DNA school’, ‘AGM’, ‘quiz’, etc.
• To search for a particular Event or Speaker, search the name, or part of the name.
.
To see all the available Events within a particular month, switch to the ‘Month‘ view.
.
A Zoom talk by Bernadette Walsh, for the NIFHS Foyle Branch.
Vicky Graham & other Branch Members
Zoom Talk by Roddy Hegarty for the NIFHS Foyle Branch.
Zoom talk by Dr Janet Few for the NIFHS Causeway Branch.
Talk about the history, construction & operation of lighthouses around this island.
Y-DNA can be a very powerful tool to break through a brick wall. It can be used on any of your family lines if you test the correct person. This Zoom class will cover the different levels of testing available and will explain how to interpret and work with your Y-DNA results. For more details […]
Guided walk and talk about the house and it’s people, by Clive Scoular. (clivescoular.com ) Face coverings required, bring light snack/picnic. Please register in advance: Killyleagh@nifhs.org
The Advantages of MT-DNA Mitochondrial DNA is the least used DNA test within Northern Ireland however it can give you useful information about your family lines going back many hundreds – and even thousands – of years. This course will explain how it works and how it can be used to further your family research. […]
Zoom talk by Ken McCormack, Historian, Author and Broadcaster, for the NIFHS Foyle Branch.
Just starting out on your DNA journey? Faced with a list of cousin matches with surnames that you don’t recognise? This session will introduce you to a simple methodology which helps you to organise your DNA match list and tries to make sense of your matches. For more details and Booking - go to the […]
We all have DNA matches on our X chromosome. We can access these from our standard (autosomal) DNA tests. Find out how! We can learn different things from brothers’ and sisters’ and cousins’ X-matches. X matches can skip generations. X matches can narrow the focus to specific families. We’ll be discussing what X matches are […]
Using the maternal and paternal tabs on Family Tree DNA is an excellent way to make progress with your DNA matches. This session will cover how the integration of your family tree and your matches page can unveil new information that can lead you to confirm your relationship to a new match. For more details […]
How can DNA testing help with your family history research? This session will look at how you can maximise success when analysing your DNA results and help you to fulfil your genealogical goals. For more details and Booking - go to the DNA Summer School page
The Ballycarry DNA and its new sister project based in the parish of Islandmagee has already confirmed many links between our volunteer testers and between our testers and others around the world. We’ll be discussing some of the things we have found and explaining how we can all make similar finds in our own DNA […]
To avoid any doubt, proving DNA matches conclusively requires the use of a chromosome browser. This talk will explain the basic concept of what this tool can do and how to use it simply and effectively. For more details and Booking - go to the DNA Summer School page
This session will explain how ethnicity percentages are calculated and how they can be useful in analysing your DNA cousin matches. For more details and Booking - go to the DNA Summer School page.
Chromosome painting is a relatively new, yet powerful, tool available through DNA Painter which can be used to identify which segments of DNA you get from which ancestor. In this class you will also learn how to amalgamate your matches list from FTDNA and My Heritage and organise them by segment. For more details and […]
Mike McKeag & Martin McDowell
Zoom Talk by branch members of the NIFHS Lisburn Branch.
New member welcome and catch up with members of the NIFHS Tyrone Branch.
Zoom Waiting Room opens at 10.30 am
AGM Business starts at 11.00 am
Guest Speaker Talk at 12.30 pm - Dr Nic Wright on “Pre-history of the CCG Area”
Zoom talk by Desmond McCabe (PRONI) for NIFHS Larne Branch. If you would like to participate in the Zoom meeting, please contact our Branch Secretary before 12pm on the Saturday before the talk takes place, via email to Larne@nifhs.org, and you will be sent a link which will enable you to join the Zoom meeting.
Discover the extraordinary variety of sources that can be accessed online. Zoom talk by Chris Paton for the Belfast Branch.
A Zoom talk by Andrew Kerr for NIFHS Causeway Coast and Glens Branch. The Zoom link will be sent to local branch members a week beforehand. Members of other branches wishing to attend should e-mail the branch secretary at causeway@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Zoom talk by Eddie Connolly for NIFHS Ballymena Branch.
Michael Kennedy
Dr Bob Curran
Zoom Talk by Stephen Gill for NIFHS Lisburn Branch.
Zoom meeting : Mini talks by branch members, for the NIFHS Tyrone Branch, Tuesday 12 October 2021.
Zoom Talk by Jacky Wilson, for NIFHS Larne Branch. If you would like to participate in the Zoom meeting, please contact our Branch Secretary before 12pm on the Saturday before the talk takes place, via email to Larne@nifhs.org, and you will be sent a link which will enable you to join the Zoom meeting.
From Dungannon to Dungannon : A Scots/Irish Journey, a talk by John Palmer for the South Tyrone Family History Society. To access link, please email southtyrone@nifhs.org.
Zoom Talk by Stephen Gill for NIFHS Lisburn Branch.
Northern Irish Land Registry, established in 1892, what these are and how to find them. Zoom talk by Des McCabe, PRONI, for the NIFHS Belfast Branch.
Zoom Talk by Maureen McKinney for NIFHS Causeway Coast and Glens Branch. The Zoom link will be sent to local branch members a week beforehand. Members of other branches wishing to attend should e-mail the branch secretary at causeway@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Zoom talk by David Hume for NIFHS Ballymena Branch.
An online Zoom class with Martin McDowell As Halloween approaches, this talk will focus on how to reconstruct the DNA of deceased ancestors such as parents and grandparents. This is done by comparing your own autosomal DNA results with those of your confirmed matches. We will show how this can help you with your family […]
Virtual Branch Meeting on Zoom "Living Through the Troubles" - a Talk by Dr Keith Munro
An online Zoom class with Mike McKeag Most of us can trace some of our ancestors back to the 1830s, before the Great Famine. What were they, their lives, their homes, their work, their entertainments like? This is the sort of background information that helps to bring those people to life and can make a […]
Virtual Presentation and talk by Joy Smith, from Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon Family History Association, about a collection of early 1900s photographs, the places and people featured, for the NIFHS Killyleagh Branch.
Zoom Talk by Irene O’Brien (Glasgow City Archives) for NIFHS Newtownabbey Branch.
Zoom Talk by Jill Williams for NIFHS Lisburn Branch.
Zoom talk, Mils and Millers of Tyrone, by Sebastian Graham, for the NIFHS Tyrone Branch, Tuesday 9 November 2021
Nigel Henderson
An online Zoom class with Anne Johnston WikiTree is a free genealogy website that allows users individually to research and contribute to their own personal family trees, whilst building and collaborating on a single worldwide family tree within the same system. It also allows users to record DNA tests, linking them to relevant cousin profiles. […]
Virtual Branch Meeting on Zoom to be arranged
An online Zoom class with Anne Johnston. When we think of searching the web, most of us think of Google’s search engine, but there’s a lot more to Google, especially when it comes to researching your family history. In this course, you’ll learn how to master the art of “Googling” to research your ancestors, how to formulate a […]
Reflecting on the origins of the Commission and its work today. Zoom talk by Ian Everest for the NIFHS Belfast Branch.
Martin McDowell
Zoom Talk by Natalie Bodle, for NIFHS Ballymena Branch.
An online Zoom class with NIFHS Volunteers. This class aims to increase awareness amongst society members of the benefits of our Look Up Service. What does it cover? How do you apply? This is not a formal talk but an opportunity for you to find out more about some of the items that the society […]
An online Zoom class with Anne Johnston. In this Class we’ll investigate how Google tools and resources, other than the Google search engine, can help you with your family history research. We’ll look at tools such as Google Maps, Google Earth, Google Photos and Google Books and we’ll also discover Google resources which can help […]
An online Zoom class with Imelda McVeigh. A beginners’ class on the basics and benefits of using Family Tree Maker software. Some of the points that will be looked at are installing photographs, how to create a timeline, preparation of reports. We will also look at the different ways to print out charts and family […]
Haunted Derry. Zoom talk by Madeline McCully for the NIFHS Foyle Branch.
Virtual branch meeting, members exchange tales and show artefacts and curios from their own family story, for the NIFHS Killyleagh Branch.
On Zoom A Talk by Aaron D. McIntyre (Archive & Heritage Coordinator, Clifton House Heritage Centre) All welcome. Book your place by 12.00 midday GMT on Monday 13th December using this link: forms.gle/ashgqpyb7pfm8GMF9 (Newtownabbey Branch Members will be sent the link and don’t need to book.) This talk will look at the Christmas traditions in […]
Quiz by branch members for NIFHS Lisburn Branch.
Virtual Branch Meeting on Zoom
Zoom Talk by Chris Paton for NIFHS Larne Branch. If you would like to participate in the Zoom meeting, please contact our Branch Secretary before 12pm on the Saturday before the talk takes place, via email to Larne@nifhs.org, and you will be sent a link which will enable you to join the Zoom meeting.
Zoom Talk : Imbolc/St Bridget's Day by Fiona Byrne, Curator of History, National Museums NI for NIFHS Newtownabbey Branch Everyone is welcome to join Branch Zoom meetings. If you would like to participate in a Zoom meeting please contact our Branch Secretary via email to Newtownabbey@nifhs.org, and you will be sent a link which will enable […]
Exploring the NI Film Archive. Zoom talk by Ann Donnelly for the NIFHS Foyle Branch.
Zoom Talk by Brian Cassidy, president of the Belfast Burns Society, on Robbie Burns, Tales from his life and times, Monday 10 January 2022, 8PM, the NIFHS Killyleagh Branch. To attend, please send a request to killyleagh@nifhs.org.
Zoom Talk by Jenny Mallin for NIFHS Lisburn Branch.
Zoom Talk by Dr Nick Barrett, for NIFHS Larne Branch. If you would like to participate in the Zoom meeting, please contact our Branch Secretary before 12pm on the Saturday before the talk takes place, via email to Larne@nifhs.org, and you will be sent a link which will enable you to join the Zoom meeting.
Virtual Branch Meeting on Zoom to be arranged
Zoom Talk by Dr David Hume for NIFHS Causeway Coast and Glens Branch. The Zoom link will be sent to local branch members a week beforehand. Members of other branches wishing to attend should e-mail the branch secretary at causeway@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Closing date for articles and profile forms for the Spring 2022 North Irish Roots Journal. Please send your submission for consideration to the Editor at Nroots@nifhs.org. For more information, visit www.nifhs.org/resources/north-irish-roots/
An online Zoom course with Audrey McKeown The first of the two sessions of this Morning presentation of this course. A “first-steps” introduction to genealogy. This two-session course will help you to organise existing information and find new facts about your Irish Family through becoming familiar with key online websites. You will be introduced to the main source […]
An online Zoom course with Audrey McKeown The first of the two sessions of this Afternoon presentation of this course. A “first-steps” introduction to genealogy. This two-session course will help you to organise existing information and find new facts about your Irish Family through becoming familiar with key online websites. You will be introduced to the main source […]
DNA – Life, Death, Disease & Genealogy. Zoom talk by Professor Anthony Bjourson for the NIFHS Foyle Branch.
Virtual Branch Meeting on Zoom with Talk by Laura Spence about Killinchy and Ballygowan. These two quiet villages have both played their part in local history. Killinchy is at the heart of the story of Presbyterianism with its dynamic 17th century minister, Rev John Livingston and successive ministers. Three ancient castles in the area allow […]
Zoom Talk by Clifton House for NIFHS Lisburn Branch.
Virtual Branch Meeting on Zoom with Talk by Kenneth Collings on The Birth of a Book: Hatches, Matches and Dispatches
An online Zoom class with Audrey McKeown and Mike McKeag This is a Morning presentation of this class. This class will give you new skills in accessing online the JSTOR Ireland Collection which includes the back numbers of many Irish Journals including North Irish Roots. This provides a wealth of material which may otherwise be difficult to find. This is […]
An online Zoom class with Audrey McKeown and Mike McKeag This is an Afternoon presentation of this class. This class will give you new skills in accessing online the JSTOR Ireland Collection which includes the back numbers of many Irish Journals including North Irish Roots. This provides a wealth of material which may otherwise be difficult to find. This is […]
Branch Members
Virtual Branch Meeting on Zoom to be arranged
An online Zoom course with Audrey McKeown The second of the two sessions of this Morning presentation of this course. A “first-steps” introduction to genealogy. This two-session course will help you to organise existing information and find new facts about your Irish Family through becoming familiar with key online websites. You will be introduced to the main source […]
An online Zoom course with Audrey McKeown The first of the two sessions of this Afternoon presentation of this course. A “first-steps” introduction to genealogy. This two-session course will help you to organise existing information and find new facts about your Irish Family through becoming familiar with key online websites. You will be introduced to the main source […]
Zoom Talk by Dr David Hume, for NIFHS Larne Branch. If you would like to participate in the Zoom meeting, please contact our Branch Secretary before 12pm on the Saturday before the talk takes place, via email to Larne@nifhs.org, and you will be sent a link which will enable you to join the Zoom meeting.
Update on the virtual reconstruction of the Public Record Office of Ireland. Zoom talk by Tim Murtagh for the NIFHS Belfast Branch.
Zoom Talk by Brian O'Hara for NIFHS Causeway Coast and Glens Branch. The Zoom link will be sent to local branch members a week beforehand. Members of other branches wishing to attend should e-mail the branch secretary at causeway@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
An online Zoom course with Martin McDowell This 2-session course is designed for anyone who has taken an autosomal DNA test and has results on Family Tree DNA (results can be uploaded free if you tested with a different DNA company). You will learn how to use the tools on their website to further your genealogical research and […]
Zoom talk by Brian O'Hara, Chairman of the Ballymena Branch of the NIFHS. Open to all NIFHS members and associate members. For those who are not Ballymena Branch members, please email the Secretary at ballymena@nifhs.org requesting the link by providing your membership number.
An online Zoom course with Martin McDowell This 2-session course is designed for anyone who has taken an autosomal DNA test and has results on Family Tree DNA (results can be uploaded free if you tested with a different DNA company). You will learn how to use the tools on their website to further your genealogical research and […]
In the Ranks of Death. Zoom talk by Richard Doherty for the NIFHS Foyle Branch.
Virtual talk and presentation by Leslie Simpson, for the NIFHS Killyleagh Branch. "What began some years ago as a brief history of one house became a project about several properties in Balloo and Ballyminstragh, with my co-conspirators, Moira Concannon and Leanna Russell. This talk focuses on two of the houses and the families who lived […]
Talk by Dr David Hume for NIFHS Lisburn Branch.
Virtual Branch Meeting on Zoom to be arranged
An online Zoom class with Anne Johnston This class discusses Griffith’s Valuation and the Valuation Revision Books. Griffith’s Valuation is one of the most important resources for family historians researching in mid-19th century Ireland. In the absence of census records for the period, Griffith’s Valuation helps you to discover ancestors who rented or owned properties in Ireland between 1847 […]
Zoom Talk by PRONI for NIFHS Newtownabbey Branch Everyone is welcome to join Branch Zoom meetings. If you would like to participate in a Zoom meeting please contact our Branch Secretary via email to Newtownabbey@nifhs.org, and you will be sent a link which will enable you to join the Zoom meeting.
An online Zoom class with Chris Paton In this class, Ayrshire based family historian Chris Paton outlines the records needed to explore your Scottish ancestry, noting where to find them online and offline, and exploring how they can help to trace your forebears back through time. He’ll discuss church records, civil registration records, censuses, land records, inheritances processes, […]