JSTOR and DNA Updates | Newtownabbey Branch
Newtownabbey Branch ZoomMike McKeag & Martin McDowell
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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 […]