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Talk for NIFHS Foyle Branch, A Local DNA Project by Anne Johnston, Monday 20 January 2025 at 7.00 pm.
Zoom event. Those wishing to attend should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Foyle@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Talk for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Belfast City Cemetery by Tom Hartley, on Tuesday, 28 January 2025 from 7.30pm.
Zoom event. Those wishing to attend should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Belfast@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Talk for NIFHS Causeway Coast & Glens Branch, Townland Atlas of Ulster – by Andrew Kane, Published by UHF by Andrew Kane, Tuesday, 28 January 2025 @ 8 pm.
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom.
Those wishing to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Causeway@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Talk for NIFHS Foyle Branch, TBC, Monday 3 February 2025 at 7.00 pm.
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom. Branch & Society members who wish to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Foyle@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Talk for NIFHS Killyleagh Branch, PRONI & records most relevant to NIFHS members by Wesley Geddis, on Monday, 3 February 2025 @ 7.30 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Ballymena Branch, The Belfast Blitz by Henry Wilson, Wednesday, 5 February 2025 @ 7.15 pm.
Hybrid event. Click the title for more info.
NIFHS Belfast Branch visit to NIFHS Research Centre, Thursday 6 February 2025, 10.30am-2.30pm.
On-site event.
Talk for NIFHS Antrim & Newtownabbey Branch, The History of the Barron Hall and Old Glengormley by Kathy Wolff, Monday, 10 February 2025 @ 7 pm.
Zoom event. Those wishing to attend should e-mail the Branch Secretary at AntrimNewtownabbey@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Talk for NIFHS Lisburn Branch, Strange and Unusual Sources for Irish Family History by Dr James Ryan, Tuesday, 11 February 2025 @ 7.30 pm.
Zoom event. Click the title for more information.
Talk for NIFHS Larne Branch Rev William Martin's Five Ships for Carolina 1772 by Dr David Hume, on Thursday, 20 February 2025 @ 7.15 pm.
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom. Branch & Society members who wish to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Larne@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Presented on Zoom by Andrew Kane
Before 1850, great estates dominated Irish society. Learn how to navigate these records and what information they contain.
Booking details at NIFHS Courses
Visit to the NIFHS Rsearch Centre in Newtownabbey for NIFHS Foyle Branch, Saturday 22 February 2025. TBC
Talk for NIFHS Belfast Branch, OS200: Digitally Remapping Ireland's Ordnance Survey Heritage by Dr Catherine Porter, Tuesday, 25 February 2025 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.
Talk for NIFHS Causeway Coast & Glens Branch, Northern Ireland Film Archive by Bronagh McAtasney, Tuesday, 25 February 2025 @ 8 pm.
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom.
Those wishing to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Causeway@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Talk for NIFHS Foyle Branch, Exploring the City Archives and the New DNA Museum by Bernadette Walsh, Brian Mitchell and Margaret Edwards, Monday 3 March 2025 at 7.00 pm.
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom. Branch & Society members who wish to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Foyle@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Talk for NIFHS Killyleagh Branch, Murder Most Foul! by Chris Scott, on Monday, 3 March 2025 @ 7.30 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Ballymena Branch, Resources in the Presbyterian Historical Society for Family Research by Valerie Adams, Wednesday, 5 March 2025 @ 7.15 pm.
Hybrid event. Click the title for more info.
Talk for NIFHS Antrim & Newtownabbey Branch, OS200 Project – Townlands by Dr Frances Kane, Monday, 10 March 2025 @ 7 pm.
Zoom event. Those wishing to attend should e-mail the Branch Secretary at AntrimNewtownabbey@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Talk for NIFHS Lisburn Branch, CSM William J. McCutcheon MM (1917-45): a Lisburn soldier and the liberation of Europe by Dr James Frazer (Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum), Tuesday, 11 March 2025 @ 7.30 pm.
On-site event. Click the title for more info.
Visit to the Public Record Office (PRONI) in Belfast, Wednesday 12 March 2025, time TBC.
On-site event.
Talk for NIFHS Larne Branch William McCalmont : Poet of Larne and Demerara Slave Plantation Agent (1790s to 1840s) by Des McCabe, on Thursday, 20 March 2025 @ 7.15 pm.
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom. Branch & Society members who wish to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Larne@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Talk for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Unlocking Legal Histories: Exploring Crown and Peace, Land Records, and Civil Court Archives by Graham Jackson (Records Management, Cataloguing and Access, PRONI), Tuesday, 25 March 2025 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.
Talk for NIFHS Causeway Coast & Glens Branch, Cunningham's Shop, by Elaine Wilson, Tuesday, 25 March 2025 @ 8 pm.
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom.
Those wishing to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Causeway@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Talk for NIFHS Ballymena Branch, The Story of Tea by Robert Bell, Wednesday, 2 April 2025 @ 7.15 pm.
Hybrid event. Click the title for more info.
Talk for NIFHS Foyle Branch, Ancient Derry Maps and Documents by Stephen Doherty & Peter Hamilton, Monday 7 April 2025 at 7.00 pm.
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom. Branch & Society members who wish to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Foyle@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Talk for NIFHS Killyleagh Branch, The IRA Attack at Killyleagh Castle and other Sites in East Down in the 1920s by Chris Hagan, on Monday, 7 April 2024 @ 7.30 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Lisburn Branch, Family Hands. Looking at various Ulster American family stories using the song by Mary Chapin Carpenter by Dr David Hume, Tuesday, 8 April 2025 @ 7.30 pm.
On-site event. Click the title for more info.
Talk for NIFHS Antrim & Newtownabbey Branch, A Dress for Kathleen. Remembering an Aunt through Stitching and Creative Writing by Heather Richardson, Monday, 14 April 2024 @ 7 pm.
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom. Those wishing to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at AntrimNewtownabbey@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
DNA Project Night for NIFHS Killyleagh Branch by Martin McDowell, on Tuesday, 15 April 2025 @ 7.30 pm.
Hybrid event. Those wishing to attend should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Killyleagh@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
AGM and general meeting for NIFHS Larne Branch The Ancestor I Would Most Like To Meet and Why by branch members, on Thursday, 17 April 2025 @ 7.15 pm.
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom. Branch & Society members who wish to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Larne@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Talk for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Other NIFHS DNA Projects by Anne Johnston, Tuesday, 29 April 2025 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.
Talk for NIFHS Causeway Coast & Glens Branch, My life and family. by Graham Kane, Tuesday, 29 April 2025 @ 8 pm.
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom.
Those wishing to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Causeway@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
NIFHS Belfast Branch outing to NIFHS Research Centre, Saturday, 3 May 2025, 10:30am-2.30pm.
On-site event.
AGM and Talk for NIFHS Ballymena Branch, Northern Ireland, Enigma and the Radio Security Service by Ron Bishop, Wednesday, 7 May 2025 @ 7.15 pm.
Hybrid event. Click the title for more info.
AGM & Talk for NIFHS Antrim & Newtownabbey Branch, OS200 Website by Cat Porter, Monday, 12 May 2025 @ 7 pm.
Zoom meeting. Those wishing to attend should e-mail the Branch Secretary at AntrimNewtownabbey@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
AGM & talk for NIFHS Foyle Branch, History of the Greater Fountain Area by Trevor Temple, Monday 12 May 2025 at 7.00 pm.
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom. Branch & Society members who wish to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Foyle@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
AGM & Talk for NIFHS Killyleagh Branch, Krannenburg by Leona Thomas, on Monday 12 May 2025 @ 7.30 pm.
Zoom event. Those wishing to attend should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Killyleagh@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Members Night & AGM for NIFHS Lisburn Branch, Tuesday, 13 May 2025 @ 7.30 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Larne Branch The Life and Career of Henry McNeill (1836-1904): Father of Irish Tourism by Anne Casement, on Thursday, 15 May 2025 @ 7.15 pm.
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom. Branch & Society members who wish to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Larne@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
AGM for NIFHS Belfast Branch, followed by a talk Bad Bridget: Mayhem and the Lives of Irish Emigrant Women by Prof Elaine Farrell and Prof Leanne McCormick, Tuesday, 27 May 2025 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.
Talk for NIFHS Causeway Coast & Glens Branch, Townlands of the North Coast by Dr Niall Comer, Tuesday, 27 May 2025 @ 8 pm.
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom.
Those wishing to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Causeway@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Branch outing for NIFHS Lisburn Branch, June 2025, venue and date TBC. On-site event.
Outing by NIFHS Antrim & Newtownabbey Branch, to Waringstown Social History Farm, Week of 7-14 June 2025 (date and time TBC). On-site event
Summer outing for NIFHS Foyle Branch, destination TBC, Saturday 7 June 2024
June meeting for NIFHS Larne Branch TBC, on Thursday, 19 June 2024 @ 7.15 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Causeway Coast & Glens Branch, The Stewart Family of Ballyhivistock, near Dervock by Bruce Clark, Tuesday, 24 June 2025 @ 8 pm.
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom.
Those wishing to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Causeway@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.