NIFHS at the Balmoral Show 2024 – Friday
Eikon Exhibition Centre, Balmoral Park, Halftown Road, Lisburn BT27 5RDEikon Exhibition Centre, Balmoral Park, Halftown Road, Lisburn BT27 5RD Buy Tickets
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Eikon Exhibition Centre, Balmoral Park, Halftown Road, Lisburn BT27 5RD Buy Tickets
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alk for NIFHS Foyle Branch, Researching Farming Ancestors in Ireland, by Dr William Roulston and AGM, Monday 20 May 2024 @ 7:00 pm.
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom.
AGM for NIFHS Larne Branch & Update on Ballycarry & Islandmagee DNA Projects by Martin McDowell & Anne Johnston, Monday 20 May 2024 @ 7:15 pm.
Hybrid event: on site & on Zoom.
Ballyclare May Fair Programme
If you aren’t sure how to make a start on WikiTree this talk will show you clearly and simply how
to add a profile to WikiTree.
AGM for NIFHS Belfast Branch followed by Talks by three of our overseas members, Tuesday 28 May 2024 @ 7:30 pm.
Zoom meeting.
Talk for NIFHS Causeway Coast & Glens Branch, The Stuart family of Ballyhivistock near Dervock, Co Antrim by Bruce Clark, Tuesday 28 May 2024 @ 8:00 pm.
If you want to make use of the incredible resources in our society research library then this is the
night for you!
AGM NIFHS Ballymena Branch, plus talk AGM & Estate Papers by Andrew Kane, Thursday 30 May 2024 @ 7:15 pm.
Summer outing with NIFHS Foyle Branch, Saturday 8 June 2024, destination & time TBC.
Talk for NIFHS Newtownabbey Branch, The Ulster-Scots Story by Nelson McCausland, Monday 10 June 2024 @ 7:00 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Larne Branch, Donaghadee Lifeboats and the Men Who Served by Shirley Cochrane, Monday 17 June 2024 @ 7:15 pm.
Hybrid event: on site & on Zoom.
NIFHS Volunteers will be at the Armed Forces Day event being held in the Jordanstown Loughshore Park.
Talk for NIFHS Causeway Coast & Glens Branch, Townlands of the North Coast by Dr Niall Comer, Tuesday, 25 June 2024 @ 8:00 pm.
This class will provide some simple tips and tricks for people not yet too far down the research
path.
The North of Ireland Family History Society is organising the Really Useful Family History Show to be held in the Europa Hotel, Belfast on Saturday, 10th August 2024.
The Show is sponsored by the Family History Federation. 10 Exhibitors are expected to be present with a free Prize Draw in the morning and an afternoon Presentation of "We Know Who You Are, Tim McGarry" during which we will be revealing to this much loved comedian and actor what DNA tests have uncovered about his ancestry.
Annual General Meeting - Virtual - On Zoom
Hosted by the Causeway Coast and Glens Branch
2.00pm Welcome and Introduction "The Delights of the of the Causeway Coast and Glens"
AGM Business
Talk "Linen Mills of Northern Ireland" by Guest Speaker Fiona McKelvie, of McBurney and Black
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Pre-Registration for Zoom Required
Monday, Day 1 of the DNA Summer School.
2.00pm Class - Step by Step Guide to Analysing your autosomal DNA, Part 1
7.00pm Class - Step by Step Guide to Analysing your autosomal DNA, Part 2
Full details at Classes and Courses - Book your place Now!
Tuesday, Day 2 of the DNA Summer School.
2.00pm Class - SNPs vs STRs
7.00pm Class - The Highs and Lows of Y-DNA
Full details at Classes and Courses - Book your place Now!
September talk for NIFHS Killyleagh Branch, TBC on Tuesday, 3 September 2024 @ 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.
Wednesday, Day 3 of the DNA Summer School.
2.00pm Class - Maximise your Maternal Research
7.00pm Class - Mt-DNA Case Studies
Full details at Classes and Courses - Book your place Now!
Talk for NIFHS Ballymena Branch, County Antrim Immigrants Impacting the New World by Alister McReynolds, Wednesday, 4 September 2024 @ 7.15 pm.
Hybrid event. Click the title for more info.
Day 4 of the DNA Summer School.
2.00pm Class - Climbing Over Brickwalls
7.00pm Class - Using a Chromosome Browser Effectively
Full details at Classes and Courses - Book your place Now!
Friday, Day 5 of the DNA Summer School.
2.00pm Class - DNA Proof Standards
7.00pm Class - Ancient DNA
Full details at Classes and Courses - Book your place Now!
Talk for NIFHS Lisburn Branch, Hidden Histories: Advanced Methods for Investigating Northern Irish Criminal Ancestry by Mary McKee, Tuesday, 10 September 2024 @ 7.30 pm.
On-site event. Click the title for more info.
Belfast City Cemetery Open Day with NIFHS Belfast Branch, Sunday, 15 September 2024 from 10.30am to 5pm.
On-site event.
Members’ Night for NIFHS Antrim & Newtownabbey Branch
Hybrid event: On-site & on Zoom.
Note the change of venue location to Mossley Mill.
Those wishing to attend on Zoom should book here and they will be sent the link by noon on Monday: https://forms.gle/5h83xJfBnn3GeTvR7
Talk for NIFHS Foyle Branch, The Franklin Expedition’s Amazing Derry Connections by Ken McCormack, Monday 16 September 2024 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.
Visit to the Windmill, Lumen Christie College, with Stephen Doherty and Peter Hamilton for the NIFHS Foyle Branch, Wednesday 18 September 2024 at 4.00 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Larne Branch Discover Your Scottish Ancestors by Chris Paton, on Thursday, 19 September 2024 @ 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.
Outing of NIFHS Killyleagh Branch to Ulster Aviation Society Monday, 23 September 2024 @ 12:00-16:30 pm. Includes lunch at Café VicRyn.
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.
Talk for NIFHS Causeway Coast & Glens Branch, The Big Wind (1839) by Peter Carr, Tuesday, 24 September 2024 @ 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, Making Sense of the Census by Roddy Hegarty, Wednesday, 2 October 2024 @ 7.15 pm.
Hybrid event. Click the title for more info.
Outing to NIFHS Research Centre, Saturday, 5 October 2024, 10:30-14:30.
On-site event
Talk for NIFHS Foyle Branch, Latest Archaeological Discoveries in the Clooney Dig by Katy McMonagle, Monday 7 October 2024 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 Mountstewart Tragedy on Strangford Lough by Clive Scoular on Monday, 7 October 2024 @ 7.30 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Lisburn Branch, Land: From Tenancy To Ownership by Dr Des McCabe (PRONI), Tuesday, 8 October 2024 @ 7.30 pm.
On-site event. Click the title for more info.
Talk for NIFHS Larne Branch Using Military Records & Photographs in Family History Research by Tommy McClimonds, on Thursday, 10 October 2024 @ 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 Antrim & Newtownabbey Branch, Family History Using Irish Newspaper by Natalie Bodle, Monday, 14 October 2024 @ 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.
Visit to the Public Record Office (PRONI) in Belfast, Wednesday 16 October 2024, time TBC.
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.
Talk for NIFHS Causeway Coast & Glens Branch, Mills of Ulster, with a focus on the CCG area by Sebastian Graham, Tuesday, 29 October 2024 @ 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.
We are celebrating the reopening of the Research Centre on Thursdays. From 31st October the Research Centre will be open from 2.00pm – 8.00pm. Halloween Goodies from 5pm. Special DNA Talk at 7pm - Raising The Dead - when you can learn how to how to reconstruct the DNA of deceased ancestors!
Part of the Halloween festivities for the launch of Thursday openings of the NIFHS Research Centre.
Talk for NIFHS Foyle Branch, Captain Kokeritz – a Forgotten Hero in the City Cemetery by David Jenkins, Monday 4 November 2024 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, Killyleagh Remembers The Great War by Cheevers, on Monday, 4 November 2024 @ 7.30 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Ballymena Branch, DNA Focus by Martin McDowell, Wednesday, 6 November 2024 @ 7.15 pm.
Hybrid event. Click the title for more info.
Talk by NIFHS Lisburn Branch, Using Military Records and Photographs in Family History Research, Saturday, 9 November 2024 @ 10.30 pm. Kindly hosted by Libraries NI.
On-site event. Click the title for more info.
Zoom Talk for NIFHS Antrim & Newtownabbey Branch, The Russian Tailor in Belfast by Neill Cranston, Monday, 11 November 2024 @ 7 pm.
Zoom Only event. Those wishing to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at AntrimNewtownabbey@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link.
Talk for NIFHS Lisburn Branch, Women In Irish Society In The Late 19th, early 20th Century by Dr Myrtle Hil, Tuesday, 12 November 2024 @ 7.30 pm.
On-site event. Click the title for more info.