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Talk for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Dating Old Family Photos by Stephen Gill, Tuesday 26 September @ 7:30 pm. Zoom meeting.
Talk for NIFHS Causeway Coast & Glens Branch, GRONI Records by Kathie Walker, Tuesday 26 September 2023 @ 8:00 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Ballymena Branch, Researching the McMaster Family by James McMaster, Thursday 28 September 2023 @ 7:15 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Foyle Branch, Historic Houses of the North West and their Secrets by Ken McCormack, Monday 2 October @ 7:00 pm.
Due to Central Library closure, this meeting was moved from 18 September to 2 October to obtain a new venue. The meeting may be on Zoom only. Further information to follow.
Talk for NIFHS Killyleagh Branch, My Family Tree by Anne Morrisey, Monday 2 October 2023 @ 8:00 pm.
NIFHS Research Centre Open Day for NIFHS Belfast Branch, Saturday 7 October 2023, time TBC
Talk for NIFHS Newtownabbey Branch, Surnames of County Antrim by Dr Brian Turner, Monday 9 October 2024 @ 7:00 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Lisburn Branch, Manuscripts and Monuments: Traces From The Lisburn Area, 1100-1800 by Dr Glynn Kelso, Tuesday 10 October 2023 @ 7:30 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Tyrone Branch, Searching for Sgt Dorris by Ralph Freeman, Tuesday 10 October 2023 @ 7:30 pm.
Research visit with NIFHS Foyle Branch, to Public Record Office (PRONI) Belfast, Thursday 19 October, 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 Larne Branch, Discover Your Scottish Ancestors by Chris Paton, Wednesday 25 October 2023 @ 7:15 pm.
Hybrid event: on site & on Zoom.
Talk for NIFHS Ballymena Branch, Wikitree by Anne Johnston, Thursday 26 October 2023
Talk for NIFHS Foyle Branch, Historical Ghost Stories For Halloween by Ken McCormack & John Thompson, Monday 30 October @ 7:00 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Killyleagh Branch, Searching the Killinchy Area by - Anne Bryant & Ed Mahary, Monday 6 November 2023 @ 7:30 pm. Zoom meeting.
The talk The Reas of Annacloy by Eddie Rea will be postponed to a later date.
GRONI: We Know Who You Are! Kathie Walker. Hybrid Meeting
This talk explains what the General Register Office (GRONI) does, and it’s not just printing certificates! Kathie then delves into her family tree to show how to search the records when the information is not quite as it seems.
Kathie Walker is the Deputy Registrar General of GRONI. She is also a keen family historian so, as this will be her last official talk before her retirement, please attend to hear her insider tips!
Talk for NIFHS Lisburn Branch, The Importance Of Townlands by Roddy Hegarty, Tuesday 14 November 2023 @ 7:30 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Tyrone Branch, Transcription of Cappagh Parish Book 1 - how it was done and what we found, Tuesday 14 November 2023 @ 7:30 pm.
Zoom meeting.
Talk for NIFHS Foyle Branch, History of City of Derry Airport by Richard Doherty, Monday 20 November 2023 @ 7:00 pm.
Temporary Venue – Minor Hall, 2nd floor main building, Magee University, Derry
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom.
Talk for NIFHS Larne Branch, Frances Anne Vane Tempest, Lady Londonderry: 19th Century Entrepreneur, Industrialst & Influencer by Mary Watson, Monday 20 November 2023 @ 7:15 pm.
Hybrid event: on site & on Zoom.
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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.
Talk for NIFHS Causeway Coast & Glens Branch, A Pictorial tour of Antrim & Down through the eyes of Lord Mark Kerr by Anne Casement, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 @ 8:00 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Ballymena Branch, Emigration to Canada by Ray Fynes, Thursday 30 November 2023 @ 7:15 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Foyle Branch, Strange Things I’ve Found In Books by Ken Thatcher, Monday 4 December 2023 @ 7:00 pm.
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom.
Member’s Night NIFHS Killyleagh Branch, Monday 4 December 2023 @ 8:00 pm.
Christmas Social for NIFHS Newtownabbey Branch, Monday 11 December 2023 @ 7:00 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Lisburn Branch, Christmas in Lisburn Through The Years by Aaron McIntyre, Tuesday 12 December 2023 @ 7:30 pm.
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 Killyleagh Branch, Researching Old Photographs by Alison Tait, Monday 1 January 2024 @ 8:00 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Newtownabbey Branch, From Russia with Love – What happened thirty years ago by James Houston, on Monday 8 January 2024 @ 7:00 pm.
Often current events can prompt us to revisit our personal experiences of history or travel. Branch member, James Houston, will share his memories about travelling to Russia 30 years ago. It was a time of change after the fall of the Berlin Wall and, as well as touching on politics and trade, James will talk about enduring memories, occasional jeopardy and cultural surprises such as the world-renowned Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.
James grew up in England and recalls the ever present Cold War. Having come to live in Northern Ireland, he has become a keen family historian and student of Irish history. In a former life, James was an accountant and consultant who travelled extensively as part of his consulting role, latterly with a focus on capacity development overseas in sometimes challenging environments.
Hybrid event: on-site & on Zoom. All welcome.
Zoom talk for NIFHS Lisburn Branch, There Will Be A Record Kept: Find Scottish Ancestors Before 1855 by Alison Spring, Tuesday 19 January 2024 @ 7:30 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Foyle Branch, DNA Tests – Now and the Future by Martin McDowell, Monday 15 January 2024 @ 7:00 pm.
Zoom only meeting.