Title/format/venue: Zoom Book now: https://forms.gle/9kFBNRTJQQPWxxELA – Booking usually closes around midday on the day of the meeting. . If you have an interest in adoption, true crime, and research road trips, then this talk is for you. Monica Sheridan returns with a recap of her grandmother’s story and will tell us about new information she has discovered since she last joined us. Shortly after her father’s death in 2006, Monica came upon old photographs and documents in his effects that identified her father’s birth family. Further investigation revealed the tragic murder of a grandmother she never knew, and started a nearly 15-year search for answers. This presentation shows how, through research, road trips, phone calls, letters and countless emails, as well as good old-fashioned detective work, she has uncovered the poignant story of her grandmother’s life and death, and created a bond with a family she never knew. Monica Sheridan lives in Victoria, British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada. She balances working full time as a Project Manager for the BC Provincial Government with her volunteer work as Vice-President of the Victoria Genealogical Society, writing and travelling. She has started work on a book about her experiences in finding her lost family. The talk is free and open to all, although new members are always welcome. Timezone converter: https://dateful.com/convert/belfast-uk?t=19&d=2023-04-10 Host: Newtownabbey Branch of the North of Ireland Family History Society...
Talk for NIFHS Killyleagh Branch, The Names Have It, by Moira Concannon, Monday 3 April 2023 @ 8:00 pm.
Talk for NIFHS Foyle Branch, The Boundary Commission, by historian and author John Dooher, on Monday 3rd April 2023, @7pm. Hybrid event: on site & on Zoom. Those wishing to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Foyle@nifhs.org and they will be sent the...
*Amended topic and speaker* Talk for NIFHS Ballymena Branch, The Irish Land Commission Records by Natalie Bodle, Thursday 30 March 2023 @ 7:15 pm. Talk on the Irish Land Commission records with a focus on accessing Northern Irish records. Hybrid event: on site & on zoom. Those wishing to attend on zoom should e-mail the branch secretary at Ballymena@nifhs.org and they will be sent the...
Talk for NIFHS Causeway Coast & Glens Branch, on Irish Land Commission Records by Natalie Bodle, Tuesday, 28 March 2023 @ 8:00 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...
Talk for NIFHS Larne Branch, Daughter of Laharna, by Patricia Beattie, Monday, 20 March 2023 Monday@ 7:15 pm. Hybrid event: on site & on zoom. Those wishing to attend, either on site or on zoom, should e-mail our Branch Secretary at Larne@nifhs.org and they will be sent the link. Emails need to be received by 12pm on Saturday prior to each...
A ZOOM talk on The Merchant, the Quakers and the Enslaved Boy by Dr. Jonathan Wright. Non Lisburn branch members wanting to join the talk please email lisburn@nifhs.org for the...
Talk for NIFHS Newtownabbey Branch, Finding Grace by Maurice Gleeson, Monday, 13 March 2023 @ 7:00 pm. Virtual Branch Meeting on Zoom. Those wishing to attend should book through the following link: https://forms.gle/43ThmpZv9fWTrQN48 Guest Speaker Maurice Gleeson gives an update on his innovative DNA project which seeks to identify descendants of the ancestors of Grace O’Malley, the 16th century pirate queen who famously met Queen Elizabeth ! Maurice is Education Ambassador for the International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG), a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), and founder of Genetic Genealogy Ireland....
Talk for NIFHS Killyleagh Branch, Scottish Surnames in Ulster by Brian Turner, Monday 6 March 2023 @ 8:00 pm.
An illustrated Talk on the German WW2 plans for invading Ireland, on Monday 6th March 2023, @7pm. Hybrid event: On site & on Zoom. Those wishing to attend on Zoom should e-mail the Branch Secretary at Foyle@nifhs.org and they will be sent the...
Talk for NIFHS Ballymena Branch, The Night of the Big Wind, by Peter Carr, Thursday 23 February 2023 @ 7:15 pm. Talk on the effects of the storm on ‘Night of the Big Wind’ 6 January 1839. Hybrid event: on site & on zoom. Those wishing to attend on zoom should e-mail the branch secretary at Ballymena@nifhs.org and they will be sent the...
Talk for NIFHS Larne Branch, From Library to Museum: the Story of Larne Museum & Arts Centre, by Marian Kelso, Monday, 20 February 2023 Monday@ 7:15 pm. There are limited spaces at the Museum, and anyone wishing to attend in person needs to email Larne@nifhs.org to book a place. Those wanting to attend the talk online also need to email Larne@nifhs.org to get the link. Emails need to be received by 12pm on Saturday prior to each...
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