Midland Ancestors is the public face of the Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry, covering: Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire
Birmingham and Midlands
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Good Morning we are open for research today Fri 28 Aug, 10.15 am to 3pm. Our F/History Centre in the BMI will be closed on Mon 31 Aug & Tues 1 Sept
ALT The Birmingham & Midland Institute in Margaret St, Birmingham ( on the corner of Cornwall St). Midland Ancestors Family History Centre is on the ground floor. There is a ramp for the entrance steps.
Good morning. What will you discover today in our Family History Centre at the BMI in Margaret St, Birmingham? Open Mon to Fri 10.15am-3pm
Birmingham: Tracing Your Irish Family History Sat 4 July @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm with Paul Wilkins on uncovering your Irish ancestors. Learn which records are available online and how to navigate the challenges of tracing Irish family history. Link midland-ancestors.uk/event/b…
What will you discover today, at the Family History Centre in Margaret St, Birmingham 1? Open 10.15 am-3pm Records here midland-ancestors.uk/about/l…
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Tickets for the Catacomb Tours are officially set for Sat, 11 July! Tickets are released in stages. If you book both TOUR 1 and TOUR 2, please make sure to leave at least a one-hour gap between the end of your first tour and the start of your second.
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ALT The interior of Key Hill Catacombs in Birmingham. The meeting point for all of the Friends tours o Sat 11 July will be inside neighbouring Warstone Lane Cemetery, Vyse Str.
Members should have received their Midland Ancestors Journal last week. For non-members, you can view our forthcoming events here midland-ancestors.uk/events/
The BMI in Margaret Street, Birmingham, will be closed on Friday, 5 June; therefore, the Family History Centre and its facilities will be unavailable.
Midland Ancestors Family History Centre is open today Wed 6 May, Ground Floor @ the BMI, Margaret St, Birmingham. We look forward to welcoming you. midland-ancestors.uk/about/l…
Tues 21 Apr @ 7.30pm, Oh, What a Bostin War, Midland Ancestors Stourbridge Group presentation. Details here midland-ancestors.uk/event/s…
Easter Greetings, Midland Ancestors Family History Centre, will re-open on Tues,7 April, Ground Floor @ the BMI, Margaret St, Birmingham
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Good morning, what will you discover this week at Midland Ancestors Family History Centre, at the BMI, Margaret St?
Opening Times and details here midland-ancestors.uk/about/l…
ALT Midland Ancestors Family History Centre, in the BMI, 9 Margaret St.
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Our next Zoom talk, on 17th March 7.30pm, with Dr Nick Barratt. 73 signed up, 27 spaces…..
Non members very welcome (£3 donation, please, via ‘Donate’ link on website).
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Visit the @BMSGH stand at The Family History Show, Midlands 2026 on 14th March 2026 #FamilyHistoryShow thefamilyhistoryshow.com/mid… #genealogy #familyhistory
Good Morning, we are open Mon to Fri, 10.15am-3pm to compile research @ BMI, Margaret St, Birmingham
More here
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ALT Midland Ancestors Family History Centre at the Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham ( corner of Cornwall St)
Sat 24 Jan, A Short History of the Chance Brothers, the largest glassmaker in the world.
Time: 2.30pm-4.30pm
Venue: St Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, Stourbridge. DY8 0SW.
Link midland-ancestors.uk/event/a…
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Good Morning!
It's Wednesday, which means the Record Office is open!
We're open Wed-Fri 9-4, and Sat 9-12.
Don't forget our Family History helpdesk is also open 11-2:30 Wed-Fri! It's run by the lovely volunteers @BMSGH
#ExploreYourArchive #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
Midland Ancestors Trustees would like to thank all members and associates for their continued support and wish everyone a Merry Christmas & a happy, peaceful New Year for 2026.
Good Morning, what will you discover at our family history centre in Birmingham?
Open Mon-Fri. 10.15am am to 3pm
More here midland-ancestors.uk/about/l…
Tues 18 Nov, a talk & presentation with Andrew Lound, Weighing the World: the story of W & T Avery & Son. 7.15 pm @ St Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, Stourbridge. Mon members welcome donations £5.00 link midland-ancestors.uk/event/s…
Midland Ancestors retweeted
Good Morning!
It's Wednesday, which means the Record Office is open!
We're open Wed-Fri 9-4, and Sat 9-12.
Don't forget our Family History helpdesk is also open 11-2:30 Wed-Fri! It's run by the lovely volunteers @BMSGH
#ExploreYourArchive #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
