Events in the calendar are presented in two sequences. NIFHS events are presented first in the grey tables, and non-NIFHS events follow in a separate sequence.
Calendar
April 2008
| 3rd April | Belfast FHS | Annual General Meeting and Grace McGrath (PRONI) "Boards of Guardians, Workhouses & Poor Law Records" |
| 8th April | Lisburn FHS | Annual General Meeting and Dinner in Dunmurray Golf Club at 7:30 pm(tbc) |
| 14th April | Newtownabbey FHS | Annual General Meeting |
| 15th April | Omagh FHS | Annual General Meeting and Review of Activity Programme for 2009. Omagh Library, Dublin Road, Omagh. |
| 16th April | Portadown FHS | Annual General Meeting and Richard Burns "My Family: Characters, Curiosities and Queries" |
| 21st April | Larne FHS | Annual General Meeting and Jim McKinty "1911 Census" |
| 17th April | North Down and Ards FHS | Annual General Meeting and Dinner |
| 24th March | Ballymena FHS | Annual General Meeting - To be held in the Family History Room at The Braid. |
| 29th April | Coleraine FHS | Workshop |
May 2008
| 3rd May | Belfast FHS | Ian Maxwell "Lesser Known Records for the Genealogist" |
| 12th May | Newtownabbey FHS | Michael Lynn "Resources at Ballymena Local Studies Library" |
| 13th May | Lisburn FHS | Rev. C W Bell "A Victorian Idyll" |
| 15th May | North Down and Ards FHS | Branch Outing |
| 17th May | Fermanagh FHS | Frankie Roofe "Finding a family tree in Fermanagh" |
| 21st May | Portadown FHS | Harry Hunter "Old Photos" |
| 24th May | NIFHS | Society AGM at Craigavon Civic Centre |
| 27th May | Coleraine FHS | Workshop |
| 29th May | Ballymena FHS | Annual Dinner - Leighinmohr House Hotel. |
Who do you think you are? Live
The Who do you think you are? Live will be one of three events held as part of The National History Show on the 2nd to 4th May 2008 at Olympia, London. The other events are Military History Live and Discover Archaeology Live. Further details can be found at www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.co.uk.
June 2008
| 21st June | Belfast FHS | Summer Outing |
Ulster-American Heritage Symposium
The XVIIth Ulster-American Heritage Symposium will be held at the Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh, from the 25th to 28th June 2008. Of particular interest to NIFHS members is the Saturday 28th June programme as there is a focus on Family History. Further details of the provisional programme, costs and application form can be found at www.qub.ac.uk/cms. Alternatively Tel. No. 028 8225 6315 or e-mail centremigstudies@ni-libraries.net
July - December 2008
NIFHS events for this period will appear here as they become available.
| 3rd July | Fermanagh FHS | Research Day. Field Trip day to Belfast or Dublin (tba) |
| 14th August | Fermanagh FHS | Research Day. Field Trip day to GRONI |
| 13th September | Fermanagh FHS | Branch Meeting. Speaker from PRONI (tba). |
| 30th November | Fermanagh FHS | Research Day. Field Trip to PRONI |
| 21st December | Fermanagh FHS | Annual Dinner/Meal (Something informal). |
January - December 2009
NIFHS events for this period will appear here as they become available.
The International Gathering of the Clans 2009
The Gathering 2009 will be one of the major events of Homecoming Scotland and will be held in Edinburgh on the 25th and 26th July 2009. It is primarily a celebration of the contribution that the clans have made to the culture and history of Scotland, and will be one of the largest clan gatherings ever witnessed. It is estimated that there will be over 80 clan tents, with over 7500 clan members from around the world. The Highland Games, that are an integral part of The Gathering, should attract a further 30,000 people over the 2 days. Further details of the Gathering can be found at www.clangathering.org/.
