The North of Ireland Family History Society is a registered charity (NIC106071) with particular reference to the nine counties of Ulster.
For over 40 years promoting and encouraging the private and public study of family history, genealogy, heraldry and local history.
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Research Centre & Office: Unit C4, Valley Business Centre, 67 Church Road, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim, BT36 7LS.
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Next 10 Events This Month
DNA Summer School : The Advantages of Y-DNA
Monday, 6 September 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm BSTLate Summer Outing Delamont Country Park
Monday, 6 September 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm BSTDNA Summer School : The Advantages of MT-DNA
Monday, 6 September 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm BSTThe Blackbird and the Canary
Monday, 6 September 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm BSTDNA Summer School : The Leeds Method
Tuesday, 7 September 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm BSTDNA Summer School : Using X-Matches in your DNA Research
Tuesday, 7 September 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm BSTDNA Summer School : The DNA Family Matching Tool
Wednesday, 8 September 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm BSTDNA Summer School : Achieving Success with DNA
Wednesday, 8 September 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm BSTDNA Summer School : Stories from the Ballycarry and Islandmagee DNA Projects
Thursday, 9 September 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm BSTDNA Summer School : Using the Chromosome Browser Effectively
Thursday, 9 September 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm BST
First 10 Events Next Month
The Livingstone Centre
Monday, 4 October 2021 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm BSTBlack Cats & Dumb Suppers – The Spooks and Superstitions of Hallowe’en
Monday, 11 October 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm BSTDating Old Photographs
Tuesday, 12 October 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm BSTNIFHS Tyrone Branch October Meeting
Thursday, 14 October 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm BSTIn the shadow of Glenarm Castle
Monday, 18 October 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm BSTPhoto Restoration Workshop
Monday, 25 October 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm BSTNorthern Irish Land Registry
Tuesday, 26 October 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm BSTTracing Relatives from the Belfast Shipyards
Tuesday, 26 October 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm BSTA History of Fraternities in Ulster – Orange Order, Freemasons, Hibernians, etc
Thursday, 28 October 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm BST
For further events, check our Events Calendar!
NIFHS Branches on Social Media
Many NIFHS Branches use social media to extend their contact with those interested in Family History research. Facebook Groups may be “Public” or “Private”. During this time of restrictions on physical meetings these channels may be useful for making progress in your research.
