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Courses

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The Society holds courses throughout the year both for Members and non-members. Some of these are free and some have a small charge. Topics vary and many will help you with research specifically in the North of Ireland. All are designed to help you to research more effectively.

Members of the Society will be notified of all upcoming courses. Non-members may follow us on Social Media (see our Contact Page for details) or subscribe to our newsletter at the bottom of this page.

Upcoming Courses

Writing Family Memoirs that Engage and Inspire the Next Generation. Starting 17 Sep 2026.

A six part online course for NIFHS Members only. Due to the demand, we are holding the course at 4pm and 7pm.

DNA Summer School Monday 24 to Friday 28 August 2026

Bookings are now open for our seventh annual DNA Summer School. You don’t have to be a member to take part!

 

 

Past Courses

Ask an Expert Online, Thursday 4 Dec 2025

Our panel of local experts will try to answer any question about research in the North of Ireland or about DNA in general. Bring your brick walls, ask about records or what to do next or just come along and learn from other people’s questions. Click here to find out more and register.

October (2025) is Beginners’ Month.

A series of classes about getting started with researching in the North of Ireland, DNA and Wikitree. Click here to find out more and get links to the presentations, which were recorded.

Events & Courses

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2:00pm Integrating Autosomal, Y and MT DNA to Solve Genealogical Problems – Anne Johnston
DNA Summer School 2026 – all 10 classes!
7:00pm Why Ancestry is not enough – Martin McDowell
Tuesday August 25
2:00pm Endogamy and Pedigree Collapse: A Practical Guide – Anne Johnston
7:00pm Using Discover for Y-DNA and mtDNA – Martin McDowell
Wednesday August 26
2:00pm Everyone wants to be Irish – Martin McDowell
7:00pm Y-DNA and The Tree of Mankind – Dave Vance
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2:00pm Successes with Geographical Projects – Anne Johnston & Martin McDowell
7:00pm Mommy’s baby, daddy’s maybe: genetic genealogical reconstruction of extra-pair paternity behaviour – Maarten Larmuseau
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2:00pm Using AI for DNA – Donna Rutherford
7:00pm Finding Richard III – Dr Turi King
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4:00pm Writing Family Memoirs Course (4 pm)
7:00pm Writing Family Memoirs Course