Thursday 30 January 2020

NIFHS releases Spring workshop & courses programme

The North of Ireland Family History Society (NIFHS) has a new series of talks, workshops and courses lined up for Spring. They're good value at (typically) £8 for a 1 session course; £14 for a 2 session course and £18 for a 3-session course.

Each of the classes is held in the Honneyman Room of the Society's Research Centre in Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim. It's a convenient location, and parking is free.

A summary of the programme is below. For more details about each workshop or course, see the NIFHS website.


Saturday 22 February - Using the new tree on Family Tree DNA – 2 hours, daytime

Tuesday 25 February – Tracing relatives from the Belfast Shipyards – 2 hours, evening

Thursday 27 February – Using the new tree on Family Tree DNA – Fully Booked

Saturday 29 February – Family Tree Maker: basics and benefits – 2 hours, daytime

Tuesday 3 March – Family Finder 1 – Three 2-hour evening sessions, consecutive Tuesdays

Thursday 5 March – Using land records – 2 hours, evening

Monday 9 March – Family Finder 2 – Three 2-hour evening sessions, consecutive Mondays

Tuesday 24 March – JSTOR – A free resource for NIFHS members – 1-hour lunchtime

Saturday 28 March – The advantages of MT-DNA – 2 hours, daytime

Tuesday 31 March – Emigration to Australia and New Zealand – 2 hours, daytime

Thursday 9 April – Graveyards – 2 hours, evening

Saturday 4 May – Make the most of your Autosomal DNA results – Two 2-hour sessions on 1 day

Saturday 9 May – Using WikiTree – 2 hours, daytime

Tuesday 12 May – It’s all about me – 2 hours, daytime