North of Ireland Family History Society

We know who you are, Lynda Bryans and now so do you!! We had a brilliant day at PRONI yesterday. Lynda Bryans and special guest Mike Nesbitt got some great information about their ancestors as well as some surprises!!

Discover if one of our Members is researching a line of your family tree here: nifhs.org/membership/ben…

It's time to check our Searchable Index! New surnames added! Search our online Indexes here: nifhs.org/research-centr… You can see which records are included here: nifhs.org/research-centr…

The Big DNA Giveaway is back with 80 free kits for the over 80s! This was a huge hit last year so we thought we would do it again. Get in quick!

Search the Index here: nifhs.org/research-centr… You can see all the record sets that have been uploaded. If it is a church record you will see the name of the church, denomination, location and type of record available, with dates. nifhs.org/research-centr…

The latest presentation from our DNA Interest Group is now available. Why test others? Just how valuable is it to test a sibling or another family member? youtu.be/Q2bpeL1LZOg

Find out more here: nifhs.org/research-centr…

Shipbuilders of Belfast Project. Belfast Branch launched their latest project at PRONI on Wednesday. This project proposes to explore Belfast’s shipbuilding and engineering heritage through the 1911 Census, reconstructing the lives of the men and women behind the shipyards.

Find out everything you need to know about visiting our Research Centre at nifhs.org/research-centr…

Are you ready for a great year of research? Why not attend one of our Branch meetings. We have nine branches, each one holding a meeting every month, online, in person or both! The full schedule is at nifhs.org/events-and-cou…

Find the Searchable Index here: nifhs.org/research-centr… Explore the Indexes that have been uploaded here: nifhs.org/research-centr…

Find your North of Ireland ancestors - join us now! You can upload DNA to FTDNA from other sites - instructions here: nifhs.org/dna/transfer-y… You can join the Project here: familytreedna.com/groups/nifhs/a…

We had a great DNA Interest Group meeting yesterday - lots of questions and discussion! And a great presentation on Autosegment Split - Gedmatch's new tool to sort your matches into maternal and paternal. Definitely worth watching. youtu.be/Exu5mITBrtI