Lisburn
When?
Lisburn Branch meetings take place on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. from September to May.
Research sessions, visits and meet ups may also be organised for members during the season.
Publications
Lisburn Branch has produced some publications based on its research activities:
- These Hallowed Grounds Volume 1 (Kilrush and St Patrick’s burial grounds)
- These Hallowed Grounds Volume 2 (Christ Church Cathedral and Friends burial grounds)
- Lisburn Parish of Blaris (a booklet in the “Researching Your Ancestors” series)
These are available to buy:
- Locally in the Branch
- At the Research Centre C4
- Online through the Shop
Photography
Lisburn Branch has photographed and transcribed existing headstones in Blaris Old Burial Ground. For lookups from this graveyard contact lisburn@nifhs.org or lookups@nifhs.org
Where
Meetings are normally held in the Bridge Community Centre, Railway Street, Lisburn BT28 1XP.
Events Programme
Hidden Histories: Advanced Methods for Investigating Northern Irish Criminal Ancestry - Mary McKee
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
7:30 pm
Land: From Tenancy To Ownership - Dr Des McCabe (PRONI)
- Tuesday, 8 October 2024
- 7:30 pm
Research Session
- Saturday, 9 November 2024
- 10:30 am
Women In Irish Society In the late 19th, early 20th Century - Dr Myrtle Hill
- Tuesday, 12 November 2024
- 7:30 pm
Quiz - Christmas Members' Night
- Tuesday, 10 December 2024
- 7:30 pm
Are you sitting comfortably? Writing up your Family History - Janet Few
- Tuesday, 14 January 2025
- 7:30 pm
Strange and Unusual Sources for Irish Family History - Dr James Ryan
- Tuesday, 11 February 2025
- 7:30 pm
CSM William J. McCutcheon MM (1917-45): a Lisburn Soldier and the Liberation of Europe - Dr James Frazer ( Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum)
- Tuesday, 11 March 2025
- 7:30 pm
Family Hands. Looking at various Ulster American family stories using the song by Mary Chapin Carpenter - Dr David Hume
- Tuesday, 8 April 2025
- 7:30 pm
Members' Night - AGM
- Tuesday, 13 May 2025
- 7:30 pm