FREE Event: Saturday 9 Sept 2017 --- 10.30 am – 4pmOpen Day and Local History Fair at
Birmingham & Midland Institute, Margaret Street, Birmingham. B3 3BS. ( a short walk from Birmingham Council House )
Join us for:
• Local History Fair
• Self-led tours of the building
• Exclusive access to our library
• Learn how to trace your family tree with the
Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and History . Purchase your ancestors burial record from four Birmingham Cemeteries.
Christine Phipps
Golden Memories Family Tree Charts .The Friends of Key Hill Cemetery and Warstone Lane Cemetery in Birmingham Jewellery Quarter, Hockley . The good and the great of Birmingham are buried in these two historic cemeteries. Help with locating your ancestors plot number.
Andrew Lound , T.V Presenter & Author. Titanic Made in The Midlands.• Vintage book sale
• Explore the Society of the History of Astronomy’s unique library and collection
Come in and explore the Birmingham & Midland Institute building!
Meet staff and volunteers who will tell you about what we do and discover our extensive Grade II* listed building. You will also get an exclusive chance to see our library; the original Birmingham Library established in 1779. The Birmingham & Midland Institute has been at the heart of Birmingham’s cultural life for over 150 years, Charles Dickens was one of its early Presidents.
Today, the BMI has a thriving programme of cultural and educational activities, which includes a wide spectrum of arts and science lectures, exhibitions and concerts.
Tours at 11am and 1pm.
www.bmi.org.uk
