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 records 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