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Any questions? Of course you have. We all have brick walls and puzzling gaps which have been helped by a chance remark. It is reassuring to know that others share your frustrations so please come along to an evening that could provide the clue to give your research that much needed kick start. If the […]
Speaker: Sandy Robertson Birmingham's oldest industry - its history and the project to save its records for family historians.
500 years of Innovation of the British Postal System Speaker: Nick Booker
Speaker: Ned Williams Entrance at rear of building
Outing to The National Archives For this trip to TNA, I have arranged for a talk by the LDS team. Sharon Hinzte who some of you already know, has kindly agreed to give us a presentation on English Wills. Sharon will tell us what can be found through Familysearch, how to find it and how […]
Local History Fair on 28th October Midland Ancestors will have experts on hand. More details here
Speaker: Tom Doig As a child, our speaker’s great grandmother’s boxes of old photographs particularly her carte de visites and cabinet prints - were a source of fascination. Of course, she knew who the people were and so never wrote their names on the reverse. Only on very rare occasions did the Victorians take impromptu […]