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Birmingham: The Adventures of Harry Payne – the Edwardian “Literary Tramp”
Birmingham & Midland Institute - Kingsley Norris Room 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomThe Adventures of Harry Payne – the Edwardian “Literary Tramp” Presenter - Quintin Watt This presentation will piece together the remarkable story of a partially-sighted vagrant, as he tramped around the British Isles. At each town he visited, Harry earned a few pence by writing a review of that place for the local newspaper. These perceptive snapshots provide […]
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Kenilworth: Christmas Social
Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, Cv8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United KingdomMembers and Non-Members Welcome
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2026 Kingsley Norris Memorial Talk via Zoom
Title: Autosomal DNA & One Name Studies Speaker: John Titterton As the registered researcher of the Titterton One Name Study, John is researching all instances of the name Titterton. He has established about 30 different Titterton family trees but there are a number of brick walls stopping them being connected together. There are three types […]
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London: “Wills & Probate”
London Family History Centre 64-68 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, London, United Kingdom"Wills & Probate" A talk by Sharon Hintze. A talk primarily covering England and Wales, and including how to use FamilySearch resources to find probate records and record copy wills online. Meetings will be held at the LDS Hyde Park Family Search Centre, 64-68 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, SW7 2PA. Doors open 10.00; […]
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Stourbridge Group – AGM and a Short History of the Chance Brothers
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomA Short History of the Chance Brothers Speaker: Henry Chance
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Heraldry Group Meeting
Birmingham & Midland Institute - Kingsley Norris Room 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomWhy not come along and learn how to interpret the various coats of arms in stained glass windows, church monuments, etc, and discover who married who, together with their family history.
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Wolverhampton: Longest Way Up and Shortest Way Down
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomJoin us for the first meeting in 2026 of the Wolverhampton Group for a look at life in the Mounted Police by an experienced officer, Stephen Gwilt, with first-hand experience of the role. The doors open at 7.15 p.m. for a 7.30 p.m. meeting start. There is plenty of FREE parking at our venue and […]
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On Line Meeting via Zoom
Title: Breaking Down Brick walls: Methods and Skills Speaker: Mike Sharpe All of us encounter ‘brick walls’ in our research. Indeed, it can be argued that every research line ends with a brick wall at some point. Going back to basics, professional genealogist Mike Sharpe will look at theoretical concepts for our research, as well […]
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Course: Introduction to Family History Research at Perton Library
Perton Library Severn Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United KingdomWeek one of a five week course which is structured for beginners and those who have done a little research but do not know what to do next. Each week covers a different topic with the first three being the basic building blocks of family history research. Find out how to …. get started in […]
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Heraldry Group Meeting
Birmingham & Midland Institute - Kingsley Norris Room 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomWhy not come along and learn how to interpret the various coats of arms in stained glass windows, church monuments, etc, and discover who married who, together with their family history.
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Wolverhampton: Members Evening
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomWe invite members of the Wolverhampton group to consider sharing details of their own research. You may like to tell the group about your discoveries whether this is your own family history or a topic or theme you have researched. No-one is expected to speak for longer than they feel comfortable with however we do […]
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Stourbridge Group – J M W Turner and the Black Country
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomJ M W Turner and the Black Country Speaker: Brendan Clifford Voted Britain’s favourite artist in a 2004 BBC Poll, JMW Turner visited the Black Country and Birmingham area a couple of times during his life (1775-1851). The Talk covers the background of Turner’s interest in the area, the watercolours he produced and specifically the […]