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The Parish Chest & Poor Law with Jackie Cotterill Parish Chests date from medieval times, required by law as a place for keeping important parochial documents secure. Over the years there were collected vast quantities of paper & vellum documents relating to the governance of the parish. Registers, Accounts, Charity Records, tithes, churchwardens, settlements and […]
See re-scheduled event 21 July 2021, click here Park Street HS2 Archaeology works: Park Street Former Burial Ground Did you know that one of the biggest archaeological digs in the UK has been taking place right here in Birmingham? As part of the preparations for HS2’s phase one, an archaeological team has been excavating the […]
My 20 Favourite Staffordshire Places A Presentation by David Wilkinson
Family History Workshop or Members' Evening. Topic to be confirmed. Summer Social This evening will be accompanied by our usual summer refreshments of strawberries and cream with drinkies.
The Census with Mark Thursfield The earliest census in Britain of any real use to family historians was held in 1841. Mark will explain this and others and how we can use the census to help us learn about our ancestors. Mark is a society member and regular presenter at the Midland Ancestors series of […]
Summer Evening Visit to St. Mary’s Church, Kingswinford Margaret Penn will be our host The Parish Church of Kingswinford, St. Mary’s overlooks the village green where the pound can still be seen and ‘The Old Court House’ where years ago most of the parish business was transacted. This church used to serve a vast parish […]
National Archives Familiarisation Intended for those who have possibly wanted to visit the National Archives, found their website a little daunting and then left it at that. Also for those who have visited perhaps just once and felt they have not had the best out of it. This is a group participation live computer assessment […]
Heraldry - All good things come in threes …… Heraldry can appeal in three different ways: The Science (or the system), the History & Romance and The Art of Heraldry Quote from Ralph Brocklebanks publication “How to Do Heraldry”. Come along and join us to learn about and discuss Heraldry.