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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.
Research at TNA with Phil Lamb In normal circumstances Phil regularly runs society outings to Kew and also twice a year runs a Familiarisation session at the BMI in Birmingham. Here he presents an on-line version to show how we can best make use of our lockdown time in preparation for when the National Archives […]
Mabel Shaw OBE with Penny Smith Penny will be telling us the story of a Wolverhampton grocers daughter and her work with the London Missionary Society. Penny is Chair of our Wolverhampton Group and Vice-Chair Genealogy of Midland Ancestors. Register no earlier than 7 days prior by using this link - Mabel Shaw All […]
Wills before 1858 with Mark Thursfield Our ancestors didn’t need to be wealthy to leave a will. Mark will show us what we can expect from early wills, how they might help us interpret the lives of our ancestors, and where and how we might find them. Mark is a society member and regular presenter […]
The Role of Women in Medieval Heraldry Speaker: Dr. Paul A. Fox Early heraldry at a superficial level appears to have been a very masculine affair, but women played a much more important role than has been generally recognised. Moreover, the frequency with which maternal arms (or elements thereof) were inherited has been under-estimated. Such […]
Outing to The National Archives The National Archives is the final resting place of all files and documents produced by the various departments of H.M. Government and its predecessors. Your Ancestors could well be in there somewhere, if you haven’t found him or her then perhaps you are not using the search engine to best […]