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SUMMARY:Birmingham: How We Got Here – the story of back to back housing in Birmingham
DESCRIPTION:How We Got Here – the story of back to back housing in Birmingham.\nPresenters – David and Pam Humphries\nThis talk by husband and wife team David and Pam tells the story of back to back housing in Birmingham. Find out what was happening in the Town of Birmingham in the 18th & 19th centuries that led to half the population living in these tiny houses – and about their disappearance. \nIn retirement from the telecoms industry David has become a tour guide at the Back to Backs and a number of other heritage attractions in Birmingham. Along with Pam\, he was responsible for training as many as 150 new tour guides at The Coffin Works\, Highbury Hall & the Back to Backs. \nDavid and Pam are society members. \n  \n 
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/birmingham-how-we-got-here-the-story-of-back-to-back-housing-in-birmingham/
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Middleton":MAILTO:p.middleton@mid-anc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250407T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250407T213000
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SUMMARY:Talk about Etruria Bone Mill
DESCRIPTION:Many people living or working in the Stoke on Trent Area will be aware of the Etruria Bone Mill. Now an industrial Museum. Bernard Lovatt is going to tell us all about it. \nMembers free we welcome visitors but ask for a donation of  £1.50 \n  \n 
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/talk-about-etruria-bone-mill/
LOCATION:St. John’s Centre\, St. John’s Centre\, 122 Newcastle Rd. Trent Vale\, Stoke on Trent\, ST4 6QD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:North Staffs Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250409T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250409T223000
DTSTAMP:20260501T163032
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SUMMARY:Kenilworth: Researching & Writing the Mourning Brooch Trilogy
DESCRIPTION:Speaker – Jean Renwick\n\n\n\n\n\nJean Renwick’s talk reveals years of research behind her family saga\, The Mourning Brooch\, based upon the lives of real Yorkshire people who lived in the second half of the 19th and first half of the 20th century. After inheriting a mourning brooch\, Jean was intrigued to know who was Elizabeth Addy\, commemorated in the brooch\, and what happened to the two little girls she left behind. The two novels of the trilogy so far published reveal how the sisters’ lives took them in very different directions. \nUsing newspaper archives\, Renwick discovered scandals\, adding drama to the tale\, and research in England and the USA revealed much about the personalities of the characters. And the story moves to London\, Lancashire\, Philadelphia – even Constantinople – all based on fact. Finally\, she will report on progress in writing the final part of the saga covering two world wars. \n  \nThe Mourning Brooch Book One\, An Ending. A Beginning covers 1839-1876 and Book Two\, Moving On reaches 1913. If you want to read the books ahead of the talk\, they are available as a paperback or for Kindle on Amazon.   More details and images can be found on www.jeanrenwickauthor.co.uk \nGroup members are invited to bring to the meeting any examples of jewellery they have inherited\, mourning jewellery particularly. \nThe books will be available for sale on the night (paperback version discounted to £10).
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/researching-writing-the-mourning-brooch-trilogy/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Centre\, Abbey End\, Kenilworth\, CV8 1QJ\, Abbey End\, Kenilworth\, CV8 1QJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Kenilworth Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250412T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250412T163000
DTSTAMP:20260501T163032
CREATED:20250101T144201Z
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SUMMARY:London: “British Newspapers as Historical Resources”
DESCRIPTION:“British Newspapers as Historical Resources” \nA talk by Denise Bates. \nThemed around family history (though the main principles can be applied to other topics) this talk covers locating newspapers with potentially relevant information\, searching effectively\, identifying an ancestor and using the varied content of newspapers to understand something about the world in which they lived. \nThe group AGM will follow the talk. \nMeetings 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; talks start 11.00. \nWe will have the research facility largely to ourselves for the day of our meetings so will not be restricted on time. We will be able to take coffee and tea into our meetings as well as sandwiches. \nIf you download and install a Chrome extension on your laptop (which uses the building Wi-Fi)\, you can search records\, use commercial websites for free and download images directly to your laptop after our meeting. In effect\, with the Chrome extension\, your laptop has the same premium access as the PCs in the FamilySearch Centre. This access only works\, of course\, if you are within the building on Exhibition Road since it is dependent on the building Wi-Fi address. Ask a member of staff about this if you are interested. \nUnderground stations: South Kensington (District\, Circle and Piccadilly Lines). \nBuses: 14\, 49\, 70\, 74\, 345\, 360\, 414\, 430\, C1
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/london-british-newspapers-as-historical-resources/
LOCATION:London Family History Centre\, 64-68 Princes Gate\, Exhibition Road\, London\, SW7 2PA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:London Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="David Kerr":MAILTO:londonevents@midanc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250415T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250415T213000
DTSTAMP:20260501T163032
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SUMMARY:Stourbridge Group  - The Rise and Fall of Worcestershire's Witley Court
DESCRIPTION:Talk – The Rise and Fall of Worcestershire’s Witley Court\n \nA Royal Palace created by the Earls of Dudley before its untimely demise. \nWitley Court was once one of the great country houses of England. An impressive early 17th-century mansion here was transformed in three remodellings: twice by the Foley family in the 18th century and again about 1805–10\, and then by the Ward family\, Earls of Dudley\, in the 1850s. Both families had made fortunes from iron and coal in the West Midlands\, England’s industrial heartland. In the Victorian period Witley was famous for its opulence and extravagant parties. \nAfter a devastating fire in 1937\, Witley became one of the country’s most spectacular ruins. But it is still possible to gain a sense of its former grandeur\, as well as to see the earlier layers of the building’s history laid bare by the fire. \n  \nThe Speaker – Ray Sturdy \n \nBased in Worcestershire\, Ray  is a photographer and explorer who has documented his travels around the world for others to enjoy. Together with geographical expeditions\, Ray’s talks also include historical slideshows with famous figures including Vesta Tilley and I K Brunel. \nRay is a qualified engineer who has spent most of his working life running training courses around the world for pipeline engineers. He spent the last two years before retirement working in Saudi Arabia where he started to put together a list of slideshows and talks to raise money for several charities\, including money for Mencap\, NSPCC and Cancer Research UK. \nMemorably\, Ray has climbed Kilimanjaro\, trekked in Antartica with temperatures of 35 degrees below zero and parachuted free fall from 15\,000 feet. \n  \nDOORS OPEN AT 7.00PM for a 7.30PM START \n  \nVisitors Welcome – DONATION of £5 APPRECIATED
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/stourbridge-group-witley-court/
LOCATION:Stourbridge\, St. Peter's Church Hall\, Pedmore\, West Midlands\, DY9 0SW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public,Stourbridge Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Burkitt":MAILTO:p.burkitt@mid-anc.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250417T100000
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SUMMARY:Family History Centre - closed
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/family-history-centre-closed/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250418T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250418T150000
DTSTAMP:20260501T163032
CREATED:20250415T181808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T182735Z
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SUMMARY:Family History Centre - closed
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URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/family-history-centre-closed-2/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250421T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250421T150000
DTSTAMP:20260501T163032
CREATED:20250415T181920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T182807Z
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SUMMARY:Family History Centre - closed
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/family-history-centre-closed-3/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250422T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250422T150000
DTSTAMP:20260501T163032
CREATED:20250415T182101Z
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SUMMARY:Family History Centre - reopens at 10am
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/family-history-centre-reopens-at-10am/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Birmingham Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250430T191500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250430T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T163032
CREATED:20241209T165016Z
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SUMMARY:Wolverhampton:  The Story of Carribee Island
DESCRIPTION:In Victorian times Carribee Island was a notorious part of Wolverhampton\, home to the city’s Irish migrants.  The neighbourhood was stigmatized as a problem space using public health language that was shot through with racial and social stereotypes.  In fact\, it was home to ordinary people doing ordinary things.  Once the myths that were layered on it are picked apart\, it was just an ordinary neighbourhood. \nJoin us for a fascinating talk about this lost area of Wolverhampton presented by Simon Briercliffe. \n  \nDoors open at 7.15 p.m. for a meeting start at 7.30 p.m. \n 
URL:https://midland-ancestors.uk/event/wolverhampton-the-story-of-carribee-island/
LOCATION:Wolverhampton\, The Terry Harding Room\, Perton Civic Centre\, Church Road\, Perton\,\, Wolverhampton\, Staffordshire\, WV6 7PD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public,Wolverhampton Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Penny Smith":MAILTO:wolverhamptonclasses@midanc.uk
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