What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
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Heraldry Group Meeting
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomHeraldry GroupWhy 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 MeetingsJoin us for a Members Evening - at the moment we have not decided if it will be group members sharing details of their research or maybe a presentation about an unusual record set: the content of the evening will be determined by the group nearer to the event. If you have any ideas for […]
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Stourbridge Group – Research Day
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomStourbridge Meetings -
North Staffs: Research
North Staffs St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, United KingdomNorth Staffs Meetings -
Kenilworth: How DNA Broke Down a Brick Wall
Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United KingdomKenilworth MeetingsHow DNA Broke Down a Brick Wall Speaker: Jan Daniells Jan has been hunting her family for a while now; and she has successfully used DNA to break though a brick wall on one line. She is a retired school teacher, based in Shropshire, with family in Kenilworth, so maybe there are more connections to […]
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Stourbridge Group – Curiosities of Dudley
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomStourbridge MeetingsCuriosities of Dudley Speaker: Craig Denston A talk about the curiosities & oddities wrapped up in Dudley's history, using dozens of images from a huge collection of engraved prints, postcards, photographs, maps and memorabilia from the town. Including the Castle and Castle Hill, the old town hall & market place, the fountain & many […]
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Heraldry Group Meeting
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomHeraldry GroupWhy 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: Tales from the Coroner’s Casebook – Life and Death in Georgian South Staffordshire and the Black Country. Part 1: 1801 – 1826
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomWolverhampton MeetingsThis presentation examines the cases of unexplained deaths, presided over by Henry Smith Esq. - Coroner of the County of Stafford - between 1801 and 1842. These include accidents, manslaughter, murders, suicides and 'visitations of God'. Join Coroner Smith's Jury and re-consider some of the cases he dealt with during the first part of his […]
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North Staffs: Research
North Staffs St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, United KingdomNorth Staffs Meetings -
London: “A Brick Wall in My Tree: I solved one/I have one”
London Family History Centre 64-68 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, London, United KingdomLondon MeetingsMembers Day: "A Brick Wall in My Tree: I solved one/I have one" An opportunity for members to give a short presentation about how they solved a brick wall in their tree. What techniques did you use? Did it involve any little known archives or serious detective work? Alternatively tell the group about a brick […]
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Stourbridge Group – Unlocking the secrets of DNA Testing
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomStourbridge MeetingsUnlocking the secrets of DNA Testing Speaker: Karen Evans Adverts for DNA testing kits are constantly on the TV-but what do you actually get? This talk covers areas such as understanding how the test works in very general terms, getting the most from the test (what the results mean) and how to use your results […]
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Heraldry Group Meeting
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomHeraldry GroupWhy 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.