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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 Kingdom
    Wolverhampton Meetings

    This 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 […]

  • North Staffs: Research

    North Staffs St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, United Kingdom
    North 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 Kingdom
    London Meetings

    Members 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 […]

  • Gus Peplow Lecture: My Grant of Arms by Tony Kelly

    Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
    Birmingham Meetings

    This year's Gus Peplow lecture will be MY GRANT OF ARMS by Tony Kelly. An account of the process, technicalities and fun involved. Tony is a proud Brummie and is a Governor of the Birmingham Society and a past President of St Paul's Club. His professional life included over thirty years with Firmin and Sons, […]

  • Stourbridge Group – Winston Churchill – Escape from a Boer Prison Camp

    Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United Kingdom
    Stourbridge Meetings

    Winston Churchill - Escape from a Boer Prison Camp In November 1899 during the Second Boer War, a 25-year old Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was working as a war correspondent for the Morning Post. He was captured after Boers ambushed a British armoured train in South Africa and sent to a prisoner of war camp in […]

  • Heraldry Group Meeting

    Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
    Heraldry Group

    Why 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.

  • Wolverhampton: The Eccentric Dr Butter

    Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
    Wolverhampton Meetings

    Join us to hear Cannock Museum's volunteer and historical researcher for an informative talk and presentation along with items from the museum collections.  Dr. Butter, a well known local figure, kept a menagerie of animals and could be seen out and about around Cannock and Hednesford in his zebra drawn trap.  Find out what fate […]

  • North Staffs: Research

    North Staffs St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, United Kingdom
    North Staffs Meetings

  • Introduction to Family History Course

    Codsall Library South Staffs Council Offices, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, Wolverhampton
    Classes

    Codsall Library, South Staffs Council Offices, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall WV8 1PX   Tuesday afternoons at 1.30pm starting on 3rd November 2026 for five consecutive weeks   To book this location call 01902 506060     All courses are free but places are limited so if you book and later change your mind, please cancel the […]

  • Introduction to Family History Course

    Wombourne Library Church Road, Wombourne, South Staffordshire, United Kingdom
    Classes

    Wombourne Library, Church Road, Wombourne WV5 9EZ   Wednesday mornings at 10am starting on 4th November 2026 for five consecutive weeks   To book this location call 01902 506055     All courses are free but places are limited so if you book and later change your mind, please cancel the booking so someone else […]

  • Tracing Your Irish Family History

    Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
    Birmingham Meetings

    Tracing Your Irish Family History - Speaker: Paul Wilkins Join local genealogist Paul Wilkins for expert tips on uncovering your Irish ancestors. Learn what records are available online and how to navigate the challenges of tracing Irish family history. Paul lectures across the West Midlands and writes for Who Do You Think You Are and […]

  • Kenilworth: “A Private War”

    Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United Kingdom
    Kenilworth Meetings

    A Private War: The Diaries of Frederick George Draper 1939-1945 Speaker: Carol Draper Carol's father kept a journal throughout his WW2 service, a first-hand account of a young man's experiences of war. He was conscripted as a Private in the Royal Leicestershire Regiment and travelled through Egypt, Trans Jordan, Libya, Ceylon, India and finally as […]