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  • Kenilworth: Researching & Writing the Mourning Brooch Trilogy

    Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United Kingdom
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    Speaker - Jean Renwick Jean 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 […]

  • Kenilworth: Child Migration – Not one of our better decisions!

    Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United Kingdom
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    Speaker - Stephen Dyer This talk looks at the long history of British child emgration schemes up to 1967 when some 150,000 children were sent overseas to settle and grow up in British colonies and dominions. Stephen is a National U3A Genealogy Subject Adviser and a member of the Society of Genealogists.

  • Kenilworth: Charles Dickens, Warwickshire & the Great Jennens Case

    Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United Kingdom
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    Speaker - Laurence Ince Laurence is from Solihull, a member of Solihull Local History Circle, and has been working for many years on family history, particularly of his wife’s family, the Holbeches of Alvechurch.

  • Kenilworth: The Feud between the Smalbroke & Colmore Families

    Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United Kingdom
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    Speaker - Marie Fogg Looks at the feud that led to numerous court cases and attempted murder in the 17thcentury. Marie is the author of several books, about the Smalbroke family of Birmingham and Thornton School.

  • Kenilworth: Lavinia, Princess or Fake?

    Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United Kingdom
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    Speaker - Vanessa Morgan The story of Lavinia Ryves who tried to prove in the 1860’s, through documents in her possession, that she was the granddaughter of theDuke of Cumberland, brother of George lll, and therefore entitled to a title and an inheritance. Vanessa worked as a professional genealogist and local historian, and has written […]

  • Kenilworth: Using Tithe Documents & Maps for Family & Local History

    Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United Kingdom
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    Speaker - Anne Langley Anne is secretary of the Stretton on Dunsmore History Society, and author of Victorian Village Life, Brandon Silk Mill, Warwick County Asylum and Joseph Ashby’s Victorian Warwickshire.

  • Kenilworth: North to Alaska … The Klondike Gold Rush 1897-99

    Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United Kingdom
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    Speaker - Graham Sutherland Local author and professional speaker, Graham is a retired Police Inspector, and has also been a Town crier, and is a Blue Badge tourist guide. See website: www.talksandwalks.co.uk for more details.

  • Kenilworth: Christmas Social

    Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United Kingdom
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    Members and Non-Members Welcome

  • Kenilworth: “AI For Family History” via Zoom

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    As this is an online event, you will need to register your interest via the link below: Click here to register for this meeting before 14th January 2026 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.   AI For Family History : What it can (and can’t) do for […]

  • Kenilworth: “Thomas Stokes, Apprentice” via Zoom

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    As this is an online event, you will need to register your interest via the link below: Click here to register for this meeting before 11th February 2026 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.   The Life and Times of Thomas Stokes, Apprentice Speaker: Steve Manning A […]

  • Kenilworth: “Fatal Transport Accidents”

    Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United Kingdom
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    “Let my quick fate a warning be…” Fatal Transport Accidents in the West Midlands, 1820s-1920s Speaker: Quintin Watt This illustrated presentation deals with various accidents that involved the region’s stage-coaches, canals, railways and trams. How and why did these shocking events occur, and who was to blame? What ‘Health & Safety’ lessons were learnt from […]