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Stourbridge: Group Open Day & Family History Workshop
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomGrow your family tree with Midland Ancestors The Stourbridge Group throw their doors open to the local community and invite them to come along to St. Peters Church Hall in Pedmore and see who we are. Grow your family tree with our expert advice and free access to the groups family history resources. Learn how to […]
Wolverhampton: Scandal at The Star Theatre
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomAn evening talk by Kate Hartland-Westwood. Kate will be discussing real events that took place at the Star Theatre in Wolverhampton. In 1895 a local theatre owner was accused of assaulting three girls but what really happened? Doors open at 7.15 p.m. for a 7.30 p.m. start
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Early May Bank Holiday
Birmingham Hybrid: Group AGM followed by Lunatick Astronomy
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomLunatick Astronomy Presenter Andrew Lound The Lunar Society was one of the most influential groups in the 18th century, no aspect of science and industry was overlooked at their monthly dinner parties. Although the development of the steam engine and coinage production became the main focus for Matthew Boulton, he had developed a passion for […]
Kenilworth: ABM followed by ‘Looking for Answers… a family quest’
Kenilworth Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End,, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United KingdomThe branch's annual business meeting will be followed by a talk by John Berkeley OBE (rescheduled from 13 Jan & 9 Jun 2021)
Stourbridge: Going Out and Coming Home
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomGoing Out and Coming Home A presentation by Professor Mike Haynes. Professor Haynes will look at how much we know about distances to work and going on day trips and how people travelled. Mike says about his presentation - "It will be fun !"
Birmingham Hybrid: Lost Industries and Businesses of Birmingham
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomLost Industries and Businesses of Birmingham Presenter Keith Clenton Most photographs used in this presentation come from The Birmingham Lives Carl Chinn Archive. Keith will bring to us the reality that despite the ability of Birmingham people to adapt to innovation, for a variety of reasons there was a decline in manufacturing resulting in the […]
Bank Holiday
Spring Bank Holiday
Bank Holiday
Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday
Kenilworth: ‘My Churchley Family – A Typical West Midlands Family?’
Kenilworth Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End,, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United KingdomA talk by Richard Churchley (Rescheduled from 2020 and 14 Apr 2021) Apologies: this was displaying as Thursday, 9 June, but the correct date is Wednesday, 8 June
Stourbridge: Stories from The Hive
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomStories from The Hive Paul Hudson with Stories from the Collection at The Hive
On Line – Family History Workshop
Online Event Using ZoomFamily History Workshop by Members An On Line Members Meeting where you can hear about other members research experiences. You can learn how they knocked down their brick walls, what new websites they found, how they got to grips with better known sites, any obscure or lesser known websites, archives offices or libraries, or tackled […]