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London: “British Newspapers as Historical Resources”
London Family History Centre 64-68 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, London, United Kingdom“British Newspapers as Historical Resources” A talk by Denise Bates. Themed around family history (though the main principles can be applied to other topics) this talk covers locating newspapers with […]
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Stourbridge Group – The Rise and Fall of Worcestershire’s Witley Court
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomTalk - The Rise and Fall of Worcestershire's Witley Court A Royal Palace created by the Earls of Dudley before its untimely demise. Witley Court was once one of the […]
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Wolverhampton: The Story of Carribee Island
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomIn 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 […]
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Birmingham: Society Conference and AGM
Birmingham & Midland Institute - Kingsley Norris Room 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomFamily History Day incorporating Annual General Meeting An All day event with Speakers Sharon Hintze and Beverley Walker. Programme Timings – 09.30 – Doors Open & Registration 10:00 – Welcome […]
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North Staffs Group Research / help evening
St. John’s Centre St. John’s Centre, 122 Newcastle Rd. Trent Vale, Stoke on Trent, United KingdomAGM and Informal help or research evening. Committee Members have access to numerous items in our digital library and to subscription websites. Members free but we welcome visitors but ask […]
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Kenilworth: Child Migration – Not one of our better decisions!
Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, Cv8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United KingdomSpeaker - 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 […]