What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
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Online Event – Research Before 1837
Research Before 1837 Whilst we are all in confinement or otherwise prevented from socialising, Midland Ancestors has been working to put together a series of online talks to take us […]
Online Event – Maps & Mapping
Online Event Using ZoomMaps & Mapping, Exploring for Family Historians Phil Lamb will show us how to get to some free maps and how they can help with tracing the lives and movements […]
Online Event – The Parish Chest & Poor Law
Online Event Using ZoomThe Parish Chest & Poor Law with Jackie Cotterill Parish Chests date from medieval times, required by law as a place for keeping important parochial documents secure. Over the years […]
Online Event -The Census
Online Event Using ZoomThe Census with Mark Thursfield The earliest census in Britain of any real use to family historians was held in 1841. Mark will explain this and others and how we […]
Online Event – Research at TNA
Online Event Using ZoomResearch at TNA with Phil Lamb In normal circumstances Phil regularly runs society outings to Kew and also twice a year runs a Familiarisation session at the BMI in Birmingham. […]
Online Event – Mabel Shaw OBE
Online Event Using ZoomMabel Shaw OBE with Penny Smith Penny will be telling us the story of a Wolverhampton grocers daughter and her work with the London Missionary Society. Penny is Chair of […]
Online Event – Wills before 1858
Online Event Using ZoomWills before 1858 with Mark Thursfield Our ancestors didn’t need to be wealthy to leave a will. Mark will show us what we can expect from early wills, how they […]
Bromsgrove: Alms Houses – A Home for the Poor
Online Event Using ZoomOnline Event - Speaker: Ned Williams
Online Event – Civil Registration
Online Event Using ZoomCivil Registration with Jackie Cotterill Jackie will explain Civil Registration, how it came about, how it evolved and how it relates to other areas of interest to family historians. […]
Online Event – Writing Your Family History
Writing Your Family History Mike Sharpe will show us various approaches to writing and presenting a family history, either in print or online. Here he describes how to build basic […]
Bromsgrove: The Boer War
Online Event Using ZoomOnline Event - Speaker: John Butterworth
Online Event – The 1939 Register
Online Event Using ZoomThe 1939 Register Ann Simcock will explain to us how the Register came about and how it can be used to assist with researching our more recent ancestry. She will […]