What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
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Kenilworth: ‘Fred Hancox – An Exceptional Edwardian Amateur Coventry Photographer’
Online Event Using ZoomA talk by David Fry, a researcher and author from Coventry, who has been giving talks for over 25 years. David describes this talk: "Twenty years ago a few glass plates turned up at a car boot sale in Warwickshire. This led to the discovery of many more that had been found in the attic […]
On Line Event: Heir Hunting: The Real Deal
Online Event Using ZoomHeir Hunting: The Real Deal Presenter Kirsty Gray Born in Stourbridge now based in Calne, Wiltshire, Kirsty Gray is a professional genealogist and probate researcher/heir hunter.As well as a freelance author and well known speaker on the family history circuit, Kirsty is the founder of THE Genealogy Show. Kirsty’s talk will shed light on how […]
On Line Event: Shady Rock Clent – Kingsley Norris Memorial Lecture
Online Event Using ZoomShady Rock Clent - A History in House Deeds. A Presentation by Linda Newey, BA Dip Gen QA Linda has an impressive pedigree - BA DipGen QA, of Four Oaks Genealogy, AGRA member, Pharos tutor and advanced programme mentor and (of course!) editor of our quarterly journal The Midland Ancestors. Lindas talk traces the history […]
The Chatterley Whitfield Explosion
Online Event Using ZoomDue to circumstances beyond our control (rail travel disruptions) there will be a change of topic and a change of delivery mode for this meeting. It will not be a face to face meeting but will be entirely Zoom. Apologies for the short notice, and apologies for any inconvenience so caused. The Chatterley Whitfield Explosion […]
Kenilworth: ‘Family History and the Media: Behind the scenes at WDYTYA?’
Online Event Using ZoomA talk by Nick Barratt Nick's website reads, "I’ve been interested in history from a very early age. Although my training has taken me back to the thirteenth century – something I’m still actively researching after all these years – my professional career, working on TV shows such as Who Do You Think You Are, […]
On Line Event – Madness, Mania and Melancholia: The Mental Health of our Ancestors
Online Event Using ZoomMadness, Mania and Melancholia: The Mental Health of our Ancestors Presenter Dr Janet Few The history of mental ill-health is poorly understood and many of those who were labelled as ‘idiots’, ‘imbeciles’ or ‘lunatics’ in the past would have a very different diagnosis today. This presentation looks at the history of reactions to and the […]
Kenilworth: ‘Fred Hancox: More insights into the family life of an Edwardian working class, Coventry photographer’
Online Event Using ZoomFollowing the decision to allow Zoom meetings to go ahead if Groups wish to, the Kenilworth meeting for January, which had been likely to be cancelled, will now be a Zoom meeting inviting David Fry back to show us more of Fred Hancox's Edwardian photographs. This is an online event via Zoom. Registration is now […]
On Line – Family History Workshop
Online Event Using ZoomFamily History Workshop by Members The first of a series of On Line Members Meetings 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On Line – Family History Workshop
Online Event Using ZoomFamily History Workshop by Members This months focus being Huguenot Ancestry An On Line Members Meeting where you can hear about other members research experiences. Society member Sandra Robinson has kindly offered to run a Workshop focussed on researching Huguenot ancestry. Perhaps there is more Huguenot ancestry in our families than we realise, might we […]
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 […]