What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
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Kenilworth: ‘A Brummie in the Family’
Online Event Using ZoomKenilworth MeetingsA talk by Vanessa Morgan NOTE: Our scheduled speaker, Helen Ball, who was going to talk to us about Heir-hunting, would prefer to give her talk in-person, so according to the new talk schedule, this will be postponed until the Spring/Summer 2022 (date TBC). Instead, Vanessa Morgan has agreed to do a talk for us, […]
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Online Event – Birth & Death. The Hidden Secrets of Registration
Online Event Using ZoomOn Line EventBirth & Death, The Hidden Secrets of Registration Presenter - Antony Marr Why can the same birth be registered more than once and in different years ? Why does a single death registration involve three different certificates ? This talk by Antony Marr will look at the complex rules of registering birth and death events, […]
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Kenilworth: ‘Family Networks in Elizabethan England’ – CANCELLED
Online Event Using ZoomKenilworth MeetingsWITH APOLOGIES, THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO BEREAVEMENT Re-scheduled for 2022 - further details will be available in due course Family Networks in Elizabethan England A talk by Cathryn Enis, Honorary Research Fellow at the College of Arts and Law, University of Birmingham Cathryn writes, "I tend to specialise in family networks so […]
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Online Event – Why Pay ??
Online Event Using ZoomOn Line EventWhy Pay For Information From the Internet ? Presenter - John Hanson FSG No one likes to pay for information unless they have to and, whilst there is an increasing trend towards more information going into pay per view sites, there is still a lot around for free - if you know where and how […]
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On Line Event: My Millward Family – Kingsley Norris Memorial Lecture
Online Event Using ZoomOn Line EventRe-scheduled, New Date & On Line. Not in the BMI My Millward Family - 50 Years Of Research A Presentation by Jackie Cotterill Jackie says - This is the story of researching my paternal family and what started as a journey of hope, after 50 years, I am no further forward – or back […]
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Kenilworth: ‘Beer, Bets and Bullbaiting’
Online Event Using ZoomKenilworth MeetingsA talk by Mary Bodfish. Mary hails from Smethwick, West Midlands, and has been researching her family history - and more! - for many years, and giving talks for over 20 years. Our forebears revelled in bull-baitings, cockfighting, boxing matches and abominable drunkenness; especially in the Black Country. The boozy, bloody amusements of the working […]
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Stourbridge: AGM followed by Society Resources
Online Event Using ZoomOn Line EventSociety Resources & Website A presentation by Caroline Mason and Phil Lamb Caroline is a long time volunteer worker at the group Family History Centre, the little used resource at the BMI in Birmingham, she will tell us what can be found there. Phil will give us a tour of the society website. This meeting […]
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Online Event – Introduction to the 1921 Census
Online Event Using ZoomOn Line EventIntroducing the 1921 Census of England & Wales A Presentation by Myko Clelland The 1921 Census of England and Wales is here. Join Findmypast for an unmissable exploration of the biggest new arrival in family history. After years spent digitising and transcribing this unique snapshot of our recent history, discover the stories and secrets contained […]
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Kenilworth: ‘Fred Hancox – An Exceptional Edwardian Amateur Coventry Photographer’
Online Event Using ZoomKenilworth MeetingsA 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 […]
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On Line Event: Heir Hunting: The Real Deal
Online Event Using ZoomOn Line EventHeir 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 […]
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On Line Event: Shady Rock Clent – Kingsley Norris Memorial Lecture
Online Event Using ZoomOn Line EventShady 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 […]
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The Chatterley Whitfield Explosion
Online Event Using ZoomOn Line EventDue 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 […]
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