Maps & 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 of our ancestors.   Register no earlier than 10 days prior by sending an email to eventsonline@midanc.uk and put into the title box Maps & […]

The 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 there were collected vast quantities of paper & vellum documents relating to the governance of the parish. Registers, Accounts, Charity Records, tithes, churchwardens, settlements and […]

The 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 can use the census to help us learn about our ancestors. Mark is a society member and regular presenter at the Midland Ancestors series of […]

Research 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. Here he presents an on-line version to show how we can best make use of our lockdown time in preparation for when the National Archives […]

Mabel 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 our Wolverhampton Group and Vice-Chair Genealogy of Midland Ancestors.   Register no earlier than 7 days prior by using this link - Mabel Shaw All […]

Wills 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 might help us interpret the lives of our ancestors, and where and how we might find them. Mark is a society member and regular presenter […]

Online Event - Speaker: Ned Williams  

Civil 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.   Register no earlier than 7 days prior by using this link - Civil Registration All registrants will be acknowledged with full joining instructions included. Registration […]

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 facts about your family into an engaging narrative; how to add substance to this skeleton from genealogical and historical sources including how to deal with […]

Online Event - Speaker: John Butterworth

The 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 also highlight some of the frustrations associated with its use and have some suggestions to make your 2nd WW research more than just a list […]

Searching for Uncle George, Lost in France 1916 Uncle George joined the army the day after War was declared in 1914.  As a well educated young man working in the city, George was destined for an officer career. Joining the ranks he served in Egypt before being moved to Gallipoli. When invalided out from the […]