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Wolverhampton: Express & Star Photo Project
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomThe local newspaper, The Express and Star, has a vast collection of original photographs. Currently a project is underway to digitise the collection and make many of the pictures available on the internet. Today's speaker has been involved in this fascinating project from the start and will tell us about the progress made, how we […]
BIRMINGHAM MEETING SNOWED OFF
We are sorry to have to make the decision to cancel the meeting in Birmingham on Saturday 3rd March. There has been much publicity about avoiding unnecessary travel, and there has been uncertainty that the BMI would be able to open if the snow was too bad for their staff to get there. We hope […]
North Staffs:
North Staffs St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, United KingdomBromsgrove:
Bromsgrove Methodist Centre 19 Stratford Road, Bromsgrove, Worcs, United KingdomKenilworth:
Kenilworth Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End,, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United KingdomStourbridge: Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomMax Keen, local historian and retired teacher, will tell us about "Prince Rupert Of The Rhine", King Charles' Pirate Prince. Nephew of King Charles 1st, Prince Rupert was one of the Civil Wars most paradoxical heroes. Handsome, impetuous and courageous he was the epitome of the 'Cavalier' yet he was born a German protestant. Max will […]
Outing to The National Archives
Outing to The National Archives The National Archives is the final resting place of all files and documents produced by the various departments of H.M. Government and its predecessors. Your Ancestors could well be in there somewhere, if you haven’t found him or her then perhaps you are not using the search engine to best […]
Wolverhampton: Defalcations of Jesse Varley, Wolverhampton Council Accountant
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomThis evening's talk is about an accountant, employed within the Education department of Wolverhampton Council, who defrauded the council. What did he do, how did he do it and get away with it for so long? Find out about Jesse Varley and how his crimes were discovered: this talk brings to life some of the […]
Birmingham: Webster and Horsfall, Birmingham’s oldest business – its history and the project to save its records for family historians
Our speaker joined Webster and Horsfall as a Production Manager in their fine wire department and ever since has taken a keen interest in the history of the Company which celebrates its 300th Anniversary in 2020. He retired in 2005 and now devotes his time to the development of the Webster and Horsfall Archives, Family […]