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Wolverhampton Course: Introduction to Family History (Codsall Library)
Codsall Library South Staffs Council Offices, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, WolverhamptonWeek one of a five week course which is structured for beginners and those who have done a little reseach but do not know what to do next. Each week […]
Stourbridge Group – “Titanic – The Midlands Connections”
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United Kingdom"Titanic - The Midlands Connections" The Speaker - Andrew Lound Andrew has been presenting public lectures and staging exhibitions for nearly 50 years and has participated in thousands of events. […]
Wolverhampton: John Wilkinson – part one
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomJohn "Iron-Mad" Wilkinson was an English industrialist who pioneered the manufacture of cast iron and the use of cast-iron goods during the Industrial Revolution. John Wilkinson started life inauspiciously in […]
Birmingham: How We Got Here – the story of back to back housing in Birmingham
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomHow We Got Here – the story of back to back housing in Birmingham. Presenters - David and Pam Humphries This talk by husband and wife team David and Pam […]
Stourbridge Group – TBA
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomWolverhampton: The Story of Carribee Island
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomIn Victorian times Carribee Island was a notorious part of Wolverhampton, home to the city's Irish migrants. The neighbourhood was stigmatized as a problem space using public health language that […]
Birmingham: Society Conference and AGM
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomFamily History Day incorporating Annual General Meeting An All day event with Speakers Sharon Hintze and Beverley Walker. Programme Timings – 09.30 – Doors Open & Registration 10:00 – Welcome […]
Stourbridge Group – The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomThe Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and […]
Birmingham: Early 20th. Century Family and Social History Research
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomEarly 20th. Century Family and Social History Research Presenter - Stephen Dyer The 1920s & 1930s was an era of defining events that would change the course of many families […]
Wolverhampton: John Wilkinson – part two
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomJoin us for this, the second part of a presentation from March 2025, about John “Iron-Mad” Wilkinson by Richard Sells The adult Wilkinson was involved from the start in the […]
Birmingham: Country House Libraries
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomCountry house libraries and a case study of the library at Linley Wood. Presenter - JJ Heath-Caldwell In the 1700s and 1800s many of the old English gentry families amassed […]
Stourbridge Group – Evening Visit to Kates Hill Church (St John’s)
St Johns Church, Kates Hill 40-49 St John's Road, DudleyEvening Visit to Kates Hill Church (St John's) St. John's Church was built at the same time (1838-1840) as its sister church, St. James’s at Eve Hill. The two […]
