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Knitters,Nailers and Traitors – Belper in the Industrial Revolution by David Skillen
St. John’s Centre St. John’s Centre, 122 Newcastle Rd. Trent Vale, Stoke on Trent, United KingdomBirmingham: Peplow Memorial Lecture
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomPeplow Memorial Lecture – Heraldry Presenter - Adrian De Redman A light-hearted invitation to become addicted to the handmaid of history. Subject to confirmation nearer the time, this is expected […]
Kenilworth: Lavinia, Princess or Fake?
Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, Cv8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United KingdomSpeaker - Vanessa Morgan The story of Lavinia Ryves who tried to prove in the 1860’s, through documents in her possession, that she was the granddaughter of theDuke of Cumberland, […]
Stourbridge Group – “Over by Christmas?” Black Country Civilians and the outbreak of the Great War.
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United Kingdom"Over by Christmas?" Black Country Civilians and the outbreak of the Great War. This illustrated presentation examines the civilian reaction to the outbreak of the Great War in the […]
Wolverhampton: “Let may fate a warning be”
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomFatal Transport Accidents in the West Midlands, 1820s - 1920s. A illustrated presentation which deals with curious accidents that involved the region's stage coaches, canals, railways and trams. How and […]
Birmingham: Whose Ancestor is it Anyway? – Ethics in Family History”
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomWhose Ancestor is it Anyway? - Ethics in Family History" Presenters - Margaret Roberts and Ann Simcock "I am only researching my family tree, where does ethics come into it?” […]
North Staffs Group Research/help evening
St. John’s Centre St. John’s Centre, 122 Newcastle Rd. Trent Vale, Stoke on Trent, United KingdomInformal help or research evening. Committee Members have access to numerous items in our digital library and to subscription websites. Members free but we welcome visitors but ask for a […]
Kenilworth: Using Tithe Documents & Maps for Family & Local History
Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, Cv8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United KingdomSpeaker - Anne Langley Anne is secretary of the Stretton on Dunsmore History Society, and author of Victorian Village Life, Brandon Silk Mill, Warwick County Asylum and Joseph Ashby’s Victorian […]
London: Members Day – “The job my ancestor did”
London Family History Centre 64-68 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, London, United KingdomMembers Day – “The job my ancestor did” Following on from Sharon Hintze’s talk about occupations this is an opportunity for members to give a short talk about the occupation […]
Stourbridge Group – Early 20th. Century Family and Social History Research
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomStourbridge Group - Early 20th. Century Family and Social History Research Presenter – Stephen Dyer The 1920s & 1930s was an era of defining events that would change the course […]
Wolverhampton: Sir William Marshall – England’s Greatest Knight
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomSir William was an Anglo-Norman soldier and stateman during the Middle Ages who served five English Plantagenet kings - Henry II, his son and co-ruler Young Henry, Richard I, John […]
Birmingham: Was Your Ancestor a Criminal ?
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomWas Your Ancestor a Criminal ? – An examination of 18th & 19th Century Crime Presenter - Colin Chapman Several of today’s petty misdemeanours were regarded in the past as […]