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Outing to The National Archives
National Archives Bessant Drive, Richmond, London, United KingdomOuting 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 […]
North Staffs:
North Staffs St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, United KingdomStourbridge: Medieval Medicine: Beyond the Stereotypes
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomKevin Goodman will present us with a look at Medieval health and hygiene, diseases and revolting illnesses, their healers and cures, some even worse than the illnesses. How they were comprehended and treated, will there be mention at all of Eye of Newt or Toe of Toad ? Download here a poster for this meeting
Introduction to Family History Course
Codsall Library South Staffs Council Offices, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, WolverhamptonA FREE five week course for beginners and those who have done a little research but do not know what to do next. Designed to give you the knowledge and confidence to find and interpret the records to build your family history. Held at Codsall Library. Places are limited and must be booked through the […]
Birmingham: Second City Executions & the Coffin Works
This talk looks at some events where people met their end with the help of a hangman’s noose in Birmingham over a period of 200 years. This ties in (so to speak) with a few of the Birmingham Conservation Trust higher profile projects, including the Jewellery Quarter Cemeteries, against a background of some well-known people who made […]
Who Were Your Ancestors?
Wolverhampton Archives Molineux House, Whitmore Hill, WolverhamptonFamily History sleuthing courses at Wolverhampton Archives. Find out how to get started in researching your family history, learn about, find and interpret, the records which will help you. Discover the heroes and rogues in your family and reveal the truth behind your family tales. A six week course held at Wolverhampton Archives. To book […]
Stourbridge: Visit to St Thomas’ Church Stourbridge
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomIn Market Street, in the town centre, the church was initiated by a £300 legacy left by local clothier John Biggs. It is a church built for the people of Stourbridge, by the people of Stourbridge. Thought to be designed by Scottish Architect James Gibbs, completed in 1836, the church has some fine windows by […]
Introduction to Family History Course
Perton Library Severn Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United KingdomA FREE five week course for beginners and those who have done a little research but do not know what to do next. Designed to give you the knowledge and confidence to find and interpret the records to build your family history. Held at Perton Library. Places are limited and should be booked through the […]
Wolverhampton: Henry V and Agincourt
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomWas Agincourt England's finest three hours? Hear this talk to learn more - complete with armour, chain mail and weapons of the period. Speaker: Max Keen
Birmingham: The Shickles of Bordesley and Albany, New York: Discovering a Family
The talk arose from research work following an email from the family in the USA, who wanted to visit a grave here. The speaker offered to do a tour for them, and after more than six months of research and emails, it all went ahead delightfully. The men who emigrated would certainly have encountered the […]