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Wolverhampton: The Diggum Uppers – Grave Robbing in the Black Country
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomWe may be aware of Burke and Hare, the body snatchers of the early 1800 in Edinburgh, but did you know that grave robbing and body snatching went on in many places around the UK, even in the Black Country? Why did it happen? What steps did our ancestors take to prevent their family members […]
London: Gypsy Ancestors in the Midlands
Wesley’s Chapel and Leysian Mission 49 City Road, London, United KingdomGypsy Ancestors in the Midlands A presentation by Beverley Walker, Chair and Secretary of the Romany and Traveller Family History Society. Meetings held at Wesley’s Chapel and Leysian Mission, 49 City Road, London, EC1Y 1AU. Doors open 9:45 (coffee, tea & biscuits, some recyclable cups provided, but if you can bring your own it would help) […]
Birmingham: Birmingham in The Blitz
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomChange of Topic & Presenters, booked speaker being unavailable Birmingham in The Blitz - And Some Families Affected by It. Presenters: Jacqui Fielding and Matt Felkin Do you know who the first person to be killed in the Blitz was? About the Air Raid Precautions? About Morrison and Anderson shelters? Bomb maps and excavation zones? […]
Kenilworth: SPEAKER CANCELLED – Members’ Meeting
Kenilworth Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End,, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United KingdomThe talk, ‘Iron, Coal and Roses: The story of a Victorian Black Country family of ironmasters and their workforce’ (Speaker: Keith Robinson) has been cancelled due to ill-health. We will endeavour to re-book in 2024. This meeting will now be a Members' meeting This is an in-person meeting held at The Kenilworth Centre
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 […]
Stourbridge: ‘How we lived then – life in a 17th century farmhouse’
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomTalk: 'How we lived then - life in a 17th century farmhouse' Speaker: Mary Bodfish
On Line – Family History Workshop
Online Event Using ZoomFamily History Workshop by Members An On Line Members Meeting where you can hear about other members research experiences. You can learn how they knocked down their brick walls, what new websites they found, how they got to grips with better known sites, any obscure or lesser known websites, archives offices or libraries, or tackled […]
Wolverhampton: Gordon of Khartoum
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomChange to Previously Advertised Presentation: Charles George Gordon - AKA Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, Gordon of Khartoum - a Victorian hero prised from the true Victorian mould. Why was it that a Royal Engineer General, who decided to take over a town in the middle of a desert, became a national hero and brought down […]
Who Were Your Ancestors?
Wolverhampton Archives Molineux House, Whitmore Hill, WolverhamptonFamily History Sleuthing Course at Wolverhampton Archives Find out how to.... get started in researching your family history learn about the records which will help you find the records and interpret them discover the heroes and rogues in your family reveal the truth behind your family tales Six week family history course on six consecutive […]
Birmingham: West Midlands Police Museum
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomThe West Midlands Police Museum: History and Archives Presenter - Corrine Brazier Corrine Brazier Corinne is the Heritage Manager at West Midlands Police Museum, now located at the former Central Custody Block, the Lock-Up, in Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham. Re-opening on 9 April 2022, two years had been spent refurbishing the museum which is spread across three […]
Course: Introduction to Family History
Perton Library Severn Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United KingdomFamily history course hosted by Perton Library on Tuesday afternoons and delivered by Midland Ancestors. Course designed for complete beginners and those who have done a little research but do not know what to do next. Find out how to .... get started in researching your family history learn about the records which will help […]
Course: Family History Discovery Course at Perton
Perton Library Severn Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United KingdomA new FAMILY HISTORY DISCOVERY course begins at Perton Library on Tuesday 7th November. It’s a five-week course, designed for beginners and those who have done a little research but are not sure what to do next. Learn about the records which will help you sort the fact from the fiction, discover the heroes and […]