What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
Stourbridge Meetings
Stourbridge: The Early History of the Black Country
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomThe Early History of the Black Country This talk by local historian Pat Green, covers the whole of England and its effect on the Black Country by national events, starting with the Romans and ending at the 17C, before the Industrial Revolution. Do please note that this meeting is not on the usual Tuesday […]
Stourbridge: ‘King’ of the Desert
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United Kingdom'King' of the Desert The adventurous exploits of William Joseph Harding King (1869-1933) of Pedmore and Wollescote Hall. Our own Jean Weston will tell us all. Do please note that this meeting is not on the usual Tuesday evening but a Saturday afternoon. Download a poster
Stourbridge: King John – The Worst King but the Greatest Legacy
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomMax Keen is our speaker for this evening. Max says “ a snarling, scheming, spineless, cruel, ruthless taxman, womaniser and tyrannical King. Is there anything good to say about the man?” As usual Max will be in full costume, that of Sir William Marshall, Englands greatest knight and will entertain us in his own inimitable […]
Stourbridge: Group Visit – Coffin Works and Pen Museum
Coffin Works 13-15 Fleet Street, Birmingham, United KingdomGroup visit to the Coffin Works and Pen Museum in Birmingham. Refreshments upon arrival at the Coffin Works, followed by an introductory talk and tour. For lunch we will adjourn to the nearby Shakespeare Tavern. We shall after then walk to the Pen Museum where there will be an introductory talk and tour. The Coffin […]
Stourbridge: Group Visit – Church of St. Edmund, Dudley
A Tour conducted by Jon Harcourt, church historian. Known locally as Bottom Church with dedication to St Edmund, King and Martyr, the church is in Castle Street Dudley. St. Edmund King of East Anglia from 855 AD to 870 AD was defeated by the Vikings, bound to a tree and executed with arrows, then beheaded […]
Stourbridge: Identifying Old Photographs
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomOld Photographs and their identification and dating A presentation by Tom Doig. Tom will not consider the technical processes used in production of photographs but rather use the clues offered by the mounts, the dimensions and the materials to uncover the essential facts. Similarly costumes will not be examined as a dating factor as grandma, just as […]
Stourbridge: Group Visit – Wolverhampton Archives
Wolverhampton Archives Molineux House, Whitmore Hill, WolverhamptonA Guided Tour of Wolverhampton Archives with a talk by Penny Smith - ‘The Thorneycroft Family Scrapbook’ Wolverhampton Archives is the former home of Benjamin Molineux, a wealthy local banker and iron founder. The tour will be followed by Penny’s talk about the Thorneycroft’s family scrapbook from the late 1800’s. There will be opportunities to do […]
Stourbridge: Getting Rid of the Stink
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United Kingdom‘Getting Rid of the Stink’ A presentation by Dr. Mike Haynes. Emeritus professor Mike, discusses with some humour, how the introduction of clean water helped rid us of some unpleasant diseases so improving the lives of our ancestors. The works of the great engineers of the 19th century and how their efforts effectively eliminated death by typhoid, cholera […]
Stourbridge: How I record My Family Tree
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United Kingdom‘How I record My Family Tree’ by Ourselves A social evening where Members are asked to bring in their family trees and charts, family albums etc. to showcase their work. Festive refreshments will be served. Download a Poster here
Stourbridge: AGM and followed by The Life and Times of Buffalo Bill Cody
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomThe Life and Times of Buffalo Bill Cody by Neil Brazier This illustrated talk gives details of Buffalo Bill’s life from boy messenger on Waggon Trains, The Pony Express, his time working for the railroads, his military service and how he became involved with the theatre and formed Wild West Shows. Famous acts including Annie […]
Stourbridge: Catching Up With Family Search
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomCatching Up With Family Search - Sharon Hintze Sharon, former Director of the London Family History Centre and member of Midland Ancestors, will bring us up to date with all the latest news with what is the largest free genealogical database. Sharon is a frequent writer and speaker on genealogical topics and is a fifth generation […]
Stourbridge: A Yeomanry Trooper with Lawrence of Arabia
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomA Yeoman Trooper with Lawrence of Arabia by Janet Byard Jones Trooper Thorne, of the Warwickshire Yeomanry, was involved in the Gallipoli campaign in November/December 1915, when he set sail for Egypt. He became batman to Captain George Lloyd in January 1916 and spent the rest of the war in this position. Captain Lloyd was […]