This is the last meeting of 2024 for the Wolverhampton group so will have a Christmas theme with seasonal nibbles (bring your own soft drink - it will not be checked!) At the moment the current plan is that Penny will provide a presentation of websites that you may wish to explore over the festive […]

John "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 1728, born in a cart as his mother was on her way to market in Workington, Cumbria. The adult Wilkinson was involved from the start […]

In 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 was shot through with racial and social stereotypes.  In fact, it was home to ordinary people doing ordinary things.  Once the myths that were layered […]

Join 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 ‘new’ iron industry, eventually operating nine ironworks including the New Willey Ironworks near Broseley, which was established in 1757. He was a man of huge […]

A surprise as details are yet to be decided - it may be a continuation of our February meeting or something else - maybe a talk, so please check back nearer the time for further details.  Rest assured, there will be something of interest for family historians!   Doors open at 7.15 p.m. for a […]

Fatal 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 why these shocking events happened and who was to blame. Join us for a fascinating presentation by Quintin Watt.   Doors open at 7.15 p.m. […]

Sir 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 and Henry III.  This will be Max, in costume, entertaining us with his lively and amusing presentation style. Our presenter, Max Keen, will be in […]

Join the Wolverhampton group for their last meeting of 2025.  For the last three years we have enjoyed looking at "12 Days of Christmas" or a presentation about 12 different FREE websites that may aid new discoveries in our research over the holiday season. Will it be "Yet Another 12 Days" or something else!   Please […]

Join us for the first meeting in 2026 of the Wolverhampton Group for a look at life in the Mounted Police by an experienced officer, Stephen Gwilt, with first-hand experience of the role. The doors open at 7.15 p.m. for a 7.30 p.m. meeting start.  There is plenty of FREE parking at our venue and […]

We invite members of the Wolverhampton group to consider sharing details of their own research.  You may like to tell the group about your discoveries whether this is your own family history or a topic or theme you have researched.  No-one is expected to speak for longer than they feel comfortable with however we do […]