What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
Wolverhampton Meetings
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Wolverhampton: Member’s Research Evening
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United Kingdom'Two heads (or many) are better than one' so can we help each other with our problem ancestors? Wifi will be available and access to various records that you may […]
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Wolverhampton: Enclosure in the English Midlands
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomThis presentation had originally been planned for early 2020 but was cancelled because of the covid pandemic. This is a talk about the effect on people and the landscape of […]
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Wolverhampton: The Families of Charles Street, Wolverhampton, in the 1800’s
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomCharles Street and the surrounding area disappeared under the ring road of Wolverhampton and there is now a collaborative ongoing project to remember the stories of those who lived there […]
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Wolverhampton: The Man who Mapped the Arctic
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomThis talk begins with the tale of a family bible, pre-internet research, a single name society, and the discovery of a famous ancestor, George Back, who charted the fabled North […]
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Wolverhampton: The History of the Former Wolverhampton Royal and Eye Hospitals
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomThis will be a DVD presentation by Roy Stallard, a well known Wolverhampton hospital historian who will share his knowledge of the history of these iconic local Wolverhampton hospitals from […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Wolverhampton: Pre-Christmas Social
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomThis is our last Wolverhampton meeting of 2023. Details of our programme for 2024 will be shared. A presentation of "Another 12 Days of Christmas" or 12 different records to […]
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Wolverhampton: The Wednesbury Workhouse and The Parish Poor
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomA look at the stories of those who are often unheard. Digging into the records our presenter, Keith Robinson, uncovers the fate of Wednesbury's poor and some who were present […]
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Wolverhampton: Wightwick Princesses
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomThis is an change to our original planned meeting. We will now enjoy a talk about two Mander brothers who had lived at Wightwick Manor, now a National Trust property, […]
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Wolverhampton: Out of Darkness Cometh Light, Sometimes!
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomOne of our members, Dave Bowdley, will be telling us about his experiences in the mines as an Engineer and of his later work with a mine rescue team. Dave […]
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Wolverhampton: The Portable Antiquities Scheme
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomA very interesting presentation about this scheme to record historic finds. Learn how the scheme started, what is recorded and how. When does the coroner become involved and what is […]