What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
Wolverhampton Meetings
Wolverhampton: TBA
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomThis will be an afternoon meeting. Doors open at 1.45 p.m. Details will be announced shortly.
Wolverhampton: Scandal at The Star Theatre
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomAn evening talk by Kate Hartland-Westwood. Kate will be discussing real events that took place at the Star Theatre in Wolverhampton. In 1895 a local theatre owner was accused of assaulting three girls but what really happened? Doors open at 7.15 p.m. for a 7.30 p.m. start
Wolverhampton: Members Research Session
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomCome along and join in a research session to help each other with problem solving and share ideas. Bring details of your "missing ancestors", "brick walls" and other queries and see if others can help you find the answers. Access to various records will be available. Internet access will be available so you can bring […]
Wolverhampton: Coroners’ Inquest Records
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomBirmingham Genealogist Liz Palmer will be sharing her knowledge of Coroners' Inquest Records and how these can be useful in discovering more details to help with family history research. Even if you have not yet encountered a death in your research that has resulted in a coroners inquest you never know when this may happen. […]
Wolverhampton: Who’s The Daddy?
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomWe all encounter illegitimate births at different times in our research and the general view is that it is impossible, or at the least very difficult, to identify the father. There are records that you can use to attempt to uncover the truth about the parentage - have you explored them all? Penny, our group […]
Wolverhampton: History of Surgery
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomOur speaker, Kevin Goodman, is a well-known historical interpreter. This evening he will be entertaining us with his in depth knowledge of the surgery that our ancestors may have faced. Please join us for what promises to be an interesting meeting that will possibly have us squirming in our seats. Doors open at 7.15 […]
Wolverhampton: Pre-Christmas Social Gathering
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomJoin us for our pre-Christmas social gathering. There will be a presentation entitled "12 Days of Christmas" - OR aka "12 Record sets to Explore over the Holiday Season". Penny will be sharing details of a websites that you may not have previously encountered that will keep you busy over the Christmas holiday period. Will […]
Wolverhampton: Where Does My Family Come From? Unlocking the Secrets of your DNA.
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomPresenter: Karen Evans Adverts for DNA testing kits are constantly on the TV especially around Christmas – were you given one as a gift this year? What is it going to reveal and how can you get the most out of the test results? This talk covers understanding how the test works in very general […]
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 not be able to view from home or even be aware of. Come prepared with what you know and with what you are struggling with. […]
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 opening up heathland when historically all the fields were enclosed. How did this affect our agricultural and farming ancestors? Our speaker, Richard Churchley, is an […]
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 in the past. Come and learn of what has so far been discovered and understand the events of the area that affected those living there. […]
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 West Passage. Our speaker, Nigel Metcalfe, will share his research and discoveries with us but most importantly tell us the story of a famous ancestor. […]