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Wolverhampton Meetings
Wolverhampton: Members Evening
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomShare our discoveries.
Wolverhampton: Express & Star Photo Project
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomThe local newspaper, The Express and Star, has a vast collection of original photographs. Currently a project is underway to digitise the collection and make many of the pictures available on the internet. Today's speaker has been involved in this fascinating project from the start and will tell us about the progress made, how we […]
Wolverhampton: Defalcations of Jesse Varley, Wolverhampton Council Accountant
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomThis evening's talk is about an accountant, employed within the Education department of Wolverhampton Council, who defrauded the council. What did he do, how did he do it and get away with it for so long? Find out about Jesse Varley and how his crimes were discovered: this talk brings to life some of the […]
Wolverhampton: Mad Dogs and Maria Marten
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomEarly 19th century local stories and the shock-horror sensations of the day, from Birmingham's local newspaper Speaker: Mary Bodfish
Wolverhampton: Henry V and Agincourt
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomWas Agincourt England's finest three hours? Hear this talk to learn more - complete with armour, chain mail and weapons of the period. Speaker: Max Keen
Wolverhampton: The Bicycle Industry of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomDo you know how many businesses there were, in Wolverhampton, producing bicycles? Vic will tell us of his research following the discovery that an ancestor had been involved in the industry. Speaker: Vic Davies
Wolverhampton: Dudley Street Origins, Development and Warring Neighbours
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomWhat is now one of the main shopping streets of Wolverhampton has a long history going back to the early settlement of the city. Jackie has been researching Dudley Street for almost two years and has gathered a vast archive of material and will include a selection of the available information in her talk and […]
Wolverhampton: George Marquand Truss, Lost in France 1916
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomThis talk has been timed to (almost) coincide with the ending of the 1914-18 war. One man remembered among many. Speaker: Phil Lamb
Wolverhampton:
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomFestive cheer ! Bring a plate of food to share, and perhaps a drink, to welcome the start of the Christmas season. A social evening with the opportunity to chat with other members. Usually a quiz (not too difficult and with a family history theme) with prizes for the winning team and a […]
Wolverhampton: Members’ Evening
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomMembers’ Evening
Wolverhampton: The Tudor Housewife
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomValerie Campbell will be telling as about The Tudor Housewife
Wolverhampton: Hereward The Wake
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomHereward The Wake “The Last True Englishman” or “A Hero of Romance More Than History?” Famed through folklore, immortalised through myth, Hereward The Wake has been depicted as an all-action hero of Anglo Saxon descent (but he could have been half Danish!). His adventures and escapades were recorded in prose and verse within 40 years […]