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Kenilworth: Travels with my (Great Great) Aunt
Online Event Using ZoomVia ZOOM Speaker - Helen Baggott
London: “By the sweat of their brows”
London Family History Centre 64-68 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, London, United Kingdom“By the sweat of their brows” A talk by Sharon Hintze. Sharon will be talking about industrial workers and their like in our area of interest in past times. Meetings will be held at the LDS Hyde Park Family Search Centre, 64-68 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, SW7 2PA. Doors open 10.30; talks start […]
Birmingham: Weeping Angels
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomWeeping Angels – interpreting the symbolism of the Victorian cemetery Speaker - David Moore Symbols are a language that can help us understand our past. As the saying goes, “a picture paints a thousand words”: but which words? Understanding our past determines actively, our ability to understand the present. David will take a journey back […]
Stourbridge Group – AGM and “Women in the Glass Industry”
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomTalk - "Women in the Glass Industry" Stourbridge Glass Museum is custodian of many thousands of pieces of glassware reflecting the skills and artistry of glassblowers, designers, and decorators from the Stourbridge area for over 400years. It reflects the industrial efforts from such world-renowned makers as Richardson’s, Stuart Crystal, Royal Brierley Crystal and Webb Corbett’s. Yet […]
Wolverhampton: Guidance from The Wise Woman!
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomJoin us for a talk on the naughtier side of Tudor and Medieval life, looking at sexual attitudes and beliefs, by the Wise Woman in full costume. Funny but graphic - not suitable for those of a sensitive disposition! Our presenter, Pam Manning, a former nurse and midwife, tells us about the historical research she carried […]
Birmingham: The Power of Balance – Kingsley Norris Memorial lecture
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomThe Power of Balance - W&T Avery in the First World War’ Presenter - Andrew Lound It was a war that would forever change our view of humanity. A war that was driven by treaty and alliances. A war that would leave millions dead. The Great War started out as a great patriotic adventure and […]
The history of Staffordshire Oatcakes by Steve Booth
St. John’s Centre St. John’s Centre, 122 Newcastle Rd. Trent Vale, Stoke on Trent, United KingdomOatcakes are sold through out North Staffordshire and are a form of pan cake made with yeast as a raising agent. Nowadays sold plain or with a variety of fillings
Kenilworth: The Cottage by the Well
Online Event Using ZoomVia Zoom Speaker - Mary Bodfish Mary says “The world of the past has fascinated me from my earliest memories; and exploring it continues to absorb me in retirement. My working life was spent firstly in bookselling and then in university administration, but days off frequently found me rummaging happily in record offices and libraries. […]
Stourbridge Group – “The Black Country Miners. A Struggle for Justice 1850-1926” – CANCELLED
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomCANCELLED Cancelled due to Ill-Health "The Black Country Miners. A Struggle for Justice 1850-1926" The talk examines why Black Country miners suffered the highest death rate in the British coal industry. It also follows the attempts by the region's miners to secure better pay and conditions as well as examining the experiences of many individual […]