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London: Talk and tour of the Foundling Museum – CANCELLED
Sadly Cancelled due to Covid A visit to The Foundling Museum – guided tour starts at 10:30. 40 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ www.foundlingmuseum.org.uk Nearest underground stations Russell Square (5 minutes’ walk), Kings Cross/St Pancras & Euston (10 minutes’ walk). Buses 7, 59, 68, 91, 98, 168 & 188. More details will be available in […]
Kenilworth: ‘Beer, Bets and Bullbaiting’
Online Event Using ZoomA talk by Mary Bodfish. Mary hails from Smethwick, West Midlands, and has been researching her family history - and more! - for many years, and giving talks for over 20 years. Our forebears revelled in bull-baitings, cockfighting, boxing matches and abominable drunkenness; especially in the Black Country. The boozy, bloody amusements of the working […]
Birmingham: Motor Ambulance Units during WW1 – CANCELLED
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomSadly Cancelled due to Covid The History of The Friends’ Ambulance Unit Motor Ambulance Convoy during WW1 A Presentation by Paul Handford MBE The talk looks at the experiences of those individuals who, for conscience and other reasons, chose to serve in the non-combatant Friends’ Ambulance Unit (Quakers) during World War I. Paul will […]
Executive Committee Meeting
Online Event Using ZoomExecutive Committee Meeting To which satellite group committee representatives are invited.
Stourbridge: AGM followed by Society Resources
Online Event Using ZoomSociety Resources & Website A presentation by Caroline Mason and Phil Lamb Caroline is a long time volunteer worker at the group Family History Centre, the little used resource at the BMI in Birmingham, she will tell us what can be found there. Phil will give us a tour of the society website. This meeting […]
Wolverhampton: 1921 Census Presentation
Perton Library Severn Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United KingdomDue to rising Covid infection rates, the meeting at this venue is Cancelled but prospective attendees will still be able to join in with the event on Zoom. You can Register from this page - Click Here Join the Wolverhampton group meeting, in person, in the Terry Harding Room at Perton Civic Centre when we […]
Online Event – Introduction to the 1921 Census
Online Event Using ZoomIntroducing the 1921 Census of England & Wales A Presentation by Myko Clelland The 1921 Census of England and Wales is here. Join Findmypast for an unmissable exploration of the biggest new arrival in family history. After years spent digitising and transcribing this unique snapshot of our recent history, discover the stories and secrets contained […]
Course: Introduction to Family History
Perton Library Severn Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United KingdomA FREE five week course run by Midland Ancestors at Perton Library. This is a course run by Midland Ancestors for complete beginners or those who have done a little research and don't know where to go next. Find out how to... get started in researching your family history learn about the records which will […]
Birmingham: On the Trail of The Pilgrim Fathers
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomOn the Trail of The Pilgrim Fathers - CANCELLED Speaker: J Keith Cheetham The Pilgrim Fathers stand out in history as the best remembered of all American colonists and over one million North Americans count them as their ancestors. The Pilgrims were the first group to found their own colony and run it on a […]