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‘First Steps’ in Family History
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomBirmingham MeetingsGareth, Mark and Kim will be hosting an all day of tuition, tips and advice on how to research your family history. The day is open to anyone first starting […]
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Stourbridge Group – “Oh, What a Bostin War”
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomStourbridge Meetings"Oh, What a Bostin War" Speaker: Quintin Watt “Oh, what a bostin war!” – Mobilisation & Recruitment in the Black Country in 1914This illustrated presentation examines the […]
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RQG Conference 2026
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomPublicRegister of Qualified Genealogists Conference Please join us at the Birmingham & Midland Institute on Saturday 25 April 2026 for our family history conference ‘Exploring the Past, Embracing the Future’. […]
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Heraldry Group Meeting
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomHeraldry GroupWhy not come along and learn how to interpret the various coats of arms in stained glass windows, church monuments, etc, and discover who married who, together with their family […]
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Wolverhampton: The Forgotten Staffordshire Workhouse
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomWolverhampton MeetingsIn Victorian England, the question haunted every parish: what should be done with the poor? The answer, in 1834, was the workhouse — a place meant to provide food, shelter, […]
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North Staffs: Research
North Staffs St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, United KingdomNorth Staffs Meetings -
Kenilworth: ABM plus “Extraordinary Lives of Ordinary People”
Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United KingdomKenilworth MeetingsExtraordinary Lives of Ordinary People Speaker: Helen Lloyd An introduction to oral history, with audio extracts from the speaker's recordings of Birmingham life stories, and discussion of the pros and […]
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London: Group Visit to the The National Museum of Computing
The National Museum of Computing Block H, Bletchley Park, Bletchley, United KingdomLondon MeetingsGroup Visit to The National Museum of Computing The National Museum of Computing is an independent charity. It houses the world's largest collection of functional historic computers and World War […]
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Stourbridge Group – The Magic of Glass
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomStourbridge MeetingsThe Magic of Glass Speaker: Dr Kate Round In ancient times glass-making was viewed as mysterious and magical, it was alchemy, and referred to as ‘The Art Feat and […]
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Heraldry Group Meeting
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomHeraldry GroupWhy not come along and learn how to interpret the various coats of arms in stained glass windows, church monuments, etc, and discover who married who, together with their family […]
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North Staffs: Research
North Staffs St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, United KingdomNorth Staffs Meetings -
Birmingham: Pigs Take Precedence (New Street in 1817)
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomBirmingham MeetingsPigs Take Precedence (New Street in 1817) Speaker: Paulette Burkhill Details to follow: