What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
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Executive Committee Meeting
Online Event Using ZoomExecutive Committee Meeting To which satellite group committee representatives are invited
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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 […]
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Introduction to Family History Course
Codsall Library South Staffs Council Offices, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, WolverhamptonFamily History Course Find out how to …. get started in researching your family history learn about the records which will help you find the records and interpret them discover the heroes and rogues in your family reveal the truth behind your family tales This is a FREE five week course, held at Codsall Library, […]
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Introduction to Family History Research
Cannock Library Manor Avenue,, Cannock, United KingdomFamily History Course Find out how to …. get started in researching your family history learn about the records which will help you find the records and interpret them discover the heroes and rogues in your family reveal the truth behind your family tales This is a FREE five week course, held at Cannock Library, […]
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Bromsgrove: The Gun Powder Plot
Bromsgrove Methodist Centre 19 Stratford Road, Bromsgrove, Worcs, United KingdomSpeaker: Philip Bowen. A fresh look at The Gunpowder Plot, reminding us that it was very much a Midland Rising.
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Kenilworth: ‘Family History and the Media: Behind the scenes at WDYTYA?’
Online Event Using ZoomA talk by Nick Barratt Nick's website reads, "I’ve been interested in history from a very early age. Although my training has taken me back to the thirteenth century – something I’m still actively researching after all these years – my professional career, working on TV shows such as Who Do You Think You Are, […]
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Birmingham: In Memoriam – Records Of Commemoration
Birmingham & Midland Institute - Kingsley Norris Room 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomNew Date Due to Industrial Action on the railways In Memoriam - Records Of Commemoration Presenter Doreen Hopwood As family historians, we follow our ancestors from the cradle to the grave and this presentation explores the many ways in which the memory of our ancestors has been kept alive. It explains how to locate their […]
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Stourbridge: The Bostin Tay Party
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomThe Bostin Tay Party. Members are asked to bring along their memories and photographs of past family parties or celebrations and do a short presentation. Please bring along a small plate of party food to share. Tea, coffee, mulled wine provided
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Wolverhampton Local History Fair
Wolverhampton Archives Molineux House, Whitmore Hill, WolverhamptonAfter a gap of two years, Saturday 19th November, 10.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m., the Wolverhampton Local History Fair is to be held at Wolverhampton Archives, The Molineux Hotel Building, Whitmore Hill, Wolverhampton WV1 1SF. It's a great opportunity to meet and speak with various history groups and organisations about the city's history and to […]
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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 […]
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On Line Event – Madness, Mania and Melancholia: The Mental Health of our Ancestors
Online Event Using ZoomMadness, Mania and Melancholia: The Mental Health of our Ancestors Presenter Dr Janet Few The history of mental ill-health is poorly understood and many of those who were labelled as ‘idiots’, ‘imbeciles’ or ‘lunatics’ in the past would have a very different diagnosis today. This presentation looks at the history of reactions to and the […]
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Bromsgrove: Women Working in the Glass Industry
Bromsgrove Methodist Centre 19 Stratford Road, Bromsgrove, Worcs, United KingdomSpeaker: Karen Round. A revealing account of changing attitudes and the struggles between Unions, Management and workers to allow women to do 'men's work'.