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  • Heraldry Group

    Birmingham Meetings

    Heraldry Heraldry can be admired, or enjoyed, (or even disliked) at a distance, but it can be much more fun with a measure of participation. Quote from Ralph Brocklebanks publication "How to Do Heraldry".

  • Wolverhampton: Skulduggery at Soho Foundry

    Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
    Wolverhampton Meetings

    Skulduggery at Soho Foundry - by Mary Bodfish Soho Foundry was created in 1795 by Matthew Boulton and James Watt. What skulduggery can Mary mean ? James Watt's letter copying machine preserved the remarkable story, in the words of all those involved, of what happened in 1826 when the Soho Foundry's chief cashier was caught […]

  • North Staffs: Research Evening

    North Staffs St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, United Kingdom
    North Staffs Meetings

    Research Evening When members can avail themselves of the Groups resources, in fiche, film and book form. You can also get guidance on doing internet research.

  • Birmingham: Oral History at The Hive

    Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
    Birmingham Meetings

    Oral History at The Hive The Hive is jointly home to Worcester Records Office and The University of Worcester. Maggie Tohill our speaker is an archivist with the Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service and is one of the Oral History Society's regional networkers for the West Midlands area. Maggie will look at how family historians […]

  • Bromsgrove: Visit

    This month the Group will be taking part in a visit, Hartlebury Castle. Note this is a Saturday and not the usual 3rd Tuesday evening

  • Summer Refreshments Members Evening & Help Desk

    Kenilworth Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End,, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
    Kenilworth Meetings

    KFHS - Trying out the info and websites we've learned about this year

  • Stourbridge: Identifying Old Photographs

    Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United Kingdom
    Stourbridge Meetings

    Old Photographs and their identification and dating A presentation by Tom Doig. Tom will not consider the technical processes used in production of photographs but rather use the clues offered by the mounts, the dimensions and the materials to uncover the essential facts. Similarly costumes will not be examined as a dating factor as grandma, just as […]

  • Executive Committee Meeting

    Executive Committee Meeting To which satellite group committee members are invited

  • Wolverhampton: The Bicycle Industry of Wolverhampton

    Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
    Wolverhampton Meetings

    The Bicycle Industry of Wolverhampton - A talk by Vic Davies A history of the bicycle industry in Wolverhampton - one of rise and fall.  From its earliest beginnings in the town in 1868 until the early 1970s, cycles were made in large quantities. There are known to have been over 200 cycle makers in the […]

  • National Archives Introductory Session

    Classes

    National Archives Introductory Session Intended for those who have possibly wanted to visit the National Archives, found their website a little daunting and then left it at that. Also for those who have visited perhaps just once and felt they have not had the best out of it. This is a group participation live computer […]