What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
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Birmingham: Peplow Memorial Lecture – Heraldry
Title: “The Mint and I” Gregory Cameron is the Bishop of St Asaph in North Wales. However, he is a keen numismatist, armorist and amateur heraldic artist, and a design of his was selected by the Royal Mint for the “last round pound”. Gregory will speak about the role of heraldry in coinage, and explore […]
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Birmingham & Midland Heritage Open Day 2018
Saturday 8 September 10am - 4pm The Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham B3 3BS
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Outing to The National Archives
National Archives Bessant Drive, Richmond, London, United KingdomOuting to The National Archives The National Archives is the final resting place of all files and documents produced by the various departments of H.M. Government and its predecessors. Your Ancestors could well be in there somewhere, if you haven’t found him or her then perhaps you are not using the search engine to best […]
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Stourbridge: Louis Etienne Goule and a Threadbare Wellington Quilt
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomFact fiction or Chinese whispers? The finding of an old auction sale notice during the refurbishment of an inglenook fireplace eventually led to a search for proof that Goule was the anonymous subject of a Worcester villages folklore. Was he really Wellington's army surgeon and was it really his quilt? Wendy Larmour will tell us. Download a poster […]
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Wolverhampton: Dudley Street Origins, Development and Warring Neighbours
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomWhat is now one of the main shopping streets of Wolverhampton has a long history going back to the early settlement of the city. Jackie has been researching Dudley Street for almost two years and has gathered a vast archive of material and will include a selection of the available information in her talk and […]