What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
Craft Fair at the NEC
N.E.C. North Ave, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1NT, United KingdomCreative Crafts Fair at the NEC in Birmingham at which Midland Ancestors will be assisting the FFHS in promoting our hobby, genealogy and family history, amongst the general public.
Outing to The National Archives
Outing 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 […]
Stourbridge: ‘King’ of the Desert
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United Kingdom'King' of the Desert The adventurous exploits of William Joseph Harding King (1869-1933) of Pedmore and Wollescote Hall. Our own Jean Weston will tell us all. Do please note that this meeting is not on the usual Tuesday evening but a Saturday afternoon. Download a poster
Heraldry Group
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: Hereward The Wake
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomHereward The Wake “The Last True Englishman” or “A Hero of Romance More Than History?” Famed through folklore, immortalised through myth, Hereward The Wake has been depicted as an all-action hero of Anglo Saxon descent (but he could have been half Danish!). His adventures and escapades were recorded in prose and verse within 40 years […]
North Staffs: Staffordshire curious discoveries
North Staffs St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, United KingdomNorth Staffs: Staffordshire curious discoveries A talk by Shawn Farrelly and AGM
London: DNA
Society of Genealogists 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Rd, London, EC1M 7BAInterpreting Your DNA Findings A presentation by Barbara Griffiths
Bromsgrove: Rogues and Villains
Bromsgrove Methodist Centre 19 Stratford Road, Bromsgrove, Worcs, United KingdomRogues and Villains A talk by local historian and thespian Vanessa Morgan
Kenilworth: The Lost Railway
Kenilworth Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End,, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United KingdomThe Lost Railway – Henley in Arden A talk by Paul Baker
Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting To which satellite group committee members are invited This evenings meeting re-scheduled from 17th April.
Stourbridge: King John – The Worst King but the Greatest Legacy
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomMax Keen is our speaker for this evening. Max says “ a snarling, scheming, spineless, cruel, ruthless taxman, womaniser and tyrannical King. Is there anything good to say about the man?” As usual Max will be in full costume, that of Sir William Marshall, Englands greatest knight and will entertain us in his own inimitable […]