What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
Stourbridge Group – Summer Evening visit to Claverley Church
Claverley Church Church Street, ClaverleySummer Evening visit to Claverley Church The Visit to All Saints Church is in the village of Claverley, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Bridgnorth, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated […]
Wolverhampton: Human Archeology and are you really who you think you are?
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomCHANGE TO ORIGINAL PLANNED MEETING We now have a talk from one of our own group members, Joy Petit-Gittos, entitled Human Archeology and are you really who you think you are? This is about our journey into the past and the need to go further to find the truth! It will show that we don’t […]
North Staffs Branch – NO MEETING
St. John’s Centre St. John’s Centre, 122 Newcastle Rd. Trent Vale, Stoke on Trent, United KingdomNo Meeting
Bank Holiday
Bank Holiday Summer Bank Holiday
North Staffs Branch – Research / Help evening
St. John’s Centre St. John’s Centre, 122 Newcastle Rd. Trent Vale, Stoke on Trent, United KingdomResearch / Help evening
Birmingham: Peplow Memorial Lecture
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomThe Noble Descendants of Bess of Hardwick Speaker: Howard Connell Given that Hardwick and Chatsworth are both in the Midlands (albeit East rather than West) my topic is "The Noble Descendants of Bess of Hardwick". The lecture will seek to trace the ways in which this remarkable woman, who became the second wealthiest in England, […]
Kenilworth: ‘Matters of Life & Death: Letters from the men at the front in the 2nd Anglo-Boer War’ (LIVE)
Kenilworth Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End,, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United KingdomSpeaker: Brian Stote Brian's great great grandmother sent food parcels and gifts to men from the Yorkshire town of Otley who were stationed in South Africa during the Boer War conflict of 1899-1902. Some of them sent letters to her, which were collected into a scrapbook, relating their experiences during battles, troop movements and daily […]
Family History Surgery & Help Desk
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomHeritage Week – Family History Surgery & Help Desk In the BMI, 9, Margaret Street in Birmingham city centre. Midland Ancestors can help you grow your family tree. Join us for the Family History Surgery & Help Desk at the Midland Ancestors Family History Centre. This exciting event is the perfect opportunity for you to explore […]
Stourbridge Group – ‘The extraordinary life of Captain Adam’
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United Kingdom'The extraordinary life of Captain Adam' (A Story from Lye & Wollescote Cemetery) Captain William Adam Captain William Adam (1819-1893) was born in London on the 11th March 1919 and died in Stourbridge on the 26th December 1893. He. served in the 72nd and 48th Regiments of Foot. He was living at Wollescote House when […]
Wolverhampton: West Midlands Police Museum History and Archives
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomTonight our presentation is given by Corrine Brazier who you may have seen on Jay Blades History of the Black Country when she shared information about criminals in Birmingham. This evening Corrine is going to tell us about the history of the museum and its archives, and about how Wolverhampton features within these records. Join […]
Birmingham: Family History Class
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomFamily History Class Follow up to the Family History Surgery & Help Desk of the 14th Sept. Learn or refresh your skills on how to research your family history. This one day event is suitable for both beginners and those who have some experience of research. To celebrate National Heritage Week, Midland Ancestors will be […]
London: Members Day: “The Ancestor I would most like to meet”
Wesley’s Chapel and Leysian Mission 49 City Road, London, United KingdomMembers Day: “The Ancestor I would most like to meet” This is an opportunity for members to pick out an ancestor that for whatever reason they would like to meet. Was it a notable person, someone who was a rogue or even someone who went missing? All of our ancestors will have a story or […]