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  • Stourbridge & Black Country Group – Wilful Murder? The Story of the Lusitania

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

    Wilful Murder? The Story of the Lusitania Speaker: Andrew Lound Warfare has always produced a number of horrendous incidents, but one remains as controversial today as it did in 1915 – the sinking of the crack Cunard liner ‘Lusitania’. In a dramatic presentation featuring music and visual effects Andrew traces the history of the ship, […]

  • Stourbridge & Black Country Group – TBA

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

            Lucy Scott is the creator of the social history YouTube channel Through Lucy’s Lens, where she explores historic houses, museums and unusual places across Britain, using them to uncover the stories of the people who once lived and worked there. A graduate in Social History from The University of Hull and […]

  • Heraldry Group Meeting

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

    TOPICS TO BE COVERED Cadency Augmentations Marshalling    

  • Stourbridge & Black Country Group – The Battle of Gheluvelt 31st October 1914

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

    The Battle of Gheluvelt 31st October 1914 In October 1914 the British Army found itself fighting for its life at the First Battle of Ypres. Outnumbered, outgunned and under relentless German pressure, the defenders clung grimly to their positions. But a crisis came on 31 October when a massive German assault pierced the front line, […]

  • Heraldry Group Meeting

    Heraldry Group

    TOPICS TO BE COVERED The Crest and its Accessories Badges and Knots Mottoes    

  • Heraldry Group Meeting

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

    TOPICS TO BE COVERED Supporters Crowns and Coronets Orders Decorations and other Honours Royal Heraldry    

  • Heraldry Group Meeting

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

    TOPICS TO BE COVERED Official and Corporate Commonwealth and Foreign Flags    

  • Stourbridge & Black Country Group – Glass Industry Research Day

    Red Cone High Street, Wordsley, Stourbridge, United Kingdom
    Stourbridge Meetings

    Glass Industry Research Day We will hold our annual research day at the Red Cone, following our detailed research into the Stourbridge flint glass industry based off the 1921 Census. The 1921 Census was the first Census where the homeowner had to record both their profession and employers. Therefore you can see who worked for […]

  • Stourbridge & Black Country Group – The Careless Carless Case

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

    The Careless Carless Case From Victorian Scandal to a Theatre Play In 1886, Britian was rocked by a domestic scandal when 17-year-old Agnes Bertha Carless was ‘willingly abducted’ by household lodger Arthur Fegan from her home in Wolverhampton. The story filled local and national newspapers and added salacious details to an already outrageous case. In […]

  • Heraldry Group Meeting

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

    TOPICS TO BE COVERED The Heralds Heraldic Authorities    

  • Stourbridge & Black Country Group – Our Railway People

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

    Our Railway People This talk is a bespoke talk giving some background but featuring Stourbridge, its railways and its people which will cover the following key topics An overview of Railway Culture The Victorian Railway Culture The Victorian Legacy Social And Educational Local Railway Scene My Introduction Local Topography Local Speciality Stourbridge Railway people Some […]

  • Heraldry Group Meeting

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

    TOPICS TO BE COVERED Modern Trends and Developments