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Wolverhampton: The Forgotten Staffordshire Workhouse
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomWolverhampton MeetingsIn Victorian England, the question haunted every parish: what should be done with the poor? The answer, in 1834, was the workhouse — a place meant to provide food, shelter, and discipline… but remembered today for something far darker. Hidden among the lanes of Trysull, the Seisdon Union Workhouse served the surrounding villages — from […]
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North Staffs: Research
North Staffs St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, United KingdomNorth Staffs Meetings -
Kenilworth: ABM plus “Extraordinary Lives of Ordinary People”
Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United KingdomKenilworth MeetingsExtraordinary Lives of Ordinary People Speaker: Helen Lloyd An introduction to oral history, with audio extracts from the speaker's recordings of Birmingham life stories, and discussion of the pros and cons of oral history in a whistle-stop tour through the twentieth-century. Helen worked in radio for much of her life, including many years as a […]
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London: Group Visit to the The National Museum of Computing
The National Museum of Computing Block H, Bletchley Park, Bletchley, United KingdomLondon MeetingsGroup Visit to The National Museum of Computing The National Museum of Computing is an independent charity. It houses the world's largest collection of functional historic computers and World War II machines. The venue is a museum situated adjacent to the main Bletchley Park complex and is an independent museum with its own separate entrance […]
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Stourbridge Group – The Magic of Glass
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomStourbridge MeetingsThe Magic of Glass Speaker: Dr Kate Round In ancient times glass-making was viewed as mysterious and magical, it was alchemy, and referred to as ‘The Art Feat and Mystery of Glass’. Sand subjected to high temperatures became jewel-like material that could be moulded into vessels, magic indeed! It has clever physical properties, it […]
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Heraldry Group Meeting
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomHeraldry GroupWhy not come along and learn how to interpret the various coats of arms in stained glass windows, church monuments, etc, and discover who married who, together with their family history.
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North Staffs: Research
North Staffs St. John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, United KingdomNorth Staffs Meetings -
Birmingham: Pigs Take Precedence (New Street in 1817)
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomBirmingham MeetingsPigs Take Precedence (New Street in 1817) Speaker: Paulette Burkhill Details to follow:
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Stourbridge Group – Visit to National Memorial Arboretum
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomStourbridge MeetingsVisit to National Memorial Arboretum
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Heraldry Group Meeting
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomHeraldry GroupWhy not come along and learn how to interpret the various coats of arms in stained glass windows, church monuments, etc, and discover who married who, together with their family history.
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Wolverhampton: The Extraordinary Story of Sabrina Sidney
Wolverhampton MeetingsSabrina was at the bottom of the eighteenth-century pile; female, abandoned and illegitimate. But then she was found chosen from one of the Thomas Coram Foundling Hospitals to become an Apprentice Wife: the subject of a unique experiment in education and matrimony undertaken by a gentleman named Thomas Day. Friend to some of the men […]
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Birmingham: Tracing Your Irish Family History
Birmingham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomBirmingham MeetingsTracing Your Irish Family History Speaker: Paul Wilkins Details to follow: