What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
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Stourbridge Group – The Magic of Glass
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomThe 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 - Kingsley Norris Room 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomWhy 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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Stourbridge Group – Visit to National Memorial Arboretum
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomVisit to National Memorial Arboretum
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Heraldry Group Meeting
Birmingham & Midland Institute - Kingsley Norris Room 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomWhy 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
Sabrina 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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Kenilworth: Natural Daughters and Deserted Children …
Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, Cv8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United Kingdom... with Summer Refreshments Natural Daughters and Deserted Children: Jane Austen, Maria Edgeworth and Eighteenth-Century Illegitimacy Speaker: Dr Kate Croft Jane Austen and Maria Edgeworth were among the most popular authors of the early 1800s. Today, Austen is widely remembered for her witty, romantic novels, while Edgeworth has faded from mainstream readership. Yet both writers […]
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London: “Genetic Hide and Seek: Exploring Missing Ancestor Mysteries with Autosomal DNA”
London Family History Centre 64-68 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, London, United Kingdom"Genetic Hide and Seek: Exploring Missing Ancestor Mysteries with Autosomal DNA" A talk by Dr. Sophie Kay. Missing ancestor mysteries' in our family tree – those perplexing blanks where an individual has defied identification in historical records – can seem like an insurmountable challenge. Yet if that missing ancestor lies within the most recent 6-7 […]
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Heraldry Group Meeting
Birmingham & Midland Institute - Kingsley Norris Room 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomWhy 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: Members Evening
Join us for a Members Evening - at the moment we have not decided if it will be group members sharing details of their research or maybe a presentation about an unusual record set: the content of the evening will be determined by the group nearer to the event. If you have any ideas for […]
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Stourbridge Group – Research Day
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Kenilworth: How DNA Broke Down a Brick Wall
Kenilworth Centre, Abbey End, Kenilworth, Cv8 1QJ Abbey End, Kenilworth, United KingdomHow DNA Broke Down a Brick Wall Speaker: Jan Daniels Jan has been hunting her family for a while now; and she has successfully used DNA to break though a brick wall on one line. She is a retired school teacher, based in Shropshire, with family in Kenilworth, so maybe there are more connections to […]
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Stourbridge Group – Curiosities of Dudley
Stourbridge St. Peter's Church Hall, Pedmore, West Midlands, United KingdomCuriosities of Dudley Speaker: Craig Denston A talk about the curiosities & oddities wrapped up in Dudley's history, using dozens of images from a huge collection of engraved prints, postcards, photographs, maps and memorabilia from the town. Including the Castle and Castle Hill, the old town hall & market place, the fountain & many […]