What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
Claire Bullock
Wolverhampton: The Diggum Uppers – Grave Robbing in the Black Country
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomWe may be aware of Burke and Hare, the body snatchers of the early 1800 in Edinburgh, but did you know that grave robbing and body snatching went on in many places around the UK, even in the Black Country? Why did it happen? What steps did our ancestors take to prevent their family members […]
Wolverhampton: Gordon of Khartoum
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomChange to Previously Advertised Presentation: Charles George Gordon - AKA Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, Gordon of Khartoum - a Victorian hero prised from the true Victorian mould. Why was it that a Royal Engineer General, who decided to take over a town in the middle of a desert, became a national hero and brought down […]
Wolverhampton: Pre-Christmas Social
Wolverhampton The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United KingdomThis is our last Wolverhampton meeting of 2023. Details of our programme for 2024 will be shared. As usual different members may wish to share details of their recent discoveries, we may have a quiz or a short presentation. Christmas nibbles and refreshments will be available all with time to chat with other members. More […]
