October 2019
Birmingham: An Accident Waiting to Happen?
An Accident Waiting to Happen? The story of the Whittall Street explosion of 1859. Hear Liz Palmers account of the explosion at the Whittal Street Percussion Cap factory which claimed the lives of some of the workers, 18 young women and a young man.
Find out more »November 2019
Birmingham: The Quarter Sessions: A resource for family historians
The Quarter Sessions: A resource for family historians. Genealogist, author and publisher Mike Sharpe will tell us about what is perhaps an oft overlooked resource for family historians, The Quarter Sessions. Do please note that this meeting is not on the usual Wednesday evening but a Saturday afternoon
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Birmingham: ‘May We Remind You’
‘May We Remind You’ – Members Evening The late Joyce Finnemore when "doing" the family history talks circuit would frequently deliver a presentation entitled "May I Remind You" intended to draw the researchers mind back to perhaps long forgotten family history resources. Tonight we follow that same theme with a Members Evening. Members Evening does not mean that the evening is restricted to members, rather that the evenings contributions are by members. Anyone who would like to make a contribution…
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