May 2021
Goose Grease & Brown Paper
Organised by MA Bromsgrove Group. Online via Zoom. Speaker: Kath Reynolds Register here
Find out more »Kenilworth: ‘The Blind Postmaster General and the Suffragist’
Parliament Square's first monument to a woman, Millicent Fawcett, and also its first sculpture by a woman, Gillian Wearing, marks 100 years since some women won the right to vote and was unveiled on 24 April 2018. 'The Blind Postmaster General and the Suffragist' A talk by Alan Godfrey FRPSL. The story of the lives of Henry Fawcett MP and his wife Millicent Garrett Fawcett. Henry was blinded at age 25, but went on to become a reforming Liberal MP…
Find out more »Online Event – Using DNA Testing to Trace Your Family Tree
Using DNA Testing to Trace Your Family Tree Presenter - Karen Evans This presentation covers how DNA testing works in very general terms, getting the most from the test (what the results mean) and how to use your results to validate your paper research or overcome brick walls such as illegitimacy. It also highlights the range and pitfalls of using DNA testing, particularly finding out where your family came from - Can you really be a Viking? Karen writes a…
Find out more »June 2021
Online Event – Who’s The Daddy ?
Who's The Daddy ? Or some ideas for identifying the father of an illegitimate child Presenter - Penny Smith Most of us have come across an illegitimate child in our research and then wondered about who is the father. Routinely we are told that it is impossible to identify the father but occasionally you can. Usually there is only one person who will be certain but there may be an indication lurking in the records. Have you looked for them…
Find out more »July 2021
Online Event – Park Street Burial ground
Park Street Burial Ground Did you know that one of the biggest archaeological digs in the UK has been taking place in Birmingham city centre ? Park Street burial ground was begun in 1810 as an overspill burial site from St Martins. The Bull Ring cemetery was filling up as the local population underwent massive increase as the town expanded so this new site in Park Street was chosen. As part of the preparations for HS2’s phase one, an archaeological…
Find out more »September 2021
Online Event – Spread the Net Wider and Dig Deeper
Spread the Net Wider and Dig Deeper. Speaker: Ann Simcock. When we first begin to research our families, often the aim is to try and get as far back as possible adding names and dates with a hope to find a link to someone famous. However, our ancestors were living breathing human beings with fascinating stories, both happy and sad. By using basic records, extracting every fact and hint and extending our research Ann will show us how to include…
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