Online talk - The Long Paper Trail - Oct 2021
On 22nd October Sue Paul will use an example of the papers discovered in an attic to demonstrate how we may find forebears hidden in private papers held in archives. This talk is free and is for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Online talk - Trades and Occupation Sources - Sep 2021
On 24th September David Cufley will show methods to reasearch trades using examples fpr brickmakers, ratcatchers and calico printers. This talk is free and is for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Online talk - The 1832 Rural Queries - Aug 2021
On 27th August Judy Hill will tell us all about the 1832 Rural Queries. This talk is free and is for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Online talk - Quarter Sessions and other Courts - Jul 2021
On 23rd July Tony Sargeant will discuss Quarter Sessions and other courts.
This is a change to the original programme.
This talk is free and is for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Online talk - 1939 Census - May 2021
The 1939 Register was taken on 29 September. It was devised to produce 40 million Identity Cards, when rationing was introduced. The information recorded provides a huge bridge between the last published census (1911) and 1939. Join Dr. Penny Walters on 28th May to hear all about the most recent census currently available. This talk is free and is for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Online talk - Origins of Place Names - Jun 2021
On 25th June Anthony Poulton-Smith will engage us all about the origins of place names. This talk is free and is for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Online talk - Civil Registration - Apr 2021
On 23rd April Mary Teviot discusses Civil Registration, the pitfalls of the indexes, spelling variants and errors in digitisation. This talk is free and is for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Online talk - Migration When we get Stuck - Mar 2021
In March Laurie Page talks about migration and what do to when we get stuck. This free talk is on Friday 26th Mar and is for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Online talk - Newspapers as Historical Sources - Feb 2021
In February Denise Bates discussed Newspapers as a historical source. This free talk is on Friday 26th Feb and is for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Online talk - Sons of the Soil - Jan 2021
Our January talk is "Sons of the Soil" and is all about the most common occupation of our ancesters - Agricultural Labourers. The talk by Dr. Janet Few is on Friday 22nd Jan starting at 20:30. This free talk is for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Online talk - Wills for Family History - 23rd Oct 2020
Our October talk is by Jackie Depelle and is about Wills for Family History. This free talk is on Friday 23rd October and is for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Online talk - Pinpointing the origins of a surname - 27th Nov 2020
Our November talk is by John Titterton and is about Pinpointing the origins of a surname. This free talk is on Friday 27th November and is for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Online talk - History of Apprenticeship and Guilds - 18 Dec 2020
Our December talk is "A job for life: the history of apprenticeship and guilds" by Sarah Doig. This free talk is on Friday 18th December and is for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.