20211122 The Long Paper Trail 100pxOn 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.

20210924 Trades And Occupations 100pxOn 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.

20210827 Judy Hill 1832 Rural Queries 100pxOn 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.

QSBooks2On 23rd July Tony Sargeant will discuss Quarter Sessions and other courts.

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20210528 1939Census 100pxThe 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.

20210625 placenames littlesnoring 100pxOn 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.

20210423 Civil Registration 100pxOn 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.

20210326 Migration Slums 100pxIn 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.

20210226 DeniseBates Newspapers 100pxIn 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.

20210122 JanetFew AgLabs 100pxOur 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.

20201023 Wills 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.

20201127 Surnames 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.

20201218 apprenticeOur 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.