Speaker: Sue Paul Using examples of the papers discovered in an attic, Sue demonstrates how you may find forebears hidden in private papers held in archives.

Speaker: Natalie Bodle Irish ancestry research can be tricky, but this talk will cover how you can get started, which records are available and best of all which are free. This will give you a good grounding to making a start on finding your Irish ancestors.

Laura Yeoman, Access and Digital Engagement Archivist at the Borthwick, specialises in connecting audiences with collections, both in-person and online. With a particular focus on medieval collections, she leads efforts to make historical records accessible and meaningful. Join her talk on "Poor Law Records" for valuable insights into this crucial aspect of our past.

Speaker:  Dr Penny Walters Zoom Meeting: Virtual doors open at 7PM for the talk to commence at 7:30PM (Time Zone: Europe/London). Registration required. Dr Penny Walters lectures internationally and writes articles about a variety of genealogy topics: ethical dilemmas in genealogy; the psychology of searching; adoption; black British heritage; mixing DNA results with a paper … Read More

Speaker: Janet Few We often neglect the twentieth century as being ‘not really history’ but there is plenty to be discovered about individuals and the communities in which they lived between 1901 and 1952. Twentieth century research brings with it the difficulties of larger and more mobile populations as well as records that are closed … Read More

Speaker: Denise Bates Investigates the social and cultural history of broken engagements between 1780 -1970 and why the law allowed the person who had been jilted to claim damages from the person who had broken the engagement. Meet the law that gave nineteenth century women better rights than men, and the women who enforced their … Read More

Speaker: Dan Sudron (NY Archives) Dan is providing an overview on Quarter Sessions. These historic court sessions held quarterly in the UK and had jurisdiction over criminal and civil matters. They played a crucial role in local governance and justice administration. Topics could include the court's structure, types of cases heard, and its significance in … Read More

Speaker: Jackie Depelle No not the once popular television series that some may remember, rather the Family and Local History surrounding three single sisters in the West Riding of Yorkshire. … Read More

Speaker: Gill Blanchard Where to find records, locate monumental inscriptions and graves and how to use them in research.