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Take Three Girls – their lives, school and legacy

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. With no direct family knowledge, stories or surviving memorabilia what can be discovered about these ladies who were never wives or widows? Many consider researching … Read More

Quarter Sessions

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

Breach of Promise to Marry: The Real Miss Havishams

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