Speaker: Ian Waller With many family history societies reaching a milestone in their existence this talk looks at the many changes which have taken place in the family history world over the last 40 years since rubbing shoulders and getting bruised at St Catherine’s House to the age of on-line data. A nostalgic trip back … Read More

Speaker: Kathryn HUGHES A description of what rationing was like in World War 1 Click Here to Register for the Talk

Speaker: Dr. Frances HURD Some extraordinary and poignant stories uncovered whilst researching for clients. Click here to Register for the Talk

Speaker: Mark Bayley Breaking Down Brick Walls by Mark Bayley provides a lot of search tips on how best to keyword search in The Genealogist.

Speaker: Jean Renwick After six years of writing and even longer of research,The Mourning Brooch is published, well Book One at least. Jean Renwick has written this novel of faction (fiction based on fact) about the family and descendants of Elizabeth Addy who is commemorated in the intriguing mourning brooch which I inherited from my godmother.

Speaker: David Turner This talk describes the prior occupations, working environment and lives of early railway workers, and some of the first strike actions by them.

Speaker: Julie Goucher Enjoying the fascinating subject of Surnames and types, geographical spread and why genealogists begin surname research and how to and why build a surname project.

Speaker: Gill Blanchard. Discover the importance of the parish of our  ancestors, what records were generated and how to use them in family, local and house history.