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From Victorians to Elizabethans: tracing our English Ancestors from 1901-1952

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

Discovering the Rievers, Thieves Blackmailers & Killers in C16th

Speaker: Michael Lucas This talk is about the Border Reivers, who were raiders along the Anglo–Scottish border from the late 13th century to the beginning of the 17th century. During this time, England and Scotland were frequently at war and the area was lawless, godless and often decimated by opposing armies.