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People and Place Names of Craven

Speaker: Gillian Waters Were we invaded by thousands of Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans – or does the place name evidence in the ancient kingdom of Craven tell a different story? Gillian Waters gives an overview of the changing nature of place names and what they tell us about the peoples who lived in … Read More

Migration through the UK

Speaker: Debbie Bradley Our ancestors moved and sometimes great distances. A practical talk about things you need to think about to find your ancestors if they moved around the country.

The History of Family Photography

Speaker: Stephen Gill Photography from 1840 to today, the people, the processed and how it affected our lives. A brief and entertaining look at the history of photography

Researching your Pauper Ancestors

Speaker: Clare O'Grady A talk looking at the different types of sources you can use to research those ancestors who found themselves in poverty, including: Settlement Examinations Parish Apprenticeships Accounts of Parish Overseers Parish Charities Vagrancy Records Workhouse Records

Methodology

Speaker: Jude Rhodes Looking at research methods to help to grow your family tree; looking at Timelines, Gaps and the FAN methods.

The Leeds Liverpool Canal

Zoom (Online)

Speaker: Jenny Hill A history of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Airedale and Craven. (Please Note: This meeting is online and not at Keighley Local studies  Library as previously published)

Transportation to Tasmania

Zoom (Online)

Speaker: Kelly Cornwell Exploring English and Australian records to help you discover more about your female convict ancestors;  demonstrated via the case study of a young girl from Shoreditch, her conviction, transportation and ensuing escapades in Tasmania.

Silence in the mill

Zoom (Online)

Speaker: Jude Rhodes Following the story of a deaf girl who came to Steeton to work in the mill.