Persons of Interest – Alfred Olby (1845-1939) Posted 23 July 2018 by Tessa KeoughAlfred Olby, the son of Robert Olby and Elizabeth [née Talbot] was born at 80 Lisson Grove North on 28 December 1845 1 and baptised at Christchurch, Marylebone on 18 February 1846. His father, originally a shopkeeper from Brandon, Suffolk, had by 1849 set up in business as a plate glass factor. The business showed every sign of prospering but on 27 [Click to continue…]
Part 2 of Six Months In With A New Study – Now Available Posted 23 July 2018 by Tessa KeoughThe second part of the most recent webinar is now available. Those of you who attended Six Months In With A New Study on Tuesday, July 17th enjoyed a thoughtful and helpful webinar presented by Karen Heenan-Davies. Karen actually restarted her study and decided to take a new approach, a summary of which she provided. Karen discussed her [Click to continue…]
DNA Seminar Posted 22 July 2018 by Alan MoorhouseDNA Seminar Beauchamp College, Ridgeway, Oadby, Leicestershire LE2 5TP 09:30am for 10:00am on Saturday 6th October 2018 ** WE NOW HAVE ONLY 14 PLACES LEFT FOR THIS SEMINAR ** Two years since our last DNA seminar, we are now holding our sixth one – the Guild is always ahead of the game! It is a fast growing and rapidly changing area, so we are [Click to continue…]
Part 1 of Six Months in With A New Study – Now Available Posted 18 July 2018 by Tessa KeoughThe first part of the most recent webinar in our 7 Pillars webinar series is now available. As mentioned during the live webinar on Tuesday, Melanie Caldicott pre-recorded her presentation for this webinar as she was unavailable to present live. In essence we got a bonus presentation this month! Part 1 - Melanie's presentation is now available here [Click to continue…]
Persons of Interest – Major General Sir Henry Havelock Posted 9 July 2018 by Tessa KeoughPersons of Interest Major General Sir Henry Havelock The famous person found in my research is Major General Sir Henry Havelock, of the Relief of Lucknow fame of the Indian Mutiny of 1857, whose statue is in Trafalgar Square in London. Henry Havelock (5 April 1795 – 24 November 1857) was the son of William Havelock, a wealthy shipbuilder, and [Click to continue…]