Summer Lecture Series at The National Archives (TNA, Kew London) Posted 5 June 2018 by Julie GoucherMapping movement: people, place and power Booking is now open for The National Archives' Summer Lecture Series. In July and August 2018, we will welcome five leading academics to explore contested spaces over time. Underpinned by the collections held at Kew, the lectures will examine issues from land dispute and migration to human stories of place [Click to continue…]
Persons of Interest – William Albert Pullum Posted 28 May 2018 by Tessa KeoughPersons of Interest On the second and fourth Mondays of each month, we share a short story provided by a member about a person of interest in their one-name study. So whether your person is good, bad, or simply interesting or unusual, please send us your 200-300 word story with one or a few images. This post is from Guild member Nikki Brown. The [Click to continue…]
On The Water Seminar Posted 26 May 2018 by Alan MoorhouseOn The Water Seminar National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Merseyside, CH65 4FW 09:30am for 10:00am on Saturday 14th July 2018 The venue is ideal for this subject and we have assembled specialist speakers on canals, waterways, their buildings and the families who worked on them. This seminar will appeal to all family and [Click to continue…]
Historic Migration from the West County England: A Study revisited 20 years on Posted 23 May 2018 by Julie Goucher Historic Migration from the West County A Study revisited 20 years on Saturday 9 June 9.30 - 5.00 Loders Village Hall, Loders DT6 3SA 9.30. Registration Tea and Coffee 9.50 Welcome & Introduction to the day 10.00 Janet Few - ’Farm, Fish, Faith or Family?: motivations for emigration from North Devon 1830 –1875’ 11.00 [Click to continue…]
Leicestershire (England) Police – Relatives Sought Posted 21 May 2018 by Julie GoucherThe following comes courtesy of the Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) newsletter & you can follow the FFHS on Facebook. Surnames that are registered with the Guild are identified in red and those studies can be contacted via the search box in the middle of the Guild's page above. Dominique Allen of Leicestershire Police is [Click to continue…]