Some notes on now to register for the Zoom talks and links to the Zoom meeting participant guides. The guildes cover using Zoom on Android, Ipad, Mac systems and computers running the Windows operating system.
In this talk on 12 August 2024, over Zoom, we will explore a range of technological and other developments which show just how radically things changed in four years, and how much was learned - from air power and fire power, through manufacturing and science, to infantry tactics and approaches to command.
This is a Zoom meeting on 8 April 2024, talk starting at 8pm. Speaker Peter Lawrence - In this talk Peter outlines the history and success of the Great Exhibition of 1851 and it's amazing legacy that we can still enjoy and benefit from today. Given the number of people that attended the Great Exhibition there is a good chance that one of your ancestors was among them.
9 September 2024 - Based on his own research Andrew will tell the story of the Midlands’ industrial work on the ship and the fate of the local passengers. A dramatic presentation delivered in full White Star Line Uniform, using images, audio and numerous props. Climb aboard and experience the voyage of your life.
11 November 2024 - Zoom Meeting and a chance for members to remember, by talking about them, the people in their families that they have discovered who gave their lives in the service of their country.
This is a Zoom Meeting on 13 May 2024 with the talk starting at 8pm. Speaker John Vigar - This lecture looks at the burial places of the famous and infamous and uses their gravestones or memorials as a starting place for an investigation into their lives. Subjects range from Florence Nightingale to Jerome K Jerome and all sorts in between, including some John feels need to be better known.
A Zoom meeting on 10 June 2024 - Where Janet Few will using a series of case studies look at those who may have found themselves on the margins of society and the sources that we can use to trace their stories. The examples used will vary but may include the sick, prostitutes, those accused of crimes, those in asylums, the poor, the illegitimate and others who were stigmatised by society.
24 June 2024 - Hybrid Meeting - AGM followed by Charles Eldridge talking about the fire of Warwick. Charles recently found out about the Great Fire of Warwick in 1694 as part of his family history investigations. This talk will look at why fires started and how town planners changed the design of towns to avoid further fires. It was also look at how those affected by the fire received compensation.
This is a Hybrid meeting on the 22 April 2024 with the talk starting at 8pm (UK Time). Speaker: Dr Sophie Kay. Focusing on her Outlier Method and Ancestral Walks techniques, Sophie we’ll show how by uniting historical maps with historical records you may spot research errors, separate out namesakes, understand our ancestors & bring their worlds to life, all using freely available, historical Ordnance Survey maps. Examples will focus on U.K. towns for the period 1800-1950, but these methods can be applied to any place or era where suitable maps and address data are available.
24 July 2024 - Hybrid Meeting (Exeter Hall and Zoom) - In this talk Mark Davies looks at the life of the Oxford hot-air balloon pioneer James Sadler (1753-1828), the ‘King of all Balloons’ first Englishman to fly?
8th July 2024 - In this meeting over Zoom, Gill Blanchard will show us how to bring the story of our ancestors to life. How to stop researching and start writing, choose a format and what to include. What to do with our family stories, missing pieces, and anomalies. We will discover how to bring life to the page with the author of Writing Your Family History (Pen and Sword, 2016) and experienced writing tutor and biographer.