The meeting will commence at 14.00hrs (BST) and will be in two parts, a business part, followed up with a presentation, along with (time permitting) a group related discussion . Part 1 – AGM Business – Duration 1 to 1.5 hours – 2pm to 3.30pm (BST) approx – 1. Welcome and Apologies 2. Minutes of last …
The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group will be this Saturday 30th April at 14.00hrs (BST) via Zoom. This meeting will include our AGM. We are currently evaluating where we are in terms of skills that would help us progress the group. As such if you have any of the following skill-sets, and …
The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group will be this Saturday 30th April at 14.00hrs (BST) via Zoom. This meeting will include our AGM. We are currently evaluating where we are in terms of skills that would help us progress the group. As such if you have any of the following skill-sets, and …
One of our committee has traced his family line from Portugal to Jamaica via Holland and the United Kingdom. A remarkable story of migration across the world by different generations. He started his research pre the internet which meant many visits to archives and manually searching for information. Thankfully today many archives are digitized which …
The 1950 US Federal Census is now available on Ancestry so if you believe your ancestor may have travelled to the United States, take a look. Here is the link for further information on the District Finder whilst Ancestry continue to index records. Updated records are available in the Caribbean Obituary Index 2003 – 2019 …
Paul Crooks is again offering a number of interesting talks through Eventbrite. On Wednesday 6th April at 19.45 hrs (BST) he is talking about DNA testing. You can find more information about all of Paul’s planned talks by clicking here. Follow the link to book your place. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The UK National Archives are offering a series of webinars in April to help you with your family history research. The next webinar is on 12th April. Click on the following link National Archives for more information. You will need to book your place through the National Archives website. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you to all those who attended our March meeting. We had a wonderful , informative and interesting talk by one of our members Sue Bower on her ancestors from St Vincent. Attendees were researching a variety of islands including Trinidad, Jamaica, Grenada, Barbados, Antigua, Guyana, St Kitts & Nevis and of course St Vincent. …
It is not too late to join us for our meeting tomorrow Saturday 26th March at 2.00pm GMT to hear Sue Bower talk about her family ancestry in St Vincent. Email us here to confirm your attendance, we will then send you the meeting link. Payments can be made via the Parish Chest, please click …
