Visit our Black History Month Exhibition on the upper floor of Solihull Library. We are exploring how to trace your ancestors from the slavery period, what records are available to use and the accessibility of these records. If you are looking for ancestors from the Caribbean and would like some assistance with your research , …
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Thank you to all those who attended our September meeting and a warm welcome to newcomers. We had a most informative and interesting meeting which gave us lots of information on tracing our ancestors from the period of slavery. This was the first of three meetings in which we will be discovering how to trace …
Our next meeting is on Saturday 30th July at 14.00hrs (BST) via Zoom. Please join us for, what I am sure will be an interesting presentation, by publisher and author Richard Atkinson and Researcher Yvette Hewitt – A Jamaica Connection: Empire, Slavery, Sugar and DNA The story of two cousins- one descended from the enslaved …
The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group will be tomorrow , Saturday 25th June at 14.00hrs (BST). This will be a follow up to the DNA101 talk last month, when we hope to discuss the following: how to separate maternal/paternal matches; explain how you investigate relationships; Look at details of tree matches If …
Our July meeting, the last before the summer break will be on Saturday 30th July at 14.00 hrs (BST) We are welcoming author, Richard Atkinson and researcher Yvette Hewitt who will be talking about Richards book , Mr Atkinson’s Rum Contract. The book is a family history quest from the North of England to the …
The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group will be on Saturday 25th June at 14.00hrs (BST). This will be a follow up to the DNA101 talk last month, when we hope to discuss the following: how to separate maternal/paternal matches; explain how you investigate relationships; Look at details of tree matches If you …
The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group will be on Saturday 25th June at 14.00hrs (BST). This will be a follow up to the DNA101 talk last month, when we hope to discuss the following: how to separate maternal/paternal matches; explain how you investigate relationships; Look at details of tree matches If you …
*Have a look at the Society of Genealogist for some interesting talks and courses in July. These include ‘Getting the Most out of Family Search’ and ‘Getting the best out of Ancestry.com’ . Click here for details. Book and pay through the Society. *Paul Crooks is again offering a number of talks in June and …
Thank you to those who attended our meeting on Saturday 28th May and a warm welcome to new attendees. Bessida Cawthorne White gave us a most interesting and comprehensive presentation on DNA. We hope that you all found this useful . We hope that the attached ‘cousin’s chart’ will help you in assessing your DNA …
We have another exciting meeting tomorrow Saturday 28th May at 14.00hrs (BST)! Please join us for a talk by Bessida Cauthorne White who will be presenting: ‘DNA 101’ To book your place, please email this address. We will then send you a zoom link for the meeting . Your first attendance at our meeting is …
