Have you found a link to a plantation in your family research? Did your relative hold a prominent role in council or was he a sailor? The National Archives at Kew holds many documents relating to plantations, government and shipping records in the Caribbean. They are currently offering free downloads of some documents. Will downloads
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Are you interested in the social history around the life of your ancestors? Would you like to learn more about researching your family tree? Future Learn offer a number of free courses that can be studied online, at your own pace. You will need to register with the company initially for access to all the
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We have mentioned in the past talks by Paul Crooks who has traced his ancestors from London to Jamaica and back to Africa. Paul is again offering a number of talks through Eventbrite that can be accessed from all over the world. The talks will offer an insight into the records available to assist in
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Thank you to all those who attended our research meeting yesterday afternoon. It was an inspiring and motivating meeting. Visitors were researching a variety of islands including St Kitts & Nevis, St Croix, St Thomas, Grenada, Jamaica, Cuba, Barbados, Panama. I am sure we all took inspiration from the successes of those present and it
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The next meeting of Caribbean Family History Group is this Saturday 30th January at 2.00pm GMT via Zoom. The formal meeting will be from 2.00pm until 4.00pm. We hope you can join us. If you have any particular area you would like us to cover in our meetings, please email us and we will do
The next meeting of Caribbean Family History Group is on Saturday 30th January at 2.00pm GMT via Zoom. The formal meeting will be from 2.00pm until 4.00pm. We hope you can join us. If you have any particular area you would like us to cover, please email us and we will do our best to
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We hope to see you all at our next meeting on Saturday 28th November at 2.00GMT via zoom. We will be hearing a talk by one of our Senior Researchers, Stephen Porter – Jamaica Geography and Family History. He will be exploring: How the geography of the island has influenced why people ended up where
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You will be able to talk to us in a booth anytime between 10.00am and 4.00pm at the Really Useful Family History Show. Many Family History Groups will be present as well as numerous speakers at this virtual event organised by the Federation of Family History. Tickets are £7 per person and can be obtained
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Thank you for joining us at our zoom meeting on Saturday. We had an informative and interesting meeting, learning the 5 steps of family history and all about searching for ‘Big Sam’! We reiterated the importance of talking to elders and even recording the chat so you don’t miss that important bit of information. Visitors
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Join us at our monthly zoom research meeting on Saturday 31st October at 14.00 GMT. If you have a brick wall that you would like assistance with, email us here to let us know and we will do our best to help you and point you in the right direction. If you are happy for
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