Just to remind you that we will not be meeting in August. Our next research meeting is Saturday 30th September 2023 at 14.00 (BST/GMT+ 1). We are, however, still available if you have any queries. Please email us here. Happy researching over the summer ! ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Today, 22nd June 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival of SS Windrush at Tilbury Docks in London. This ship brought people from the Caribbean to fill a post war labour shortage in the UK. Arrivals continued from 1948 until early 1970’s. This generation came to be known as the Windrush generation. Celebrations are …
The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group is tomorrow, Saturday 25th February 2023 at 14.00 hrs (GMT) This meeting will extend the ‘beginner’s’ topic of our January meeting by touching on talking to relatives wherever they are, and how the stories and heritage they hold in their memory banks can help us make connections and …
If you would like to join the Caribbean Family History Group, our annual membership fee is £20. What is included in your membership: Free attendance at meetings and most talks either via Zoom or Hybrid Assistance with research where possible Sharing of tips. tricks, brainstorming brick walls etc with like minded people Add the surnames …
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Currently The Bank of England. London have a free Exhibition detailing their involvement in the Slave Trade. Located a short walk from ‘Bank’ tube station in London, the exhibition focuses on two plantations in Grenada, The Bacolet and Chemin plantations. If you have traced ancestors back to Grenada and believe they may have been associated …
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 …
The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group will be on Saturday 24th September at 1400hrs (BST) via Zoom and will be the first of our three meetings exploring how to find ancestors in the British Caribbean Slavery Period – whether enslaved or enslaver. The meeting will focus on key documents associated with this …
Our next meeting will be on Saturday 24th September at 1400hrs (BST) via Zoom and will be the first of our three meetings exploring how to find ancestors in the British Caribbean Slavery Period – whether enslaved or enslaver. The meeting will focus on key documents associated with this British Caribbean Slavery period: a) Introducing …
If you are looking for ancestors with French heritage in Grenada or other Caribbean Islands, have a look in the French Archives. You can search by just entering the island name in the search box. Alternatively try the family name. Links below. France Archives National Archives D’outre Mer – Martinique, St Christophe, Grenada and others. …
