To celebrate Windrush Day, today, Saturday 22nd June, we are once again assisting the National Maritime Museum with their celebratory events. Members of our committee will be giving a talk on researching your Caribbean ancestors and will be available to assist and answer any questions. Please have a look at the website for further information …
The Jamaican researchers of the Caribbean Family History Group have requested an additional sub research group, focusing on the island of Jamaica. If there is enough interest the CFHG are prepared to facilitate this. A proposed day would be on a Saturday afternoon between 3.00 to 4.30pm UK GMT, to allow for members overseas to …
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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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In October, as part of our research sessions on tracing your ancestors back to the period of slavery, one of our senior researchers, Steve Porter gave a detailed talk on tracing back to this period in time. This is the first part of his talk which gives detailed information including documents, on how he traced …
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Our October research meeting will be tomorrow, Saturday 29th October at 14.00hrs (BST) . It will be part of our open day so will be a hybrid meeting over Zoom and in person at Solihull Library. Our speaker will be Steve Porter who will be presenting a talk on tracing ancestors back to the period …
Our October research meeting will be on Saturday 29th October at 14.00hrs (BST) . It will be part of our open day so will be a hybrid meeting over Zoom and in person at Solihull Library. Our speaker will be Steve Porter who will be presenting a talk on tracing ancestors back to the period …
To aid you joining us at our Open Day in person, or online, here are further details . Location – First Floor, Core Library, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 SRG and Onlne (via Zoom) Date and times – Saturday 29th October 2022, 10am – 4pm Areas or Zones of activity – Welcome and Information Table – …
