We have recently been given permission to display these beautiful photographs of a Caribbean Family History Group member’s family in Jamaica. Dressed for a wonderful occasion, we don’t know where they are going or indeed what they do for a living. The UK National Archives has a vast array of Caribbean documents for family history …
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Rootstech Connect is happening virtually between 25th and 27th February. This is the live event that has previously been held yearly around this time in Salt Lake City Utah, in the US and also recent recent years in London . Join over 200,000 people at the world’s largest celebration of family, culture and heritage As FamilySearch …
The British Newspaper Archives has recently added some Caribbean Newspapers to its online collection. The Morning Journal, Jamaica, St Christopher Advertiser, St Kitts Daily Express, The Sun Antigua and Barbados Agricultural reporter have recently been added to their collection If you already have a subscription, why not take a look. If not you will need …
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To celebrate St Valentine’s Day, My Heritage are giving free access to marriage records from 10th-16th February! Click on the link for further information; My Heritage . You will need to be fast, limited time only! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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Join us via zoom on Saturday at 2.00pm (GMT) to hear Stephen’s talk. If you have a brick wall you would like help with, do let us know and we will help you at the meeting. Email us here to register and we will send you a link. If you would like some help, let …
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 …
