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Are you new to Family History? Would you like to improve your skills?

The Family History Federation are arranging a FREE family history course for 4 weeks on a Wednesday evening commencing 15th September. The course will be via Zoom. So if you are just starting out in your research or you would like to improve your skills, click here for more information. Bookings are made through Eventbrite …

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Family Search Free webinars

Did you know Family Search offer a number of free webinars to family history researchers on different subjects ranging from how to navigate their site when researching, to tracing German and Nordic records? Some webinars are also offered in other languages. Take a look at their lists, you may find something of interest. They are …

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Thank you for attending our meeting

Thank you for attending the meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group on Saturday 26th June. We had interesting and informative talks and we learnt more about the Windrush arrivals here in the United Kingdom. It was an enjoyable and collaborative meeting. Thank you to Horace Barnes of Why Are West Indians (WAWI) and Dennis …

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Do you need some tips when using the National Archives website?

The National Archives at Kew holds a vast amount of information and documents, including from the Colonies. Have you tried to use their website and given up as it was too complicated? or have you felt you were not receiving the right results when using the site? The National Archives have arranged a training course …

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Our next meeting is tomorrow!

The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group will take place tomorrow, Saturday 26th June at 14.00-16.300hrs (BST). It is not too late to join us. As this falls within ‘Windrush’ week in the UK, we decided we would use this as the basis for our meeting. The MV Empire Windrush was the first …

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Free access to immigration records on My Heritage

My Heritage are offering Free access to Immigration and travel records from 24 th – 28th June. Click here for more information. Find out where your ancestors travelled form and to, using this fascinating collection of records . ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________