News – Page 31 – Caribbean Family History Group

Join a Paul Crooks Masterclass

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Eventbrite are offering another talk by the author and genealogist Paul Crooks. On 31st July you can join one of his Masterclasses: ‘Tracing Black Ancestry; Secrets of the 1817 slave registers uncovered’ Click on the following link which will take you to the booking page. Small fee payable. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tracing-black-ancestry-secrets-of-the-1817-slave-registers-uncovered-tickets-107419129508?aff=ebdssbeac

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our virtual meeting on 30th May

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Thank you for joining us at our last virtual meeting on 30th May. We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new visitors. We hope you will join us again. We discussed how we store our documents at home and how we can obtain copies of birth, death and marriage certificates for the

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Join us on Saturday 30th May

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Our next virtual meeting is on Saturday 30th May at 2.00pm (14.00hrs BST) via Zoom. Please email us on : cfhg.sol.birm@gmail.com to let us know you would like to join us. We will then email you the joining details. Our plan for the meeting is as follows: a. Organising family history on your computer b.

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African/Jamaican roots – Who do you think you are?

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Paul Crooks, author and family historian has traced his roots back 200 years. He embarked on a journey of discovery that led from suburban North London to Jamaica and ultimately back to the Gold Coast of Africa; an effort that has brought him international recognition for his breakthroughs in Tracing black ancestry. Learn more about

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Free National Archives Event

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On 19th June Guy Grannum is giving an introduction to the history and primary sources for researching Caribbean migration to the UK. Click on the link below to access the information. https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/visit-us/whats-on/events/ Guy Grannum has been writing and speaking about Caribbean Heritage for the last 25 years. Follow the instructions and book your place on

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Our May virtual meeting

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is on Saturday 30th May A virtual meeting join us via zoom book a place by email cfhg.sol.birm@gmail.com Check back here for further details of the agenda. We look forward to meeting you! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Free download from National Archives

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The National Archives are offering free downloads of their digital records whilst their Kew site is closed. Click here for details of how to access the records: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/digital-downloads/ Start searching the National Archives Discovery catalogue now for details of your ancestor’s in ship’s crews, on passenger lists and you may even find their will! Access

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Find My Past discount code

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FindMyPast Special Discount In order to make family history accessible to as many people as possible during these difficult times, FindMyPast have created a discount code for all Societies and Data Partners . We are happy to pass this code on to you. This code will give the user 20% off any 12 month subscriptions

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Our April Meeting…

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We had a very successful and informative meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group on Saturday. Following introductions, we shared Family names/islands that we are researching which resulted in further sharing of information. We then discussed the benefits and pitfalls of using Thrulines on Ancestry DNA. Finally we were shown the use of French websites

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Our April Meeting – A Virtual meeting!

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Please join us on Saturday 25th April 2020 for our first virtual meeting on Zoom This will commence at 2.00pm Please email cfhg.sol.birm@gmail.com , let us know you wish to join us and we will send you access information. Looking forward to meeting you and assisting you with your research!

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