Eventbrite are offering a number of talks by Paul Crooks on researching your Caribbean ancestors. On Sunday 4th July, Paul is offering a talk entitled ‘ Tracing your Ancestry – Britain’s slave compensation records ‘ Click here for the link to the registration details. Paul is an experienced genealogist and author. He has traced his …
Don’t forget The Caribbean Family History Group will be an exhibitor at the Genealogy Show , a virtual family history show today Friday 25th and tomorrow Saturday 26th June. You can purchase tickets for the event at the following link. Some of the speakers are listed here and most of the talks will be available …
Your first attendance at a meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group is free, thereafter UK£5.00 per meeting so why not join us – our annual membership fee is UK£20.00 What is incuded in your membership: Free attendance at meetings and most talks Assistance with research where possible Sharing of tips. tricks, brainstorming brick walls …
Following our informative and enjoyable talk on Saturday on the Trinidad archives, these are the details of the newspapers available online. Newspapers can be a treasure trove of information that include obituaries, births, marriages, shipping information as well as court cases and other interesting snippets of information. The Port of Spain Gazette has been digitized …
The Caribbean Family History Group hosted a wonderful talk given by Ann Dardaine at our meeting on Saturday. It was informative, interesting and thoroughly enjoyed by all! Thank you Ann for a Saturday afternoon well spent! Ann gave a potted history of Trinidad and Tobago as well as information about how to access records for …
Come to our research meeting on Saturday 29th May at 14.00hrs(BST) to learn more about researching family in Trinidad. The Caribbean Family History Group would like to welcome Ann Dardaine, who will be talking about researching family in Trinidad and about what is available in the archives. Ann is a genealogist with ten years’ experience …
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An interesting website for anyone connected to the Windrush generation. In conjunction with the Barbados Museum and Historical Society and University of West Indies, a Virtual Museum of Caribbean Migration has been set up click here for the home page and then go to ‘Exhibition Panels’. The Virtual Museum combines digital exhibits with audience participation …
This weekend from 10am (BST) on Friday 30th April until 03 May , Find My Past are giving FREE access to all UK census records Click here to find out more. If you have ancestors who have lived in the UK , now is the time to check the census records. These records can give …
Thank you to all who attended The Caribbean Family HIstory Group AGM and talk on Saturday 24th April. The meeting lasted longer than usual due to the AGM and the interesting talk that followed. Whitney Peterson, Content Strategist at Family Search gave an informative talk on how Family Search started microfilming in 1960’s and moved …
The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group is tomorrow Saturday 24th April at 14.00hrs BST. This will include our AGM followed by a talk . We are pleased to be able to advise that Whitney Pearson – Content Strategist for Family Search will be giving us an overview of using Family Search for …
