Windrush Gala Dinner – June 2022- Birmingham, UK
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Have you Jewish ancestry in Jamaica?
One of our committee has traced his family line from Portugal to Jamaica via Holland and the United Kingdom. A remarkable story of migration across the world by different generations. He started his research pre the internet which meant many visits to archives and manually searching for information. Thankfully today many archives are digitized which
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Ancestry updates
The 1950 US Federal Census is now available on Ancestry so if you believe your ancestor may have travelled to the United States, take a look. Here is the link for further information on the District Finder whilst Ancestry continue to index records. Updated records are available in the Caribbean Obituary Index 2003 – 2019
Paul Crooks talks about DNA
Paul Crooks is again offering a number of interesting talks through Eventbrite. On Wednesday 6th April at 19.45 hrs (BST) he is talking about DNA testing. You can find more information about all of Paul’s planned talks by clicking here. Follow the link to book your place. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Research your Family History with the help of the National Archives
The UK National Archives are offering a series of webinars in April to help you with your family history research. The next webinar is on 12th April. Click on the following link National Archives for more information. You will need to book your place through the National Archives website. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Thank you for attending our meeting
Thank you to all those who attended our March meeting. We had a wonderful , informative and interesting talk by one of our members Sue Bower on her ancestors from St Vincent. Attendees were researching a variety of islands including Trinidad, Jamaica, Grenada, Barbados, Antigua, Guyana, St Kitts & Nevis and of course St Vincent.
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Join us at our next meeting!
Come and join us at our next meeting via Zoom on Saturday 26th March at 2.00pm GMT when Sue Bower will be talking about researching her ancestors from St Vincent. Your first attendance at our meeting is free of charge, thereafter £5.00 per meeting or £20 annual membership fee. Payments can be made through the
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Don’t forget Rootstech 3-5 March!
Rootstech is again being organised by Family Search in a couple of days time, on 3-5 March 2022! The show is the largest worldwide family history conference with speakers, unlimited access to over 1500 sessions and an expo hall with companies from around the world. The show is 100% virtual and 100% free. It’s not
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Thank you for attending our meeting on Saturday
We had an informative and interesting meeting and given lots of information by Family Tree Maker. We learnt how to use the software as well as use of the Charting Companion and Family Creator. Thanks to Mike and his team for the wonderful presentations. More information can be found at the following link: click here
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Caribbean Family History groups Meets Family Tree Maker – 26th February
Come to our meeting tomorrow at 2.00pm (GMT) email here for the link. £5.00 fee for new attendees or £20 annual fee if you would like to join us. Please pay fees via the Parish Chest . We hope to see you tomorrow ! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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