To aid you joining us at our Open Day in person, or online, here are further details . Location – First Floor, Core Library, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 SRG and Onlne (via Zoom) Date and times – Saturday 29th October 2022, 10am – 4pm Areas or Zones of activity – Welcome and Information Table – …
Thank you to all those who attended our September meeting and a warm welcome to newcomers. We had a most informative and interesting meeting which gave us lots of information on tracing our ancestors from the period of slavery. This was the first of three meetings in which we will be discovering how to trace …
The Caribbean Family History Group are arranging an exhibition at our local library in Solihull to coincide with Black History Month. The subject is ‘Tracing your Ancestors – enslaved and enslavers, during the Period of British Slavery 1807 – 1850’s’ The exhibition will complement our autumn meetings in September, October and November which will encompass …
Our next meeting is on Saturday 30th July at 14.00hrs (BST) via Zoom. Please join us for, what I am sure will be an interesting presentation, by publisher and author Richard Atkinson and Researcher Yvette Hewitt – A Jamaica Connection: Empire, Slavery, Sugar and DNA The story of two cousins- one descended from the enslaved …
The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group will be on Saturday 25th June at 14.00hrs (BST). This will be a follow up to the DNA101 talk last month, when we hope to discuss the following: how to separate maternal/paternal matches; explain how you investigate relationships; Look at details of tree matches If you …
The Caribbean Family History Group currently has two island specific research support groups for members – Barbados and St Kitts & Nevis. As a member you are able to join these groups as a benefit of your membership. Further details below: ‘The Barbados group’ has been going for a while now . It is online …
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Thank you to those who attended our meeting on Saturday 28th May and a warm welcome to new attendees. Bessida Cawthorne White gave us a most interesting and comprehensive presentation on DNA. We hope that you all found this useful . We hope that the attached ‘cousin’s chart’ will help you in assessing your DNA …
Paul Crooks, genealogist, is offering a number of Black History courses through Eventbrite. More information can be found and bookings made through the company at this following link. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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 …
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The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group will be this Saturday 30th April at 14.00hrs (BST) via Zoom. This meeting will include our AGM. We are currently evaluating where we are in terms of skills that would help us progress the group. As such if you have any of the following skill-sets, and …
