The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group will take place this Saturday 26th June at 14.00-16.300hrs (BST) 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 ship that brought people from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago …
The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group is on Saturday 26th June at 14.00 hrs (BST) when we will be talking about shipping lists. Following that, our meeting dates are as follows: July – Saturday 31st July for which we have a speaker August – no meeting September – Saturday 25th September October …
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The next meeting of our group will be on Saturday 26th June at 14.00 hrs (BST). Make a note in your diary! More details of the agenda to follow. Attendance is free to members and first time attendees, otherwise UK£5.00 per meeting. Please email here to register for the meeting. A link will then be …
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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 …
At the next meeting of the Caribbean Family History group on Saturday 29th May we will be having a talk on the Trinidad Archives. So if you have ancestors with a connection to Trinidad , do come along to our meeting and you will pick up some tips for your research. Please email here to …
I recently watched a video by Craig Cochrane on How to use genetic genealogy to connect with cousins and collaborate together. Craig has been researching his family from Barbuda, Grenada and the Grenadines. and explains to us the basics of DNA and how we can all go a step further in using our DNA results. …
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of St Vincent and the Eastern Caribbean during this difficult time. If you have ancestors who came from St Vincent why not have a look on the Engangered Archives website. Here you can find wills, deeds as well as some marriages and baptism records. If we can …
Today the Caribbean Family History Group have a booth at the Family History Federation’s Really Useful Family History Show. Come and chat to us and bring us your queries! If you missed us, please email us your query on email. We will endeavour to assist with any island query. We also have a military expert …
Thank you for attending our meeting on Saturday. It was good to see a number of people from overseas, including Australia! Another interesting and informative meeting about ‘organising your family history’ and using social media in your research Here is some useful information from the meeting: Solihull Life Website – click on links Solihull Life …
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Our next Zoom meeting is on Saturday 27th March at 2.00pm GMT. Our agenda will include: How to organise your family history with Tracey Williams, Solihull library How to use Social Media in your family history Come and join our collaborative meeting ! Bring us your brick wall or Caribbean family history query and will …
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