Jamaica Family History

Tracing Ancestors back to period of Slavery – Synopsis of October Talk by Steve Porter

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In October, as part of our research sessions on tracing your ancestors back to the period of slavery, one of our senior researchers, Steve Porter gave a detailed talk on tracing back to this period in time. This is the first part of his talk which gives detailed information including documents, on how he traced …

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Open Day – Solihull Library – 29th October 2022

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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 – …

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Are you researching ancestors from Jamaica?

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Who Do You Think you are magazine has a comprehensive article on tracing your Jamaican ancestry. Sharon Hintze has given hints on how to find records on www.familysearch.org and at www.Jamaicanfamilysearch.com. To access the article click here. The Caribbean Family History Group has some researchers with extensive experience of Jamaica so if you have come …

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Next meeting of Caribbean Family History Group

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The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group will take place on Saturday 26th June at 14.00 hrs – 16.30 hrs (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 …

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Membership of Caribbean Family History Group

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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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Thank you for your attendance at our Meeting on Saturday 27th March

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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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