Jamaica
Our thoughts and prayers are with our friends and relatives in Jamaica following the recent traumatic events
Jamaica Family History
Tracing Ancestors back to period of Slavery – Synopsis of October Talk by Steve Porter
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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October Research Meeting
Our October research meeting will be on Saturday 29th October at 14.00hrs (BST) . It will be part of our open day so will be a hybrid meeting over Zoom and in person at Solihull Library. Our speaker will be Steve Porter who will be presenting a talk on tracing ancestors back to the period
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Open Day – Solihull Library – 29th October 2022
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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Our February Meeting
The next meeting of the Caribbean Family History Group is on Saturday 26th February at 14.00hrs GMT . Caribbean Family History group meets Family Tree Maker Come and join us . Mark Olsen will be giving us a talk on the use of Family Tree Maker. We will have a live Q & A session
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Are you researching ancestors from Jamaica?
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
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
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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Really Useful Family History Show on 10th April
Please visit us in our booth at the Family History Federation’s Really Useful Family History Show on Saturday 10th April. The show starts at 10am. We will be there to help you with your Caribbean family history queries. We hope to see you there! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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