Swindon branch
Thursday 12th September 2024 - via Zoom
Buried Deep but not Lost Forever; Discovering your ancestors final resting place - Linda Hammond
Unlock the wealth of information beyond death records by discovering your ancestor's final resting place. Learn to narrow down search areas, access diverse records, and analyse online resources for invaluable details.
Thursday 26th September 2024
Location, Location, ... and? - Eric Hewitt
Eric will show us how using maps, both historic and modern, can take a us on a journey through family history. This will include using the National Library of Scotland resource as well as other online resources.
Thursday 10th October 2024 - via Zoom
Researching and Writing the Mourning Brooch Saga - Jean Renwick
Author and family historian, Jean Renwick, reveals years of research behind her family saga, The Mourning Brooch, based upon the lives of real Yorkshire people who lived in the second half of the 19th and first half of the 20th century. After inheriting a mourning brooch, Jean was intrigued to know who was Elizabeth Addy, commemorated in the brooch, and what happened to the two little girls she left behind. The two novels of the trilogy so far published reveal how the sisters’ lives took them in very different directions.
Thursday 24th October 2024
The Role of Women in the Railway Works - Jack Hayward
Jack Hayward is a resident in the Railway Village and spent many years in the Railway Works. He is a mine of information on local history with a particular interest in the Railway Village. He will tell us of the sometimes forgotten role of the women who worked in the Railway Works.
Thursday 14th November 2024 via Zoom
What Happened to Lucy? - Ian Waller
Before 1927 and legal adoption what happened to the unwanted child? Even after 1927 children were exploited, although supposedly cared for by institutions and well caring organisations. This talk looks at the plight of adoptees, foundlings, orphans and the Empire children (Child Migrants), essentially through the 19th & 20th centuries.
Thursday 28th November 2024
Was your Ancestor a Gypsy - Beverley Walker
Not everyone you see described as a traveller, vagrant or hawker is someone with gypsy blood, that is a member of the ethnic group that originated in North West India over 1000 years ago. Beverley will describe ways of gathering other vital clues eg names and occupations which might be the proof you need to confirm romany roots.
Thursday 12 December 2024
Christmas Social Evening
Our meetings are held on the Fourth Thursday of each month, starting at 7.30 pm and we would be very pleased to welcome you there.Please note that our future meetings will be held at Central Community Centre, Emlyn Square, Swindon SN1 5BP (Click for map) and not in Gorse Hill 3Community Centre. There is parking available at the hall.
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