Free Talks throughout the day on the Mezzanine
10:00 - Show Opening
Triple Word Champion Town Crier Michael Wood will open the event
at 10am.
10:15 - Life of a Town Crier
Michael Wood gives a short talk on the history of town criers
and his amusing experiences.
11:00 - Breaking down brick walls in your family history
research
with Mark Bayley, Online Genealogy Expert
How to resolve stumbling blocks in your family history research
using new and unique search strategies to find those missing
relatives. Includes searching for a family using just the
individuals' forenames, keyword search tools; using criteria
other than a name to search on and other advanced search
techniques. The talk also covers unique data sets such as
Non-Conformist records, Non-Parochial records, Fleet marriages,
Will images, Parish Records, Directories, Newspapers and more.
12:00 - Tracing Your Military Ancestors
with Chris Baker, Military Expert & Professional
Researcher
Chris draws on his experience from researching thousands of
soldiers to explore what can be found when looking for a
military ancestor.
13:00 - Breaking down brick walls in your family history
research
with Mark Bayley, Online Genealogy Expert
14:00 - Tips & Tricks for Online
Research
with Keith Gregson, Professional Researcher & Social
Historian
Keith shares top tips & techniques for finding elusive
ancestors, illustrated by some fascinating case studies.
15:00 - Breaking down brick walls in your family history
research
with Mark Bayley, Online Genealogy Expert |
