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Dear Family Historian,
Collect your free goodies bag at Midlands Family History Fair on Saturday 9th August
(while stocks last)!
There will be stands from both family history and local history societies, books,
postcards, computer software, CDs, directories, maps, charts, and more! The day will be
packed with special offers, free talks and expert advice.
A full programme of talks will be given by leading online experts and the Federation of
Family History Societies. |
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Free Talks Timetable
Free talks will be held throughout the day, you can pick up your free timetable at the
entrance or at one of our stands. Talks include:
| 10:30 - 11:15 |
A Window into the Past: Image based resources for family
historians
with David Osborne
This talk looks at dating old photographs and discusses the various types
from Ambrotype to Tin Type. It also shows you how to use images to enhance
your family history and looks at a variety of image-based record sets and a
free online image archive. |
| 11:30 - 12:15 |
Secret Army: The British Resistance Organisations 1938-45
with Malcolm Atkin
It is not uncommon to find those who served in World War II to be very
reticent about telling their story - none more so than those who volunteered
for the various secret guerrilla organisations that were created to resist a
Nazi invasion of Britain. Many families never knew their stories. This
presentation outlines the remarkable multi-layered system that was put in
place, and the conflicts it entailed between SIS (MI6) and the War Office
over the roles of civilian and soldier in irregular warfare. |
| 12:30 - 13:15 |
Breaking Down Brick Walls: overcoming barriers in your
research
with Mark Bayley
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,
and other advanced search techniques. Also covers unique data sets such as
Non-Conformist & Non-Parochial records, Fleet marriages, Will images,
Newspapers and more. |
| 13:30 - 14:15 |
Women VADs in World War I
with Paul Handford
The transition of women from a life in Edwardian Britain to becoming
ambulance drivers operating on the Western Front during WW1. The talk
examines the prejudices faced by the women at this time and how they
overcame these difficulties to undertake a most vital role during the war,
both along the Lines of Communication but also at the 'Front'. |
| 14:30 - 15:15 |
Breaking down Brick Walls: overcoming barriers in your
research
with Mark Bayley
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