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PICK OF THE MONTH
Find out how to research your impoverished kin
Hard Times
9 April
For the second year running, the Scottish Association of Family History Societies (SAFHS) is taking its annual conference online. There will be a full programme of talks from family historians, with the opportunity to ask questions afterwards. Speakers include Irene O’Brien from Glasgow City Archives, Myko Clelland from Findmypast (find mypast.co.uk), Fiona Musk from NHS Grampian Archives, Emma Maxwell from Scottish Indexes (scottishindexes.com), Jill Williams from Irish Genealogy (irishgenealogy.ie), and Ken Nisbet from the Scottish Genealogy Society and the SAFHS. The talks will incorporate records of the poor, crimes, migration, kirk sessions and records from asylums and institutions as to the effects poverty and ‘hard times’ had on people’s health. The event will be officiated by Lord Lyon, king of arms. Free.
IN PERSON
An Evening With Alice Roberts
Various dates
a Various locations
w alice-roberts.co.uk/tour The anatomist, broadcaster and professor of public engagement in science at the University of Birmingham shares her pick of the most fascinating prehistoric burials in Britain. From £28.50.
How To Make A Bomb… Sight
7 April
a International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln
t 01522 514755
w internationalbcc.digitickets. co.uk/category/12861
Dave Gilbert, IBCC’s losses archivist, continues his lecture series with more hands-on, easy-to-digest explanations of the technology used during the Second World War. £12.
Devon Family History Society Face To Face Meeting
16 April
a Roundswell Community Centre, Barnstaple w tinyurl.com/dfhs-meeting Peter Christie will talk on a ‘moral’ court case from Elizabethan Devon, and John Bradbeer will discuss early Victorian farming in the county and tithe maps. There will also be stalls to browse. £5.
Family History Day
23 April
a St George’s Church Hall, Poole
t 01202 785623 w dorsetfhs.org.uk
Dorset Family History Society is hosting this Family History Day. Other family history societies and companies will be attending, and you’ll be able to get advice on your research. Free.
Reliving The Baedeker Raids
27 April
a Norfolk Record Office, Norwich
t 01603 222599
w tinyurl.com/eventbritereliving-baedeker
This 90-minute event marking the 80th anniversary of the Baedeker raids during the Second World War includes tales of a local firewatcher and a rare chance to see the Norwich Bomb Map. Free – booking required.
ONLINE
Society Of Genealogists
Various dates
w societyofgenealogists.arlo.co
The society’s monthly programme of online talks includes such titles as ‘Tracing Your Ancestors Through Death Records’ and ‘Following the Money: Financial Records for Family Historians’ (both 9 April). Various prices.
Finding Aunt Sarah
6 April
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Dr Alan Crosby (see page 15) explains how he reconstructed the family history of his grandmother’s best friend. £3 – free to members of Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society.
North Of Ireland Family History Society
7 and 23 April
The society’s latest online talks are ‘Using Ancestry DNA’ (7 April, £10) and ‘DNA Day – Free Beginner’s Talk’ (23 April, free).
Devon Family History Society
8 and 19 April
The latest online talks from the society are Simon Dell on the history of Dartmoor Prison (8 April) and Dr Kevin Dixon on radicalism, rebellion, riot and counterculture in Victorian Torbay (19 April). Free.
Norfolk Record Office
13 and 26 April
w norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/events-in-march-june-2022
The new online talks from Norfolk Record Office are ‘The 1920s in Norfolk’ (13 April, also in person) and ‘Introduction to House History’ (26 April, online only). Free – booking required.
Moving DNA To The Next Level
19 April
w tinyurl.com/dorsetfhs-moving
Amelia Bennett shares advice about more advanced tools and techniques for analysing your DNA results in this event from Dorset Family History Society. £3 donation encouraged.
Tracing Your Illegitimate Ancestors
26 April
w ihgs.ac.uk/course-tutorialtracing-your-illegitimateancestors-with-ihgs-tutorliz-yule-2022-04-26
In this tutorial from the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies Liz Yule explains the approach to take when tracing your illegitimate ancestors. £10.
BOOK AHEAD
Visit Northampton in May for expert advice on house history
Northamptonshire Family History Society Conference
14 May
a Park Inn, Northampton
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This conference offers talks on topics including nonconformist ancestors and house history. Staff from Northamptonshire Archives, bookstalls and search services will also be available. £27.50 including a buffet lunch. Booking deadline 5 May.