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Email wdytyaeditorial@ourmedia.co.uk<\/a> to feature your upcoming event here<\/p>\n\n

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PICK OF THE MONTH<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out how to research your impoverished kin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hard Times<\/span>
9 April<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

w safhs.org.uk\/conference.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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\u2019Brien 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 \u2018hard times\u2019 had on people\u2019s health. The event will be officiated by Lord Lyon, king of arms. Free.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

IN PERSON <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

An Evening With Alice Roberts<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Various dates <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

a Various locations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

w alice-roberts.co.uk\/tour<\/a> <\/strong> 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 \u00a328.50.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

How To Make A Bomb\u2026 Sight<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

7 April<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

a <\/span>International Bomber<\/span> Command Centre, Lincoln <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

t 01522 514755<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n

w internationalbcc.digitickets. co.uk\/category\/12861<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Dave Gilbert, IBCC\u2019s losses archivist, continues his lecture series with more hands-on, easy-to-digest explanations of the technology used during the Second World War. \u00a312.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Devon Family History Society Face To Face Meeting<\/p>\n\n

16 April <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

a Roundswell Community<\/strong> <\/span>Centre, Barnstaple <\/strong>w tinyurl.com\/dfhs-meeting<\/a> <\/strong> Peter Christie will talk on a \u2018moral\u2019 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. \u00a35.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Family History Day<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

23 April <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

a St George\u2019s Church Hall, Poole <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

t 01202 785623 <\/span> w dorsetfhs.org.uk<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Dorset Family History Society is hosting this Family History Day. Other family history societies and companies will be attending, and you\u2019ll be able to get advice on your research. Free.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Reliving The Baedeker Raids<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

27 April <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

a Norfolk Record Office, Norwich <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

t 01603 222599 <\/span><\/p>\n\n

w tinyurl.com\/eventbritereliving-baedeker<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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 \u2013 booking required.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

ONLINE <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Society Of Genealogists<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Various dates <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

w societyofgenealogists.arlo.co<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The society\u2019s monthly programme of online talks includes such titles as \u2018Tracing Your Ancestors Through Death Records\u2019 and \u2018Following the Money: Financial Records for Family Historians\u2019 (both 9 April). Various prices.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Finding Aunt Sarah<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

6 April<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

w tinyurl.com\/eventbrite-fas<\/a> <\/strong>WDYTYA? Magazine <\/em> columnist<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Dr Alan Crosby (see page 15) explains how he reconstructed the family history of his grandmother\u2019s best friend. \u00a33 \u2013 free to members of Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

North Of Ireland Family History Society<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

7 and 23 April <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

w nifhs.org\/courses<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The society\u2019s latest online talks are \u2018Using Ancestry DNA\u2019 (7 April, \u00a310) and \u2018DNA Day \u2013 Free Beginner\u2019s Talk\u2019 (23 April, free).<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Devon Family History Society<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

8 and 19 April <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

w devonfhs.org.uk\/calendar<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n

Norfolk Record Office<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

13 and 26 April <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

w norfolkrecordofficeblog.org\/events-in-march-june-2022<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The new online talks from Norfolk Record Office are \u2018The 1920s in Norfolk\u2019 (13 April, also in person) and \u2018Introduction to House History\u2019 (26 April, online only). Free \u2013 booking required.<\/p>\n\n

Moving DNA To The Next Level<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

19 April<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

w tinyurl.com\/dorsetfhs-moving<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Amelia Bennett shares advice about more advanced tools and techniques for analysing your DNA results in this event from Dorset Family History Society. \u00a33 donation encouraged.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Tracing Your Illegitimate Ancestors<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

26 April <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

w ihgs.ac.uk\/course-tutorialtracing-your-illegitimateancestors-with-ihgs-tutorliz-yule-2022-04-26<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

In this tutorial from the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies Liz Yule explains the approach to take when tracing your illegitimate ancestors. \u00a310.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

BOOK AHEAD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Visit Northampton in May for expert advice on house history<\/p>\n\n

Northamptonshire Family History Society Conference<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

14 May <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

a Park Inn, Northampton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

e info@northants-fhs.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n

Email <\/strong>wdytyaeditorial@ourmedia.co.uk<\/a> <\/em>to feature your upcoming event here<\/p>\n\n

w northants-fhs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NFHS<\/a>–<\/strong>Conference-booking-form-2022.pdf<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

This conference offers talks on topics including nonconformist ancestors and house history. Staff from Northamptonshire Archives, bookstalls and search services will also be available. \u00a327.50 including a buffet lunch. Booking deadline 5 May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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