My Cousin Sophia and how I Uncovered her Story

Roxeth Community Church Coles Crescent, South Harrow, Middlesex, United Kingdom

A talk by Karen de Bruyne. All are welcome to come along and contribute: members free, non-members £5. LWMFHS membership starts at £12. Join Us – LWMFHS  

Victorian Life Upstairs and Downstairs

Online via Zoom London, England, United Kingdom

A talk by Dr Judith Hill. In the 19th century there was a vast increase in the number of domestic servants we will look in detail at the operation of  a Victorian household. For LWMFHS members only. Membership starts at £12. Join Us – LWMFHS  

The Woodbridge Family in Harrow and Pinner

Roxeth Community Church Coles Crescent, South Harrow, Middlesex, United Kingdom

A talk by Susan Cooper. Join other like-minded family historians in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. All are welcome to come along and contribute: members free, non-members £5. LWMFHS membership starts at £12. Join Us – LWMFHS

Researching Before Parish Registers

Online via Zoom London, England, United Kingdom

A talk by Ian Waller. Pre 1600 research is an entirely different "ball game" with many records existing that can be useful although the familiar ones had not even commenced. Many of the early records are underused and many family historians consider their research can go no further when parish registers stop. This talk helps […]

Nonconformists

Online via Zoom London, England, United Kingdom

A talk by Michael Gandy. A brief history of the main religious groups outside the Church of England and explains their records (or lack of!). For LWMFHS members only. Membership starts at £12. Join Us – LWMFHS  

The 110th Anniversary of the Start of the Great War in August 1914.

Roxeth Community Church Coles Crescent, South Harrow, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Come and share your family stories, letters, postcards and so on. All are welcome to come along and contribute: members free, non-members £5. LWMFHS membership starts at £12. Join Us – LWMFHS

Family History and the media: behind the scenes of Who Do You Think You Are

Online via Zoom London, England, United Kingdom

A talk by Dr Nick Barratt. Exploring the impact of Who Do You Think You Are on the way we research our family stories.  With an explanation of how the show was first conceived and produced. For LWMFHS members only. Membership starts at £12. Join Us – LWMFHS  

The Family History Show – London

Kempton Park Racecourse Staines Rd E, Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey

LWMFHS is attending. Our volunteers will be on hand at our stand to give research help. We will also be selling our publications, including our ever popular Parish Guides, plus maps relevant to our area and other sale items.

Discovering the history of your ancestor’s house

Online via Zoom London, England, United Kingdom

A talk by David Cufley. This workshop gives information on the social and building sources 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries ancestors’ homes.   Using case studies. For LWMFHS members only. Membership starts at £12. Join Us – LWMFHS  

Suffolk Family History Fair

The Hold 131 Fore Street, Ipswich, Suffolk

LWMFHS is attending. Our volunteers will be on hand at our stall to give research help. We will also be selling our publications, including our ever popular Parish Guides, plus maps relevant to our area and other sale items.

Oxfordshire FHS Family History Fair

Cherwell School North Site Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, United Kingdom

LWMFHS is attending. Our volunteers will be on hand at our stall to give research help. We will also be selling our publications, including our ever popular Parish Guides, plus maps relevant to our area and other sale items.

Posted in the Past

Online via Zoom London, England, United Kingdom

A talk by Helen Baggott. Based on the books Posted in the Past and Posted in the Past second delivery, this talk reveals the true stories behind the postcards sent in the early years of the 20th century. Using genealogy Helen has researched the families to reveal their stories illustrated by images of some of […]