A talk by Ian Currie. A 1000 years of famous winters when rivers including the mighty Thames froze and remarkable events took place on the ice. For LWMFHS members only. Membership starts at £12. Join Us – LWMFHS

A talk by Nick Barratt. Nick explores the murky world of inter-war espionage and the corridors of power in the Foreign Office through the eyes of one of its key civil servants, Ernest Oldham - entrusted with tracking down a suspected mole selling secrets to the Soviets. For LWMFHS members only. Membership starts at £12. […]

All LWMFHS members are welcome to attend. To receive meeting access details contact virtualbranch@lwmfhs.org quoting your name and membership number. A copy of the 2025 LWMFHS AGM minutes can be found in the March 2025 METROPOLITAN. A copy of the 2026 LWMFHS AGM information can be found in the December 2025 METROPOLITAN. The AGM will […]

A talk by Christine Woodcock. Learn the basics to start finding your Scottish ancestors. We will learn about using the ScotlandsPeople website, gleaning information from the documents, the importance of understanding the Scottish Naming Pattern, Irregular Marriages and so much more. For LWMFHS members only. Membership starts at £12. Join Us – LWMFHS  Add to […]

A talk by Karen de Bruyne. A 19th Century family's migration across the UK, through Lincolnshire, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire, Cornwall, Devon, Suffolk and Essex to Tottenham in North London. Using sources from main genealogy websites, local archives and inherited photos and documents, this case study follows a Grocer, Blacksmith, Shoemaker and Teacher on their journey to […]

A talk by Dr Frances Hurd. In their day the Addison family were stars of the London and New York stage, yet today their fascinating history is little known. This talk traces their progress from a debtors' prison in Devon to the top ranks of theatrical stardom. For LWMFHS members only. Membership starts at £12. […]

The East Anglia Group of Family History Societies in association with the Family History Federation (FHF) are holding a live family history show. This FREE event will be jam packed with exhibitors and experts. We went in April 2024 and we are delighted to be going again, along with 13 other family history societies. More […]

At the home of Suffolk Archives the Suffolk Family History Society Fair are holding their annual live family history fair. A FREE event with interesting displays and stalls from family history and related organisations. We went last year and are delighted to be going again.    

A talk by Richard Marks.  The Industrial Revolution was not just a story of machines and inventions — it was a profound transformation of everyday life. This talk traces the journey from cottage industries and rural handcrafts to the rise of factories, steam power, and bustling industrial towns. We’ll explore how these changes affected the […]

A talk by Gill Blanchard. The Inland Revenue Valuation Office Survey of 1910-1920 is often referred to as the Lloyd George Domesday Survey. It combines residential data and maps to help you find, for example, the location of your ancestor's house even if it no longer exists. For LWMFHS members only. Membership starts at £12. Join Us – […]

A talk by Tudor Allen. In this illustrated talk, Tudor Allen, Archivist at Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre, Presents some of the highlights from the Centre’s collections including photographs, art works, rare books, archives and ephemera. Among the items examined will be a 16th century deed, a King James the First letters patent, 18th […]

A talk by Jananne Rahman. In the winter of 1870 the body of William Maybank was recovered from the Thames. How was his death linked to the events of July 1866 when protest turned into violence? Hear how disparate sources came together to form a narrative of one man’s physical and mental struggles in an […]