LWMFHS

WSFHS SURREY FAMILY HISTORY FAIR
2023-11-04 10:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | Woking Leisure Centre, Kingfield Rd, Woking, GU22 9BA
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.

FREE ADMISSION

The Georgian City
2023-10-12 20:00 - 21:30 UTC | Virtual Branch, Online via Zoom, London, United Kingdom
An illustrated talk by Joe Studman
The Georgian City: Not the developing West End but how in the 18th century the City of London became the heart of the Empire.

Travel and Migration
2023-09-21 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Lyonsdown Hall, 3 Lyonsdown Road, New Barnet, EN5 1JB, United Kingdom
Where did our ancestors manage to get to and from and why? What sort of transport would they have used at that time?

Street Names of Soho
2023-09-14 20:00 - 21:30 UTC | Virtual Branch, Online via Zoom, London, United Kingdom
An exploration of the unusual and unique street names in the Soho area.

An Illustrated Family History Trail
2023-09-04 13:30 - 15:30 UTC | Roxeth Community Church, Coles Crescent, South Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 0TN, United Kingdom
An illustrated talk by Chris and Tricia Sutton

Walter Brown: from Rickmansworth Baker's son to Tottenham grocer
2023-08-17 19:00 - 21:30 UTC | Lyonsdown Hall, 3 Lyonsdown Road, New Barnet, EN5 1JB, United Kingdom
An illustrated talk by our member Karen de Bruyne

Streets Paved with Gold? Immigrants in Victorian London
2023-08-10 20:00 - 21:30 UTC | Virtual Branch, Online via Zoom, London, United Kingdom

Online Look-up Session
2023-07-20 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Lyonsdown Hall, 3 Lyonsdown Road, New Barnet, EN5 1JB, United Kingdom
Need help with some research? Want to look up something on a website that you don’t usually subscribe to?
Come along and get other members’ help and advice. Bring a laptop or tablet if you can and make use of the free WiFi.

Above and Below: Exploring a Pre-Reformation Church and Churchyard
2023-07-13 20:00 - 21:30 UTC | Virtual Branch, Online via Zoom, London, United Kingdom
Exploring a Pre-Reformation Church and Churchyard

The Impact of Climate Change on our ancestor's decision to relocate
2023-07-03 13:30 - 15:30 (Europe/Paris) | Roxeth Community Church, Coles Crescent, South Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 0TN, United Kingdom
Discussing the impact of climate change on our ancestors and the influence on their decision to relocate.

Suicide
2023-04-03 13:30 - 15:00 UTC | Roxeth Community Church, Coles Crescent, South Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 0TN, United Kingdom

Informal meeting with discussion and research help
2023-03-16 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Lyonsdown Hall, 3 Lyonsdown Road, New Barnet, EN5 1JB, United Kingdom

Annual General Meeting followed by Virtual Branch talk
2023-03-09 19:45 - 21:00 UTC | Virtual Branch, Online via Zoom, London, United Kingdom
Annual General Meeting 6.45pm-7.45pm. Details of the AGM were in our December 2022 Metropolitan.
Followed by the Virtual Branch meeting 7.45pm-9pm. A talk: Name Lists 1550-1800 by our President Michael Gandy. This talk covers at least a dozen basic sources in which all our English and Welsh ancestors appear. Many are in print or online and some are even indexed. Keep your fingers crossed!

St Lawrence Whitchurch
2023-03-06 13:30 - 15:00 UTC | Roxeth Community Church, Coles Crescent, South Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 0TN, United Kingdom
St Lawrence Whitchurch – its buildings and its people by Stuart Cawthorne
An illustrated talk based on Stuart’s research for his book which is being sold to raise funds for renovations to the church

General William Booth, Founder of the Salvation Army
2023-02-16 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Lyonsdown Hall, 3 Lyonsdown Road, New Barnet, EN5 1JB, United Kingdom
A talk about General William Booth, Founder of the Salvation Army
According to the Barnet Press, Booth was ‘the greatest figure of his age’. John Hall of Barnet Museum talks about the remarkable life of Booth, resident of Hadley Wood for over 20 years and his claim to the tribute paid to him on his death.
