Speaker - Peter Liddle. Peter is well-known for his extensive knowledge of the history of Leicester and he will be telling us of excavations of the High Cross shopping centre that revealed Roman buildings, brooches, a road, and many artifacts. About 11% of Roman Leicester has now been studied, and Peter will tell how this […]
Speaker - Mark Gamble. Mark will be telling of the origins and history of transportation and what was involved. He will also speak about what records are available and where to find them.
Speaker – Linda Hammond As we research our family tree we will collect information that we believe to be factual. These could be family stories, articles from books or newspapers, or notes written in a family Bible. But how do we know whether what we have collected is, indeed, factual? How can we investigate and […]
Speaker - Mike Burton. An evening exploring and discovering some of the hidden places, events, and lesser known people of the county. You may find out something about your ancestors' lives that you didn't know before...
Speaker – Robert Mee Almshouses are a type of affordable housing provided by a charity for people in financial hardship, often with age restrictions. Their history stretches back across many centuries and Robert will speak about their origins and development. Many family historians may well have encountered ancestors who lived in almshouses at some time; […]
The Annual General Meeting of the Market Harborough branch of the Leicestershire and Rutland Family History Society. The meeting will be followed by a self-help evening where there will be a chance to perhaps break down some of those brick walls!
Following our AGM, Ann Crabtree, of Hinckley Museum, will present at talk on the history of the museum, its current activities and the plans for the future. The museum cottages are the most complete example of half-timbered buildings remaining in Hinckley and date from the seventeenth century, being originally a farmhouse. They are of box-frame […]
Speaker - Jed Jaggard. Jed is known for his entertaining but highly informative talks and this one is no exception. Test your knowledge of strange artifacts and their uses - or just take a guess - in what should be a very interesting evening.
Speaker - Mark Startin. Like most similar towns, Oadby had its share of alehouses in times gone by - some of which a few of our ancestors may have known quite well! But these places were often important hubs of the local community. Mark will be sharing tales from the histories of these iconic places. […]
Speaker – Dr Nick Barratt It is almost certain that anyone researching their family history will have encountered ancestors who worked as agricultural labourers. But how many of our ancestors were industrial labourers? What jobs did they do? What was life like for them? Well-known speaker Dr Nick Barratt (of 'Who Do You Think You […]
Speaker - Brian Johnson. Brian is well-known to the Society, speaking from his wealth of knowledge of the history and heritage of Leicester. In this talk you can learn about the architectural impact that Arthur Wakerley had in the late 1800s in Leicester, many of the buildings still standing and now Grade II listed. He […]
Speaker - Wim Zwalf. Wim will be describing the capture and escape of different members of his family in the occupied Netherlands in WW2, and the resistance role and escape of his father.