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' […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 - […]
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 […]
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 […]
Speaker - Jed Jaggard. Jed is well-known for his entertaining but very informative talks. This evening is an opportunity to discover the real background to the world of Dad's Army. […]
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 […]
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 […]
An evening of short talks presented by Society members across a range of subjects. This is sure to be a fascinating evening, and an opportunity to perhaps pick up ideas […]
Speaker - Janice Strand.Most of use are familiar with tracing ancestors who emigrated to the United States, and Janice has spoken to us before about emigration in general. This evening, […]