• Researching a war memorial

    Leicester Oadby Tennis Club Oadby Granville Tennis Club, Leicester Road, Oadby, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

    Speakers - Jan Bryars and Sue Lester. Jan and Sue were members of the group ‘Oadby - Remembering the Past,’ a five-year project researching Oadby during the First World War. […]

  • Military History Research Morning

    LRFHS Research Centre 7-9 Every Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

     Do you need help finding/interpreting records, identifying a regiment from a photograph, or addressing another aspect of military research? If so, why not pop along to this event. We will have […]

  • Deserters of the First World War

    Zoom meeting

    Speaker - Andrea Hetherington. The prosecution and treatment of deserters in WW1 has always been a topical subject and will continue to be so. Andrea will take us back to […]

  • Members’ short talks

    Market Harborough Market Harborough Methodist Church, Northampton Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire

    This evening, members will present a series of short talks about their own research, family stories or characters, lessons they have learned from their research or their experiences of learning […]

  • A Christmas Miscellany (2pm start)

    Leicester Oadby Tennis Club Oadby Granville Tennis Club, Leicester Road, Oadby, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

    Stories and memories about the festive season over the years, followed by a quiz and refreshments.

  • The Victorian legacy

    Zoom meeting

    Speaker - Helen Baggott. We have all heard the phrase "What did the Romans do for us?" The same could be asked about the Victorian era and Helen will be […]

    Free to members
  • Quiz and social evening

    Market Harborough Market Harborough Methodist Church, Northampton Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire

    We will be meeting to hold our Christmas Quiz and Social Evening, a celebration of another year of family history research. Doors open at 7:00 pm for a 7:30 start.

  • Roman Leicester

    Oakham The Methodist Centre, Northgate, Oakham, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

    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 […]

  • Transportation to Australia

    Market Harborough Market Harborough Methodist Church, Northampton Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire

    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 […]

  • Secret Rutland

    Oakham The Methodist Centre, Northgate, Oakham, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

    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' […]

  • AGM and Self-Help evening

    Market Harborough Market Harborough Methodist Church, Northampton Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire

    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 […]

  • AGM followed by Hinckley and District Museum Past, Present and Future

    Hinckley Green Towers, Hinckley Club 4 Young People, Richmond Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire

    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 […]