Secret Rutland
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' […]
Events
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Oakham The Methodist Centre, Northgate, Oakham, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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Almshouses: Past, Present and Local
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 […]
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AGM and Self-Help evening
Market Harborough Market Harborough Methodist Church, Northampton Road, Market Harborough, LeicestershireThe 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 […]
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AGM followed by Hinckley and District Museum – past, present and future
Hinckley Green Towers, Hinckley Club 4 Young People, Richmond Road, Hinckley, LeicestershireFollowing 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 […]
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Ten mystery objects to identify
Oakham The Methodist Centre, Northgate, Oakham, Leicestershire, United KingdomSpeaker - 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 - […]
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The alehouses of Oadby (plus AGM)
Leicester Oadby Tennis Club Oadby Granville Tennis Club, Leicester Road, Oadby, Leicestershire, United KingdomSpeaker - 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 […]
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Tracing Your Industrial Labourer Ancestors
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 […]
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The real Dad’s Army
Market Harborough Market Harborough Methodist Church, Northampton Road, Market Harborough, LeicestershireSpeaker - 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. […]
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Arthur Wakerley: architect, politician, visionary
Leicester Oadby Tennis Club Oadby Granville Tennis Club, Leicester Road, Oadby, Leicestershire, United KingdomSpeaker - 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 […]
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My Dutch family and the Nazis
Oakham The Methodist Centre, Northgate, Oakham, Leicestershire, United KingdomSpeaker - 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 […]
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Member’s short talks
Market Harborough Market Harborough Methodist Church, Northampton Road, Market Harborough, LeicestershireAn 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 […]