Member’s short talks
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 […]
Events
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Events
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Market Harborough Market Harborough Methodist Church, Northampton Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire
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Canadian Family History
Hinckley Green Towers, Hinckley Club 4 Young People, Richmond Road, Hinckley, LeicestershireSpeaker - 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 […]
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Leicester’s Old Town Festival
The Guildhall, Guildhall Lane, Leicester, LE1 5FQ There will be lots of free events across sites in Leicester’s Old Town, including the Cathedral, Cathedral Gardens, and Jubilee Square. Also at […]
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‘Did he leave anything?’ – the history and tradition of will making
Zoom meetingSpeaker - Anne Mealia. Wills are fascinating documents and an essential source for family historians. They can contain otherwise hidden details of family relationships as well as give an insight, […]
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Celebrities in WW1
Oakham The Methodist Centre, Northgate, Oakham, Leicestershire, United KingdomSpeaker - Mark Gamble. It is surprising how many of our well-known celebrities served during this conflict. Mark will be telling the stories of some of them and how they […]
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John Flower, Leicester artist
Leicester Friends’ Meeting House Friends' Meeting House, 16 Queen’s Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, United KingdomSpeaker - Leigh Picciano Moss. John Flower was a landscape and architectural artist, known around the city as "the Leicester artist". Leigh will be guiding us through John's life and […]
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St. Guthlac’s Spring Fayre (South Knighton, Leicester)
Holbrook Hall, Holbrook Road, Leicester, LE2 3LF Stalls will feature local interest and community groups, including ourselves. Refreshments will be available. Local street parking.
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Researching history from newspapers
Market Harborough Market Harborough Methodist Church, Northampton Road, Market Harborough, LeicestershireSpeaker - Denis Bates. Newspapers are a wonderful source of information that may not appear in any of the more traditional genealogical sources. They are essential in trying to flesh-out […]
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Wellington’s worst scrape
Oakham The Methodist Centre, Northgate, Oakham, Leicestershire, United KingdomSpeaker - Carol Dival. Wellington is famous for his leadership at the Battle of Waterloo, but Carol - a Napoleonic War expert - will be telling the story of the […]
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Racism, violence, sex: an alternative history of Americans in Leicester
Leicester Friends’ Meeting House Friends' Meeting House, 16 Queen’s Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, United KingdomSpeaker - Dr. Liam McCarthy. Dr. McCarthy is a Honorary Fellow of the University of Leicester School of History Politics and International Relations. In this talk he will present an […]
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Events relating to Hinckley’s framework knitting past
Hinckley Green Towers, Hinckley Club 4 Young People, Richmond Road, Hinckley, LeicestershireSpeaker - Suzanne Mountain. Hinckley member Suzanne will take us on a journey through some of the local, national, and international events that led up to, and occurred during, Hinckley's […]
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External features of Victorian houses
Leicester Friends’ Meeting House Friends' Meeting House, 16 Queen’s Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, United KingdomSpeaker - Colin Hyde. As you walk along a street of Victorian houses, it can be striking how much variation there can be in design, layout and decoration. Colin will […]