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!
We're all set and ready to go! If you’re already a member, please do come along and visit our new research base. Or come along as a visitor to find out about our resources, research facilities, short courses, talks, quarterly Journal and LRFHS membership. We look forward to seeing you then!
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 […]
This 6-week LRFHS course will help attendees take the first steps in researching their family history. The initial focus will be on searching for births, marriages and deaths, followed by looking at how to find and interpret census data. There will be guidance on using the websites Ancestry, Findmypast and FamilySearch. Alongside presentations there will […]
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, a local historian, will be sharing tales from the histories of […]
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 - 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. Was it really as portrayed on television? Come and find out!
Percy Gee Building, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH Join us at this free event where lots of local heritage groups will be showcasing their work.A good opportunity to find out more about the LRFHS, get help with research challenges and browse our bookstall. No need to book.
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.