Speaker - 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, […]
Speaker - 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 […]
Speaker - 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 […]
Speaker - 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 […]
Speaker - 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 […]
Speaker - 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 […]
Speaker - 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 […]
Speaker - Susan Barton. Thomas Cook was well-known for their travel business, and Susan will be telling the story of their founder and how the business came to be so […]
Speaker - Nigel Mann. Nigel will be exploring the problems and challenges faced by immigrants in Britain through the 17th and 18th centuries. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm […]
Speaker - Ned Newitt. Ned is a well-known historian and speaker, and this talk will look at the 'infidels' of Leicester. These freethinkers risked imprisonment, lost jobs and were ostracised […]
Speaker - Gareth King. An opportunity to visit medieval Oakham and discover not only what the town was like so long ago, but also to learn about the lives that […]
An evening of opportunity to bring along and share challenges and barriers that you have encountered in your family history research. There will be open and friendly discussion and debate, […]