Canadian Family History
Speaker - 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 evening, […]
Events
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Events
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Hinckley Green Towers, Hinckley Club 4 Young People, Richmond Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire
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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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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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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 […]
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Thomas Cook
Market Harborough Market Harborough Methodist Church, Northampton Road, Market Harborough, LeicestershireSpeaker - 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 […]
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Problems for immigrants 1600s to 1700s
Hinckley Green Towers, Hinckley Club 4 Young People, Richmond Road, Hinckley, LeicestershireSpeaker - 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 […]
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Leicester’s infidels
Leicester Friends’ Meeting House Friends' Meeting House, 16 Queen’s Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, United KingdomSpeaker - 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 […]
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Life in Oakham in 1300
Oakham The Methodist Centre, Northgate, Oakham, Leicestershire, United KingdomSpeaker - 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 […]