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 - […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]