Research and training session attended by a few hardy stalwarts. Much coffee was consumed and discoveries shared !
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one of our own members, David Haviland, gave an interesting talk about Dr. Bowman Stephenson, who set up the first National Children's Homes and gave us an insight into the more recent daily life in one of the 'family-organised' homes. Many thanks to David for stepping in at short notice.
Some people met to continue their research.
A good number of members met to do an Easter Quiz, share memories of Easters past and find out about new features on the Ancestry site from a very fast-speaking video presentation. Many thanks to those who came to the meeting.
Fifteen members met in the Town Hall to watch a video webinar about migration from rural to urban areas in Victorian Britain and the reasons for this move. It was very interesting and may provide fresh ideas to investigate.
A small number gathered to continue research into their family trees, but this was not a viable number to cover the hire of the room.
14Mar
About a dozen members met to tell stories about various mothers and the sort of lives they led. Additional photographs brought these memories to life, especially a sound recording of one of the mothers - magical! Thanks to all who contributed. we also had the new tablecloth displayed to the group - thanks to Selby Town Council.
About a dozen of us met to continue research or ask questions. Sometimes, something as simple as adjusting the size of text can be useful to know, or how to see different features on an Ancestry tree. We also had two prospective members, asking our experts about their family trees.
Over 20 members heard the zoom talk about London street life in Victorian times by Graham Harrison. It was interesting to hear about the different jobs which were taken on by poor people - I think collecting dog poo for the tanning industry has to be one of the worst! Welcome to Ted too for joining us from Arizona in the middle of his night!
Members were thin on the ground this morning, illness, nice weather, etc. but those who did attend seemed to make progress.
A good number gathered to hear about our own members' experiences of developing a family tree through graves, funerals, documents, etc. We travelled to Bradford for amazing coincidences at a Bethel Chapel, Hemingbrough for undiscovered family ties, Manchester for the guinea gravestones discovered by Graham and Mark's discovery of a photo of his great-grandfather. Sheila finished with a tale of South America and a Whitby cemetery. A good morning's entertainment.
