All meetings below will be at
Bradford Central Library, Princes Way, Bradford BD1 1NN.
Click here for location map.
This year, there are two sets of meetings and there is an admission charge of
50p for members and £1 for non-members.
| Monday meetings | Thursday meetings |
Monday Evening Meetings
Monday meetings take place on the third Monday of each month in Meeting Rooms 1 & 2. These rooms are available from 6.45 pm when there is tea or coffee and it is possible to discuss any family history problem with Committee members or one another. The formal meeting begins at 7.30pm.
| January 19 | Researching your Irish ancestry | Lynn Schofield |
| February 16 | Victorian homes and housework | Susan Deal |
| March 16 | The golden age of postcards | Graham Hall |
| April 20 |
AGM, followed by an Open meeting |
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| May 18 | Workhouses of Bradford and surrounding area | Peter Higginbotham |
| June 15 | Visit to Bradford Reform Synagogue | Nigel Grizzard |
| July 20 | Slander, fraud and immorality: the Church Courts | Maureen Hambrecht |
| August 17 | Summer Open Meeting | |
| September 21 | Trout Game | |
| October 19 | Family history in focus | Eric Houlder |
| November 16 | Finding out about your ancestors in India | Edgar Holroyd-Doveton |
| December 21 | Christmas Open Meeting |
| Monday meetings | Thursday meetings |
Thursday Daytime Meetings
Thursday morning meetings take place on the first Thursday of each month in Meeting Rooms 4 & 5.
Tea/coffee and discussion from 10.00am as well as help desk, followed by the speaker at 10.30am.
| January 8 * | Ideas for nonconformist research | Jackie Depelle |
| February 5 | West Riding Registry of Deeds | Ken Kenzie |
| March 5 | She was poor but was she honest? | John Luckett |
| April 2 | Visit to Local Studies and Archives on 5th and 6th floors of Central Library | |
| May 7 | The Genealogical Library in Salt Lake City | Jan Stock |
| June 4 | Where there’s a will . . . | Gill Briscoe |
| July 2 | My ancestor John Yorke | Jennifer Thornton |
| August 6 | Summer Open Meeting | |
| September 3 | Piecing things together | David Mason |
| October 1 | Agricultural ancestors | Elvira Willmott |
| November 5 | Secrets and lies: who were Thomas & Margaret? |
Mary Twentyman |
| December 3 | Christmas Quiz |
* Meeting held on the second Thursday of the month to avoid New Year’s Day.
It is is hoped that a series of introductory talks about various subjects will be held during the year. Details will follow.
Committee meetings are held on Wednesdays:
Feb. 4, Apr. 1, May 6, Jul. 1, Sep. 2 & Nov. 4