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 18 | History of Undercliffe Cemetery | Allan Hillary |
| February 15 | Cane and Able (School Teachers) | Vivien Teasdale |
| March 15 | Data Protection and Copyright Law | Katy Goodrum |
| April 19 |
AGM, and an Open meeting with theme Army Ancestors |
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| May 17 | Boom & Bust: Bringing business records to life | Jackie Depelle |
| June 21 | A Walk down Kirkgate - meet outside Bradford Central Library at 7.15pm |
led by David Mason |
| July 19 | Some Bradford Heraldry | David Krause |
| August 16 | Interviewing Relatives | Mary & Geoff Twentyman and company |
| September 20 |
Open Meeting - Problem solving: bring your problems |
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| October 18 | Health and Beauty | Dr Vicky Shearman |
| November 15 | Fighting Men of the Great War | Tricia Platts & Gerry Beevers |
| December 20 | 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 7 | Civil Registration (meeting cancelled due to snow - see Aug. 5 below) | Barbara Dixon |
| February 4 | Finishing off our Ancestors | Kath Alred |
| March 4 | An Eccleshill Probate Inventory of 1612 | Ken Kenzie |
| April 1 | Visit to Local Studies and Archives on 5th and 6th floors of Central Library | |
| May 6 | "Let me take you back ion time" | Helen Widdas |
| June 3 | Piecing things together (part 2) | David Mason |
| July 1 | Bradford Textile Workers in the 19th Century | Elvira Willmott |
| August 5 | Civil Registration | Barbara Dixon |
| September 2 | In Tune with our Ancestors | Mary & Geoff Twentyman |
| October 7 | Visit to Borthwick Institute, York. Advance booking essential | |
| November 4 | Pros and Cons of Online Sources versus Original Documents |
Tish Lawson |
| December 2 | Christmas Quiz |
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. 3, Apr. 7, May 5, Jul. 7, Sep. 1 & Nov. 3