Programme for 2009

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

 
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 7The 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

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