Record Office Events

Worcestershire Record Office Events Autumn 2008

For more information about any of these events and talks please contact Paul Hudson at the History Centre.

Evening Classes

Starting Family History
Tuesday 23^rd September, 7-9pm (6 weeks)
Worcestershire History Centre
£48
Would you like to begin looking into your family’s history or find out more about the main genealogical sources? This popular introductory course will take you though the main sources and skills needed to get started. Led by the Record Office’s researcher, there will be an opportunity each week to put the theory into practice by using the History Centre resources to start your search.


Find your Place in Local History
Thursday 2^nd October, 7:30pm (20 weeks)
County Hall Branch
£140
This research class, which has run for over 20 years, gives you the opportunity to study a topic of your choice in depth over 20 weeks in the company of other enthusiastic people. Beginners are welcome and an experienced local historian will be your tutor to guide you each week.
To find out more about this class or to discuss possible subjects please contact Dr Pat Hughes on 01905 424892.


Exploring Ancestry.co.uk
Worcestershire History Centre
£4, booking essential
The Ancestry website, available free in the History Centre, has a wealth of information available to help you with your family history, but how do you know how to make the most of it?  Get tips based on our experiences. There are two different sessions, a guide to the census, and one looking at the other sources. You can come to both or just one.

• Starting Ancestry – The Census

Find out about how the census was created, the pitfalls and search tips.
Wednesday 8^th October, 7pm-9pm

• Ancestry – Beyond the Census

Find out about other family history sources on Ancestry including Civil Registration, Pallot’s Marriage & Baptism Indexes, Transportation lists, World War I Records and Parish Registers.
Wednesday 15^th October, 7pm-9pm


Discovering Military Ancestors
Tuesday 11^th November, 7-9pm
Worcestershire History Centre
£4 (booking essential)
A repeat of last year’s lecture, which was sold out. Find out what sources are available for finding out about any army ancestors that you may have in your family.

Other Events

First Visits
Tuesday afternoons 16^th, 23^rd & 30^th September and Saturday 27^th September
Worcestershire History Centre
Free (booking essential)
If you have never used the History Centre before and wonder what to do and how you would get started, then these sessions are aimed at you. Book a thirty-minute appointment with a member of staff who will explain how to get started and demystify what we do here.


Trip to The National Archives, Kew
Saturday 11^th October
Meet Croft Road car park, 8am
£15, booking essential
Join us on a coach trip to The National Archives, home to many of our national records. Some of the most popular include the military records and those from the Assizes.


Family History Websites

• Mon 13 Oct am – Tenbury Library,  01584 810285
• Mon 10 Nov am - Wythall Library,  01564 822980
• Wed 12 Nov pm - Upton-upon-Severn Library, 01684 592176
• Wed 19 Nov pm – Broadway Library, 01386 858747
• Wed 26 Nov pm – Hagley Library, 01562 883441

Want to know what websites are the best ones to use for tracing your ancestors? Come along to one of these sessions and get expert advice from Record Office staff. Sessions are held aboard the Library Comput@bus and places are free but need to be booked in advance at the host library.


Worcestershire On Film
A free programme of documentaries, news reels and home-movies, offering a window on Worcestershire’s history.  This is part of a Heritage Lottery Funded project promoting the archive films from Worcestershire Record Office and the Media Archive for Central England, presented by 7 inch cinema.

Screenings last approximately 1 hour. There are no advance tickets available.

• Kidderminster

Thursday 25 September, 5:30pm
Severn Valley Railway

• Redditch

Wednesday 1 October, 7pm
Forge Mill Needle Museum

• Evesham

Thursday 2 October, 7:15pm
The Almonry Centre

• Tenbury Wells

Wednesday 8 October, 6pm
The Pump Rooms

• Great Malvern

Wednesday 15 October, 6:30pm
Malvern Priory

• Bretforton

Thursday 23 October, 7:30pm
The Fleece Inn Barn

• Droitwich Spa

Friday 24 October, 6:30pm
Droitwich Spa Library

• Pershore

Saturday 22 November, 2pm
No.8 Arts Centre

• Worcester

Saturday 22 November, 7pm
Worcester Guildhall

For more cultural events happening in Worcestershire, please see What's on Worcestershire.