Evening Class: "BUILDING YOUR FAMILY TREE"
Go to One Day Course:"FLESHING OUT YOUR FAMILY TREE"
Go to One Day Course:"RECORDS of DEATH"
Go to One Day Course:"THE PARISH THE POOR AND THE LAND"
Go to Non-Heritage Family History Events
EVENING CLASSES 2009-2010
"BUILDING YOUR FAMILY TREE" FIVE-WEEK EVENING COURSE
Dates for 2010:
The course will be run at two different locations as below:
Sutton Valence Classes:
Thursday 29th April 2010 for five weeks at The Village Hall, North Street, Sutton Valence, nr Maidstone ME17 3HT. Time: 7.30 - 9.30 pm
Ivychurch Classes:
Tuesday 21st September 2010 for five weeks at The Village Hall, Ivychurch, Romney Marsh, Kent TN29 0AL. Time: 7.30 - 9.30Cost for each course: By Cheque: £66. By Paypal:£68. The cost includes a year's support service for your own research. The PayPal payment is higher as it includes a PayPal administration fee.
Course Description:
Family History looks easy when you see it on TV, but in reality things can be quite different! In this Internet age there are numerous websites to use: but how do you know which is the best? Is it really "all on the Internet" and what if you don't have Internet access? How do you proceed when you hit a stumbling block and can't find the ancestor you are looking for, or when you have traced back so far that Internet sources are no longer much use? Family History can be a bewildering subject for the uninitiated, and even if you have made a good start and feel fairly confident - wouldn't you like to know more? A little learning can take you into research areas you had never thought of and really start bringing your ancestors to life!
This five-week course is not just for beginners, but also for those who realise that there is alot more waiting for them out there! We will look not just at how to start, but at the tips and pitfalls of searching and at the history of some of the records you are using. We will hone your research technique so that you avoid tracing someone else's tree by mistake (it is easy to do!) and show you that there is life away from the computer if you wish to progress in that direction!
| 1. | Starting Out and Civil Registration. |
| 2 | Census Records. How To Get the Most From Them. |
| 3 | Practical Exercise based on Sessions 1 & 2. |
| 4 | Parish Registers. |
| 5 | An Introduction To Wills & Other Sources. |
Booking
By Cheque:
Please send a cheque for £66 made payable to "Heritage Family History" along with full contact details (name, postal address and email address and telephone number) for all people you wish to book and stating the course you wish to book for to the address below. Make sure that you indicate which course you wish to attend, Ivychurch or Sutton Valence.
By PayPal: Click on the PayPal pay button below and email me with your contact details and indictating which course you are booking for.
If you have any queries please contact me by telephone or email as below.Heritage Family History, Chestnut Lodge, Ivychurch, Kent TN29 0AL
Tel. 01797 344376
Email: celia@heritagefamilyhistory.co.uk
ONE-DAY COURSES 2009-2010
All Heritage Family History One-Day Courses are held at Canterbury Christ Church University, Medway Campus, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4UF.
ONE-DAY COURSES 2010-2011
One-Day Course: "THE PARISH THE POOR AND THE LAND"
Proposed date: Saturday 2nd October 2010 Venue: Christ Church University, Medway Campus, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4UF
Many people may be familiar with parish registers and realise that before 1837 they are vital in order trace a family history, but many are unaware of the great wealth of other records created by the local parish authoriites which may help reveal the real lives of our ancestors both rich or poor. Parish Chest records date from as early as the sixteenth century and go on right up to the nineteenth century. They are one of the few sources which are particularly rich in docmentation of the poor and they are a research opportunity not to be missed! We shall look at the diffferent sorts of records to be found, how the parish was organised and see what happened with the introduction of the Workhouse system in 1834.
Timetable
| 10.15 | Welcome |
| 10.30 | The Organisation of the Parish & the Records Created 1550-1840. Parish Officers and the documentation of both the better off and the poor of the parish. |
| 12.00 | The Poor Law, and the Introduction of the Workhouse. |
| 13.00 | .Lunch Break |
| 14.00 | The Introduction of the Workhouse |
| 1500 | Land records: An Introduction. Maps, tithe and enclosure records. One of the most fascinating sources for finding out more about your ancestors and where they lived. |
| 16.15 | Summing up and final questions. |
| 16.30 | Approximate Finishing Time. |
One-Day Course:"RECORDS of DEATH" Next running: 2011 Canterbury Christ Church University, Medway Campus, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4UF
Canterbury Christ Church University, Medway Campus, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4UF
It is perhaps an irony that the records created or activated by death, tell us more about our ancestor than many of the records created during their lifetime. They often provide new information which leads us to see our ancestors in a totally different light. Yet these records, despite being relatively easy to access, are often neglected by researchers.
This one-day course will show students some of the various records they can use, how to locate them and interpret them and also how to use them as springboards for further research. We will also look at the possible repercussions of death and how to find out more about what happened to those left behind. The cost for the course is £28.
Although aimed at students with some experience in family history, this course is also a good kick starter for complete beginners.
Timetable
| 10.15 | Welcome |
| 10.30 | Death certificates, burial records and monumental inscriptions -how to get the most from them. |
| 12.00 | Comfort Break. |
| 12.05 | Newspapers and Inquest Records. |
| 13.15 | Lunch and Questions. For those of you who are happy to bring sandwiches we will have a working lunch where you will have the opportunity to discuss any problems or queries in your own research with myself and other students. For those of you who prefer a hot meal there are various eating outlets a ten-minute walk away. There are also vending machines selling drinks and snacks in the university building.. |
| 14.00 | Using Wills and Other Probate Records. |
| 15.15 | Tea Break. |
| 15.30 | Repercussions of Death. |
| 16.15 | Questions and Summing Up. |
| 16.30 | Approximate Finishing Time. |
N.B All timetables may be subject to alterations. We reserve the right to cancel a course if we do not receive sufficient bookings. In this case anyone who has booked will be informed at least five days before the course, and will receive a full refund
One-Day Course: "FLESHING OUT YOUR FAMILY TREE"
Next running: 2011Venue:Canterbury Christ Church University, Medway Campus, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4UF
Timetable
| 10.15 | Welcome |
| 10.30 | From Infant to Adult: School, Trade & Workhouse records. What can they tell us, and how to locate them. Three Sessions with comfort breaks in between. |
| 13.00 | Lunch and Questions. |
| 13.45 | Court Records. From Petty and Quarter Sessions to the courts of Exchequer and Chancery - your ancestors will be there! |
| 15.00 | Tea Break. |
| 15.15 | Getting Out On the Ground: Maps, Churches & Memorials. |
| 16.30 | Approximate Finish. |
NON-HERITAGE FAMILY HISTORY EVENTS
Talk: Do You Know Who You Are Yet? Monday 21st September 2010
Doors will open at 7.00 pm for 7.30pm start.
Guests welcome. Admission £3
Talk: Records of Death
Venue: Folkestone & District Family History Society, United Reform Church, Folkestone Date: Thursday 7th October 2010.
Talk: The Parish Chest
Venue: Uckfield Branch of Susex Family History Society
Date: Monday 11th October 2010