Go to One Day Course:"THE PARISH THE POOR AND THE LAND"
Go to Special Event: "MY VICTORIAN ANCESTOR"
Go to One Day Course:"FLESHING OUT YOUR FAMILY TREE"
Go to One Day Course:"RECORDS of DEATH"
Weekly Course: "BUILDING YOUR FAMILY TREE"
5 week course for beginners and those with some experience.
Date: Tuesdays 15th September - 13th October 2009.
Venue: Sutton Valance Village Hall, North Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, Kent ME17 3HT
Time: 7.30-9.30 pm.
Venue: This course is run twice yearly and alternates between Sutton Valence near Maidstone and Sellindge near Ashford, Kent.
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! Cost: £65 which includes a year's support service in case you have any queries about your own research.
| 1. | How to start: Civil Registration & Which Websites To Use. |
| 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
Please send a cheque for £65 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.
Heritage Family History, Rushbourne, Moorstock Lane, Sellindge, Ashford, TN25 6LD
Tel. 01303 814957
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. Course dates for 2009-2010 have been provisonally set and are unlikley to change, but cannot be confirmed until the university timetable is finalised in August. Full booking for all 2009-2010 courses therefore opens in August when payments will be possible by both PayPal and cheque. If you wish to reserve a place in advance you can do so by sending a cheque for the relevant amount made payable to "Heritage Family History" to Heritage Family History, Rushbourne, Moorstock Lane, Sellindge, Ashford TN25 6LD. Your cheque will not be cashed until the course date is confirmed and if the date is altered and you cannot attend your cheque will be returned to you. One-Day Course: "FLESHING OUT YOUR FAMILY TREE"
Probable date: 3rd October 2009. 10.45- 16.45Venue:Canterbury Christ Church University, Medway Campus, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4UF
Date to be confirmed in August. Full booking services open in August but if you wish to reserve a place please send a cheque for £28 per person made payable to "Heritage Family History" to Heritage Family History, Rushbourne, Moorstock Lane, Sellindge, Ashford TN25 6LD. Your cheque will not be cashed until the course date is confirmed and if the date is altered and you cannot attend your cheque will be returned to you.Timetable
| 10.45 | Welcome |
| 11.00 | From Infant to Adult: School, Trade & Workhouse records. What can they tell us, and how to locate them. |
| 12.30 | Lunch and Questions. |
| 13.30 | 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 |
| 16.45 | Approximate Finish |
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:"RECORDS of DEATH" Probable date: Saturday 28th November 2009. 10.45-16.45 Canterbury Christ Church University, Medway Campus, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4UF
Date to be confirmed in August. Full booking services open in August but if you wish to reserve a place please send a cheque for £28 per person made payable to "Heritage Family History" to Heritage Family History, Rushbourne, Moorstock Lane, Sellindge, Ashford TN25 6LD. Your cheque will not be cashed until the course date is confirmed and if the date is altered and you cannot attend your cheque will be returned to you.
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 £25.
Although aimed at students with some experience in family history, this course is also a good kick starter for complete beginners.
Timetable
| 10.45 | Welcome |
| 11.00 | Death certificates, burial records and monumental inscriptions -how to get the most from them. |
| 12.30 | Working Lunch or Free Time.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. |
| 13.30 | Newspapers and inquest reports. |
| 14.30 | Using Wills |
| 15.30 | Tea Break |
| 15.50 | Repercussions of death. |
| 16.20 | Questions and summing up. |
| 16.45 | 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
SPECIAL EVENT: "MY VICTORIAN ANCESTOR" Guest speaker: Ruth Goodman from the BBC TV series "The Victorian Farm". Probable date Saturday 24th April 2010 10.30- 16.45 Venue: Canterbury Christ Church University, Medway Campus, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4UF Timetable
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 10.45- 16.45 Venue: Canterbury Christ Church University, Medway Campus, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4UF
10.30
Welcome & Registration
10.45
How they lived: Life in Town & Country.
11.45
Civil Registration & Brick Walls
13.00
Lunch break.
14.00
Find Out More Through Census Records & Other Sources
15.00
The Victorian Woman.
16.15
Question time - questions on any subject.
16.45
Approximate Finishing Time.
ONE-DAY COURSES 2010-2011
One-Day Course: "THE PARISH THE POOR AND THE LAND"
Next date: Academic year 2010-11
(Please note the location is Chatham not Canterbury!)
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. The cost of this course is £28.Holders of Your Family Tree Magazine Vouchers please read Voucher Terms and Conditions.
Timetable
| 10.45 | Welcome |
| 11.00 | 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. |
| 12.30 | Lunch break. |
| 13.30 | The Poor Law, and the Introduction of the Workhouse. |
| 14.45 | Tea Break |
| 15.00 | 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 | Question time. Questions on any subject. |
| 16.45 | Approximate Finishing Time. |
NON-HERITAGE FAMILY HISTORY COURSES AND EVENTS
Talk: Do You Know Who You Are Yet? Tuesday 14th July 7.30 for 8.00pm Venue: Kent Family History Society - Deal Branch - Wesley Hall, Trinity Church, Union Road, Deal.
Admission: Members free. Non-members - small admission charge.
Celia Heritage investigates the attraction of family history and what has made it so popular over the years and especially during the last decade
Talk: PARISH LIFE FOR OUR ANCESTORS 1st August 2009 11am Entrance FREE
Venue: St Mary's Church, Higham,Kent ME3 7LS
A one-hour talk in aid of the Churches Conservation Trust as part of the National Festival of British Archaeology.
A parish is much more than just the church! Come and find out how the parish was run and what parish life was like for our ancestors from the 16th to 18th centuries from genealogist and historian Celia Heritage. Just turn up on the day!
FAMILY HISTORY DAY 12th September 2009 11am - 3pm
Entrance FREE
Venue: St Mary's Church, Fordwich CT2 0DE
Kent genealogist Celia Heritage will be on hand to give free family history advice, and displays will tell the stories of some of the people commemorated in the church. Ideal for families interested in history. Just turn up on the day!