Past Events

Shropshire FHS Dec 2016 Monthly Meeting

Tue, 20/12/2016 - 19:00

Subject - "Researching Your Soldier Ancestor"
Speaker - Geoff Harrison
Venue - The Old Chapel Community Centre, Cross Houses, Nr Shrewsbury SY5 6JH

Shropshire FHS Nov 2016 Monthly Meeting

Tue, 15/11/2016 - 19:00

Subject - "Secrets of Shrewsbury Cemetery"
Speaker - Peter Francis
Venue - The Old Chapel Community Centre, Cross Houses, Nr Shrewsbury SY5 6JH

Shropshire FHS Oct 2016 Monthly Meeting

Tue, 18/10/2016 - 19:00

Subject - "Commons, Custom and Cottages in Shropshire during the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries"
Speaker - James Bowen
Venue - The Old Chapel Community Centre, Cross Houses, Nr Shrewsbury SY5 6JH

Shropshire History Day

Sat, 15/10/2016 - 10:30

The Friends of Shropshire Archives have organised a Shropshire History Day 10:30 to 4pm.

Venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury

Oxfordshire FHS' "Family History Fair" - Sat 1 Oct '16, Woodstock

Sat, 01/10/2016 - 10:00

We are heading down to the The Marlborough School, Shipton Road, Woodstock, OX20 1LP for Saturday's fair.
This is another of our trips further afield to meet members and other folk interested in Shropshire Family History.
We will be having a stand at the event, with a team of volunteer helpers running our Shropshire HelpDesk. They will also be selling a selection of Local Interest Books and Maps, some Family History Books and our own CDs.

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Shropshire FHS Sept 2016 Monthly Meeting

Tue, 20/09/2016 - 19:00

Subject - "Family History and The Waterways"
Speaker - John Benson
Venue - The Old Chapel Community Centre, Cross Houses, Nr Shrewsbury SY5 6JH

Was your ancestor part of the boating community? Relevant sources for family history will be explained and the lives of people living on Britain’s canals will be explored.

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Shrewsbury Steam Rally (Two Day Event)

Repeats every day until Mon Aug 29 2016 .
Sun, 28/08/2016 - 09:30
Mon, 29/08/2016 - 09:30

At The Shropshire Steam Rally, Onslow Park, Sunday/Bank Holiday Monday 28th/29th August

Onslow Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 5EE - free on-site parking at the event.

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Shropshire FHS intend to be in attendance with a Helpdesk/Computer Look-ups, also Shropshire Local Interest Books and Maps and our own CD's, plus General Family History Research Books all for sale

Our stand from, possibly, 2000! It's grown a lot since then.

Shrewsbury Steam Rally (Two Day Event)

Sun, 28/08/2016 - 09:30
Mon, 29/08/2016 - 09:30

At The Shropshire Steam Rally, Onslow Park, Sunday/Bank Holiday Monday 28th/29th August

Onslow Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 5EE - free on-site parking at the event.

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Shropshire FHS intend to be in attendance with a Helpdesk/Computer Look-ups, also Shropshire Local Interest Books and Maps and our own CD's, plus General Family History Research Books all for sale

Our stand from, possibly, 2000! It's grown a lot since then.

Shropshire Family History Society at St. Mary's Church, Shrewsbury

Sat, 20/08/2016 - 10:00

Shropshire FHS will be having a drop in event all day in the Church, with Local Interest Books, Local Maps and our Family History CDs all for sale, plus Society volunteers running our Shropshire HelpDesk to try and help you with your Family History/Genealogy questions.
Why not pop in to see us with your Family Tree questions or just to see what we are about?

LIDDIARD Family Gathering

Repeats every day until Sun Aug 14 2016 .
Sat, 13/08/2016 - 10:30
Sun, 14/08/2016 - 10:30

Do you have any Liddiard, Lidiard or Lydiard (or any other spelling) amongst your ancestors?     
We would like you to join us for a family gathering to celebrate the family.   
There are lots of activities planned for the weekend,