Bromsgrove BMSGH - The Family History Site for North Worcestershire
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Interested in finding your family's past? We are a family history group covering the Bromsgrove area, with links to many local and family history researchers in Worcestershire and across the Midlands.
News
BMSGH is now Midland Ancestors
Monday, 04 September 2017 00:00
BMSGH has been restyled as Midland Ancestors. The new name reflects the changing needs in the family history market and is part of a wide-ranging revamp to create a family history society for the 21st century. See the new Midland Ancestors website, www.midland-ancestors.uk for further information.
Worcestershire Local History Forum
Tuesday, 28 February 2017 19:49
Worcestershire Local History Forum is inviting submissions for its Photographic Competition. The theme for 2017 is Windows of Worcestershire. The competition is open to members, both individuals and societies, with cash prizes in each section. See www.photo2017.wlhf.org.uk for details and an application form.
The WLHF is also launching a Research Grant scheme to support research into the archaeology, history and architectural history of the modern and historic county of Worcestershire. Details and application form at http://www.wlhf.org.uk.
More Worcestershire Records Available Online
Monday, 23 January 2017 15:23
The Worcestershire Probate Index is now available on FindMyPast. Containing over 51,000 records, it covers four varieties of probate documents: grants of administration, administrations with will annexed, limited (where the entire estate of the deceased is not covered), and wills. Each record includes a transcript that reveals when the person died, their occupation and how their estate was handled.
The index has been digitised from a typewritten copy held at Worcestershire Archives at The Hive. Andrew Harris undertook the work and corrected some errors in the process.
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/worcestershire-probate-index-1660-1858.
Meanwhile, further parish register entries for Worcestershire parishes have been released at The Genealogist website.
Also, the records of Powick Hospital, otherwise known as Worcester City and County Pauper Lunatic Asylum, have been moved to a new website managed by the Worcester Medical Museums.
WWI 100 Exhibition
Wednesday, 11 May 2016 16:20
The Worcestershire World War 100 project, being run by Worcestershire Archives, is planning an exhibition for 2018.
The exhibition will be displayed at various locations around the county and will be made up of objects donated by local people specifically for it.
If you have articles to contribute, or to find out more, contact:
Claire Cheshire, The People's Collection: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Or see the website: www.ww1worcestershire.co.uk
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Where's the Login?
Due to the volume of spoof registrations, the login facility has been suspended. All resources that previously required registration and login are now publicly accessible.
The North Worcestershire Family History Forum has also been suspended.
A new website for Midlands Ancestors' Bromsgrove Branch will be launched later this year. Please bear with us while we migrate to a new site.