Bromsgrove BMSGH - The Family History Site for North Worcestershire
Connecting With the Past
Interested in finding your family's past? We are a family history group covering the Bromsgrove and Stourbridge areas, with links to many local and family history researchers in Worcestershire and across the Midlands.
Welcome
Welcome to the BMSGH branch covering Bromsgrove and surrounding areas of north Worcestershire from Kidderminster to Kings Norton and Redditch. This site also co-hosts the Stourbridge Branch of BMSGH.
Next Bromsgrove Branch Meeting: 13 Jun 2017
The History of Malvern, by Cora Weaver
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 13th June 2017 at 7.45 p.m., when Cora Weaver will talk on The History of Malvern.
The talk will present highlights, with illustrations, of some of the main events since the creation of the Malvern Hills, that have led to Malvern as it looks today.
Tea and coffee will be available.
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For our July meeting on the 11th we have a visit to Selly Manor & Minworth Greaves. Further details to follow.
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.
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.
Latest Bromsgrove Briefing
The June 2017 issue of Bromsgrove Briefing is now available. Mike Fisher previews this month's meeting and presents a round-up of the latest genealogy news. Click here to download.
You can read previous newsletters in our archive.
Local Newsletters
Monday, 16 January 2017 00:00
The 2016 edition of The Bromsgrove Rousler, local history magazine, published by the Bromsgrove Society, contains articles on Bromsgrove history and is available via local outlets or online, priced £2.50.
Issue 4, 2017 edition of the Feckenham Forester, the annual magazine of the Feckenham Forest History Society, has also been published. Containing articles on the Redditch, Feckenham, Inkberrow and surrounding area, it is available from local outlets or from the Editor, Richard Churchley, rachurchley [at] totalise.co.uk.
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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