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: 10 February
Monday, 05 January 2015 18:28
Richard III: Hero? Murderer? Loyal Brother?
Speaker: Max Keen
Was Richard the monster that Shakespeare would have us believe? Was he the rightful King of England after his brother Edward IV? Not only that.....was Edward the rightful king? All set against the complexities and horrors of the Wars of the Roses. Complete with armour, chain mail and weapons of the period.
Max will be giving the same talk to Stourbridge Branch on Tuesday, 17 March.
For the Bromsgrove March meeting, on the 10th, we have the AGM & Members Evening "Which Ancestor would you most like to meet?" - Note the date in your diary!
Local Newsletters
Monday, 15 December 2014 15:05
The 2014 editions of two local history magazines are available:
- The Rousler, published by the Bromsgrove Society, contains articles on Bromsgrove history and is available via local outlets or online, priced £2.50.
- The Feckenham Forester contains articles on the history of the Redditch, Inkberrow, Feckenham, Hanbury area and surrounding villages. It may be purchased (price £3.50) from Feckenham Forest History Society meetings or from local outlets. For more information contact the editor: Richard Churchley. Phone: 01527 892361 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Latest Bromsgrove Briefing
Saturday, 08 November 2014 18:00
The November 2014 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.
Bromsgrove Lowne of 1723
Monday, 18 August 2014 21:46
Bromsgrove BMSGH is pleased to release a new transcription from the Bromsgrove parish records.
The Bromsgrove Lowne of 1723 is the first entry in 'The Church Wardens Book 1723'. Lownes (or Lewnes) were used to raise money for the parish by taxing property/land owners. The money was paid by the owner or very often by a tenant, the amount of the payment relating to the supposed value of the land and/or property. The parish is split into 'yields', of which there are ten starting with the Town Yield (itself split in two parts). This document will be of interest to both historians and genealogists.
Records of Bromsgrove School
Sunday, 29 June 2014 18:13
The Findmypast website has released death records from Bromsgrove School. This limited set of 195 records mentions deaths of people associated with the school over the period 1899-1945, including in the Boer War, WWI and WWII. The collection is part of its 100-in-100 campaign, to release one hundred datasets in one hundred days.
The records can be searched from the link above (registration may be required).
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