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 Oct 2017
A Girl called "Jim" by Mrs Margaret Roy
This story is about a relative whose life spanned most of the 20th century and some of the 21st.
In some ways her life was typical of her time, in that the great social chages, especially those affecting women, had an influence on her.
It wasn't until after her death that her life history was pieced together from the vast amount of resources she left behind.
7.45pm Bromsgrove Methodist Centre, 19 Stratford Road, Bromsgrove, B60 1AS. Tea and coffee will be available.
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For our November meeting on the 14th we have The Quarter Sessions by Mike Sharpe. Note the date in your diary!
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.
Midland Ancestors DNA Special Interest Group
Friday, 15 September 2017 14:02
An online Facebook group has been set up for members who have DNA tested or are thinking of DNA testing to ask questions about and discuss DNA, DNA tests, your results and your cousin matches.
You can find the Group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MidlandAncestorsDNA/
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 September 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.
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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