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What We Do
The Burntwood Family History Group is well known for its friendly atmosphere and its ability to make newcomers and non members feel welcome. Although we are a relatively small group, we have achieved a great deal in terms of publications and activities within the local community
We have two meetings each month both evenings from 7pm to 9pm at the Old Mining College Centre, Burntwood. We usually have a guest speaker to talk to us on a family history related subject at the Monday meeting which is usually the second Monday of the month. (refreshments are provided and included in the admission fee) The other meeting is on the fourth Thursday of the month, when members meet to use the Group's many research facilities, or browse our library
Established Members welcome and give advice to new Members and those non members who show interest in the Group's activities
An admission fee of £1.00 for members and £2.00 for non members is made on the door at both the Monday and Thursday meetings
The Monday meeting's admission charge includes tea / coffee / soft drink and biscuits. Following the talk, refreshments are available and a draw is made for several prizes from raffle tickets sold on the night
Occasionally a meeting will be in the form of a visit to an outside venue.
The venue and details of the visit are published in advance
It is also possible to buy our publications on CD of indices to transcriptions of Local Registers, Censuses, Monumental Inscriptions and School Admissions that the Group has produced
At both meetings, it is possible for Group Members to borrow microfiche readers and microfiche film and CD's / DVD's from our library at a very low fee.
We also have a reel to reel tape recorder that Members can borrow at a very low fee.
Members can submit their Surname Interests and they will be listed on the website and will be available to Members and non members alike
A quarterly Journal is produced by the Group and exchanged with other Societies, both nationally and internationally. This is free to Members and can be purchased by non members for £1.00
At both meetings, we offer for sale copies of Family History Monthly. The cost of each magazine is £3.75 the same as sold in shops but by purchasing it through the Group, we make £1.12 profit on each magazine we sell. This is another way we boost our funds. So if you intend to purchase a magazine, please do so through the Group
If you have any photographs or postcards of our vicinity, or photographs of people from our vicinity that you would like to see on the website, please send them on attachment to enquiries@bfhg.org.uk with a few lines describing where and when the photograph was taken, what the occasion was and who the people are. You don't have to be a Member to submit a photograph
We also have a Help Wanted page. If you want help in your research in our vicinity, send us your enquiry and we will post it. Or if you have a photograph of people you think are from our vicinity and you can't identify them, send it to us on attachment and we will post it. Send your enquiry to enquiries@bfhg.org.ukYou don't have to be a Member to post an enquiry
We also have pages of Information On Towns And Villages In Our Vicinity. There you will find information and links about the towns and villages in our vicinity to help you in your research. If you have any information or links that could be added to those pages, please send the information or the link to |
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