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Welcome to
Burntwood Family History Group
Burntwood Family History Group was founded in 1986 in the living room of a house in Burntwood by a small group of people with the idea of researching their family history.
We have steadily grown and our membership exceeds one hundred. Our aim continues to bring together those who are interested in the research of their family history and although we are a small group, our postal membership is worldwide.
Our Group functions entirely by the efforts of voluntary workers and is non-profit making. We produce a quarterly journal which is available free to Members and at a small cost to non members, and whether you are new to researching your family history or a seasoned genealogist, we are sure you will find something of interest to you.
The first is when we have a guest speaker to give a talk on a family history connected subject to increase our knowledge and help in our research. The second when we meet for an informal discussion and research our family history through the use of our library stock of microfiche, CDs, DVDs, books, videos and the internet. Both meetings are open to Members and non members alike. We also run 'Drop In' surgeries, and organise vists. All meeting dates can be found in our diary.
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Our guest speaker will be Dr Richard Churchley on the subject of "Rural Industries Before The Railways"
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If you have anything you want to raise, or you want to become a Committee Member, please attend the meeting
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This year, all BFHG transcription CDs have been updated, and two new transcriptions added and are available for purchase. They are:-
Saint Mary Church Parish Registers, Lichfield and Saint John the Baptist Church Parish Registers
Full details of the contents of these CDs (No.19) & (No.20) and purchasing details can be found at 'Publications For Sale'
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If you would like to become a Committee Member, please attend the meeting
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Extracts from all issues of the Journal, (except 3 missing) from the very first issue in May 1988 have now been added
The three missing issues are:- Issue 3 August 1989, Issue 16 April 1992 and Issue Vol 2. No 4. December 1993
If you have one of those three missing issues, please let the BFHG borrow it to complete the set
In 2011, we celebrated our 25th anniversary. As part of our celebrations, we created the Burntwood and District Memorial Project
The Memorial Project is about researching servicemen from Burntwood and the local area whose served and lost their lives during various conflicts. This project is progressing well, and several of the completed biographies are now on-line
If you want information on how to get involved in the research of a serviceman, or you have information about a serviceman already on our website, please see our
In the year 2012 - 2013, as in previous years, we applied to Burntwood Town Council, Grant Aid Scheme for funding. We were again successful, and and we were given a grant of £100 towards our Memorial Project. We are very grateful for this grant and details of previous grants can be found on our grants page
We produce our own BFHG shirts with the BFHG logo embroidered on them and they are available for purchase
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Staffordshire County Council Local Community Fund Grant 
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BFHG founded 1986
Original web site created 2002
This web site created 2009
Site updated 14 05 2013
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26th May 2011 - The Burntwood Family History Group website does not use 'cookies' or any other method of storing personal information about visitors to our website |
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