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LONDON Tracing Your Italian Ancestry 15 July

SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS sog.org.uk/ books- courses/ events- courses 0207 553 3290 Author and genealogist Lynn Serafinn will take you through the basics of tracing your Italian ancestry in just three hours. The course will mainly focus on parish records. £20 for the afternoon.

SOUTH-EAST The Enumerator Strikes Back 13 June

BOURNE END COMMUNITY CENTRE, HIGH WYCOMBE

bucksfhs.org.uk/ index.php/ events David Annal, a family history specialist, discusses the role census enumerators have played since 1841 when censuses were first transcribed into census enumerators’ books. Donations are welcome.

The Orange Lilies – Brighton and Hove in the Somme 30 June

JUBILEE LIBRARY, BRIGHTON www.culture24.org.uk/am533065?id= EVENT561056 strikealight@rocketmail.com 0772 700 6538 Drop in First World War day, marking the end of the Somme. The day includes speakers, film showings, and a Q& A discussion. Free entry.

SOUTH-WEST Wiltshire Family History Day 10 June

STEAM – MUSEUM OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, SWINDON wiltshirefhs.co.uk/index.php/socevents/side- calandar steammuseum@swindon.gov.uk 01380 723830 The day includes family history societies, genealogy supplies and experts. While there, check out the Steam GWR Museum which tells the story of the men and women who built, operated and travelled on the Great Western Railway. The event is free and the museum entry is £8.90.

EAST Lucky is the Name 11 July DISS METHODIST CHURCH, NORFOLK norfolkfhs.org.uk/ events

Based on the book, Lucky is the Name, Pip Wright recounts the true story of a Suffolk farming family over a 100-year period. Featuring murder and suicide it promises to be a story you will never forget.

MIDLANDS Catherine Booth ‘The Mother of the Salvation Army’ 27 June

THE SALVATION ARMY HALL, MACCLESFIELD fhsc.org.uk/ event- diary-2 macclesfield@ fhsc.org.uk To mark the 150th anniversary of The Salvation Army, Danny Wells tells the story of how Catherine Booth and her husband, William, founded the organisation in Victorian England.

NORTH-EAST Weardale Family History Festival 1-9 July

WEARDALE MUSEUM, DURHAM

www.weardalemuseum.co .uk/ index.html

0138 851 7433 The festival features talks from historians, authors, and lecturers. You also have the fantastic opportunity to go round High House Chapel and the museum. £3 entry.

NORTH-WEST Love, Lust and Lost 13 June

LIFESTYLE CENTRE, CREWE fhsc.org.uk/ event- diary-2 Joy Bratherton will tell the fascinating story of an impoverished Victorian family whose lives were transformed by a wealthy benefactor with some unusual motives.

WALES NHS Roadshow 17 June ST FAGANS NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY, CARDIFF

museum.wales/stfagans/ whatson 0300 111 2333 The NHS roadshow is asking participants to bring along their baby tags, NHS glasses, false teeth, prescription pads and pill bottles so that the museum can create a virtual NHS experience. Craft activities for kids. Free.

SCOTLAND Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites 23 June – 12 November

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH nms.ac.uk 0300 123 6789 This new exhibition includes material from the museum’s Scottish collections and treasures from across the UK and France. £10 entry for adults.

NORTHERN IRELAND Wrens of HMS Caroline – Exhibition Launch and Film Screening 12 June

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND, BELFAST nidirect.gov.uk/ articles/ talks-and- events 2017 marks the centenary of the creation of the Women’s Royal Naval Service. The film being shown, Wrens of HMS Caroline, focuses on 16 women who share their personal stories from aboard the ship. Free, but places are limited.

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