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Family History+

Status:Active, open to new members
Leader:
When: Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
2nd Tuesday 2:00pm
Venue: Webheath Village Hall
Cost: £2.00 and includes light refreshments
Image of a tree made up of words about the family ( father, son, aunt, etc.)

Family History+

The group is designed for anyone who is actively researching their family history or is looking to see what is involved in such research. Topics discussed are guided by the needs of members of the group but are generally focussed on ancestors in England & Wales over the past two centuries.

Family history includes genealogy (identifying your ancestors) and researching how those ancestors lived. The Family History+ group is concerned about both aspects. The results of your research should be both family trees and the stories of your ancestors' lives.

In addition to the three monthly meetings—though most members of the group will likely only attend the Webheath meetings—the group produces booklets on topics designed to help with your research and these are available free to members of the group.

For those new to family history research we can offer guidance to get started with identifying your ancestors and producing a family tree. Join us and become the world expert on your family!

Each meeting costs £2 for contribution towards room hire and refreshments.

Meetings for 2026-7 include:

8th September First Principles
13th October Guild of One-Name Studies
10th November Gravelly Hill Communities
8th December Our Ancestors at Play—19th/20thC games

More meetings:

In addition to the main Webheath meeting there is also a monthly ‘Research Support’ meeting open to members of the group—though numbers are limited.

‘Family History on-line’ is open to all those on the group’s e-mail list and meets from 7pm on the evening of each Webheath meeting. The evening meetings are open discussions on a topic related to that day’s earlier meeting at Webheath Village Hall.

Forthcoming events

13th October 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Kevin will be presenting our October meeting at Webheath Village Hall—an introduction to the ‘Guild of One-Name Studies’. That’s at 2pm as usual. The informal on-line discussion at 7pm will […]
Cost: £2.00 and includes light refreshments
13th October 2026
7:00 pm
Meeting
Family History Online will be at 7pm on the day of the Webheath meeting and will commence as an open discussion of that afternoon’s topic. This meeting will continue with […]
10th November 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Robert Rowberry will lead us in a discovery of the life of his family and neighbours in the shops in Gravelly Hill before their properties were demolished for the M6 […]
Cost: £2.00 and includes light refreshments
10th November 2026
7:00 pm
Meeting
Family History Online will be at 7pm on the day of the Webheath meeting and will commence as an open discussion of that afternoon’s topic. Everyone on the Family History+ […]