“Hatches, Matches and Despatches” Seminar

St Leonard’s Church Hall, Marshalls Brow, Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire PR1 9JA

09:30 for 10:00 a.m. on Saturday 16th May 2015

A visit to Lancashire, and this seminar will be based on new ways to tackle our favourite topics of Birth, Marriage, Death and Burial. The Guild has many contacts in this field and we have secured a number of specialist speakers who will provide a new twist.

Programme

09:30 – 10:00	Arrival: Registration and Coffee
10:00 – 10:15	Welcome to the Seminar – Rodney Brackstone
10:15 – 11:15	BMDs on the Internet – Ian Hartas (UKBMD)
11:15 – 11:30	Comfort Break
11:30 – 12:30	Where did they marry?  Identifying marriage locations using FreeBMD and other sources – Dr Andrew Millard
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30	Morbidity and Mortality, a One Family Study – Elizabeth Green
14:30 – 15:00	Tea break
15:00 – 16:00	It’s Written in Stone – Alan Moorhouse
16:00 – 16:30	Question and Answer Session
16:30	Close of Seminar

 

Applications to attend are welcome from Guild members, family historians, genealogists, and members of the general public having an interest in the subject matter.

Seminar cost including refreshments and buffet lunch is £16.00.

We would like to ensure that any disabled delegate can participate fully in this event. Anyone with any special requirements should telephone the Guild Help Desk on 0800 011 2182 or email seminar-booking@guild-dev.org.

An Accommodation List is available.

Joining Instructions.

Booking

To book on this seminar, you can use our online form¹ in any of three ways:

• Book online and pay online via PayPal or credit card;
• For Guild members, book online and pay by direct bank transfer through your bank, quoting the reference number on the form (this is the method which represents the least cost to the Guild);
• Fill in the booking form online, then print it and send it through the post with your cheque.

Alternatively, you can download our flyer booking form, which can be printed, filled-in, and posted, with a cheque to:
Alan Moorhouse, [Seminar Bookings], 8 Strachans Close, STROUD, Gloucestershire, GL5 3EB.

Bookings close on 3rd May 2015. All bookings will be confirmed by email, with full joining instructions, on or before this date.

Further information may be obtained by telephoning the Guild HelpDesk on 0800 011 2182, or by email from seminar-booking@guild-dev.org.

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¹Please note, when booking on a seminar either by post or online, the Guild’s “Distance Selling” terms and conditions.

Other events

For details of other events organised by the Guild, go to the Events Calendar.

This year Who Do You Think You Are? Live will be at the NEC in Birmingham from Thursday 16th –  Saturday 18th April. Once again the Guild will be in attendance.

This is a very popular event and last year we very successfully promoted the Guild and surnames in general. This was only possible with the help and support from happy and helpful members and volunteers.

The Guild will be issued with some exhibitor passes and we will be able to offer a limited number of free admittances to the event to Guild members who are able to commit to 4 hours volunteering on the Guild Stand leaving the rest of the day free to visit other stands, or attend workshops etc. 

If you are attending and already have your admittance ticket and can offer even an hour or two on the Thursday, Friday, or Saturday it would be very much appreciated.

This email is to assess the initial support; hopefully we will have enough passes to go around for everyone who wants to help and attend and will try our very best to accommodate everyone’s wishes, wherever possible.

If you would like to help represent the Guild at WDYTYA and meet
up with other members and the public please send me an email (stand-manager@guild-dev.org) providing your name, membership number with the day(s) & time(s) you can offer.

There is currently no stand schedule, but one will be available in due course.