GSV Webcasts

Number of Webcasts = 6

Presenter: Jenny Redman & Susan Wight

Jenny Redman talks about the availability of wills and probate records in England with emphasis on the Midland Counties. Susan Wight examples how she used wills and…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:37 am
Duration: 26 minutes
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Presenter: Susan Wight

Susan describes the life of Booth Hodgetts, 1758-1822, a nail ironmonger and industrialist, from Dudley, the capital of the Black Country. She also discusses various sources of…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:11 am
Duration: 10 minutes
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Presenter: Jenny Scammell

Jenny Scammell outlines her research into the life of her ancestor John Moushall who was an ivory turner in Birmingham and Manchester in the first half of the 19th century.

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:11 am
Duration: 19 minutes
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Presenter: Diana Palayan

Diana describes her life of her ancestors who lived and worked in the potteries in Staffordshire. She also outlines the resources available for family history research in the…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:06 am
Duration: 19 minutes
Presenter: Anne Young

Whitmore Hall is one of the few properties in England that has remained in the same family for over 900 years. Anne Young speaks about her family’s connection to the house…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:06 am
Duration: 24 minutes
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Presenter: Samantha John

Samantha explores the social and economic history of Birmingham from a reference in the Domesday Book to the modern metropolis. She also comments on some of the challenges…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 2:00 am
Duration: 49 minutes