DIARY OF EVENTS 2024 - 2025

(Updated 7th July 2024)

Saturday Lectures

Please note that these lectures will take place on Saturday mornings on the dates listed and start at 11:00 a.m. unless otherwise indicated. Some meeting dates may have to be moved owing to unforeseen circumstances.

Lectures will take place either live and/or online using the Zoom meeting facility.  The location of live meetings will be at the Swarthmore Education Centre, 2-7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds LS3 1AD.

Register your intention to attend the lecture by the Zoom facility at  FHS Lectures together with details of your name and YAHS Section (if applicable) at the latest two days before the lecture date.

Visitors and Guests are welcome to participate subject to places being available.

2025

January 11th     How to Produce a Family History and Keep One's Sanity

                       Richard Smith - Family Historian & Author

February 8th    Using DNA for Family History - An Overview

                      Folkfinders - Bev & Phil Taylor - Professional Family Historians

March 8th      Untold Stories: The Irish Community in Leeds          

                      Des Hurley - CE, Irish Arts Foundation    

April 12th       Researching Nurse Ancestors

                      Jude Rhodes - Genealogist

May 10th       Benjamin Lucas, Transported: One Leeds man's experience of nineteenth century criminal justice         

                      Janice Heppenstall - Genealogist   

June 14th      Waterways Families  

                      David Scrimgeour - Genealogist, Palaeographer, Social Historian and Author

Family History Fairs

For a full list of Fairs and Events go to http://geneva.weald.org.uk