| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Leader: |
Irene Blackburn
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| Group email: | Genealogy Group 1 group |
| When: | Monthly on Monday mornings 10.00-12.00 2nd Monday |
| Venue: | Cramlington HUB |
| Cost: | £2 per meeting or £5 for 3 months if paid in advance |
Please buy your refreshments on the way in. There is a cafe on the ground floor where you can buy drinks 'to go'.
From March 2025 subs (£5) will be collected quarterly in advance (March, June, Sept, Dec). If anyone wants to pay per visit it is £2
This is a small group, maximum 10 members per meeting.
Further details available from the Groups Coordinator via the Contact page.
We went to The Story: Durham where we had a tour of the strong rooms and then we had time to do some research.
See The Gallery for more photos taken by Dorothy.
There is usually a 30 minute presentation followed by a discussion. We spend the rest of the time trying to solve problems, offer advice, or just have a bit of a gossip. There is usually a lot of laughter..
Recent Topics
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Remembering Grandparents
Please please please write the names of people on the back of photographs, so many people inherit photos but can't identify anyone in them. Also, please try to write a description of each of your parents and grandparents. Future generations will be able to discover their names and dates, but they won't know what their… read more
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Breaking through Brick Walls
Today we dealt with queries from two group members who had ground to a halt with their research, We were able to find some information but in one case there were two people with the same name living in the same area. We came to the conclusion that a marriage certificate would have to be… read more
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Local Newspapers
Local Newspapers from the 19th century were the Facebook of the time. There are few secrets. Sometimes they are funny, other times they can be heart breaking, but they are always interesting read more
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Local Newspapers - story of a marriage in 2 parts
Part 1 This notice by George Francis appeared in the Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 16 October 1885. Part 2 In the same newspaper a day later, there was a response! read more