The Family History group meets every Tuesday morning from 0930 until 11300
It is open to all who wish to find out about their ancestors lives and times.
No experience is required, only a wish to explore your family tree is needed
We are a self help group. No formal training is given but guidance from volunteers with many years of Family History research experience, and some resources, including use of computers, scanner, printer / copier and the Internet are provided
We have three Family History programs for your use on our computers.
You may use whichever of these you find most useful to you, or if you have a favourite you are already using, feel free to bring it along and we may be able to install it for your, and others, use on our computers
Because it is not wise to load or store personal information on open access computers it is advisable for you to provide a USB memory stick [also called Pen or Flash Drive]
These are readily available and cost around £10. We advise about 1 Gigabyte or more to allow ample data storage plus any images, such as census scans or old photographs
Because we use computers and the internet, basic skills in these are useful tools.
If you require these basic skills before you start, then Age Concern at Borrow Centre, Cowplain run courses covering this. For details see here
If you may be interested in pursuing your Family History please call on 023 9226 6423
