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PICK OF THE MONTH

This online course is aimed at beginners to the hobby

Stage 1 Family History Skills Course

Starts 6 January

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If your New Year’s resolution is to get to grips with your family history, this 12-week course from the Society of Genealogists – explaining the essential records for genealogy, where to find them and how you can use them to unlock the secrets of your ancestry – could be just the ticket. The topics covered include getting started, civil registration records, census records, military records, reading old documents and archival research, helping you to add generations to your tree and really understand the historic documents available, many of which are online. £240 including a year’s associate membership of the society, £192 for existing members.

IN PERSON

Wales To The World

Until 24 February

a The Riverside Gallery, Haverfordwest t 01437 775244 wpembrokeshire.gov.uk/the-riverside-information/wales-to-the-world Don’t miss this chance to see some of the maps from the more than 1.5 million objects included in the National Map Collection in Aberystwyth. The selection ranges from the oldest map in the National Library of Wales to newly commissioned artworks, funded by the Welsh government’s Antiracist Wales Action Plan. Free.

After Life: A History Of Death

Until 5 July

a Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh t 0131 225 7324 wrcpe.ac.uk/heritage/after
-life-history-death This exhibition explores changing views of death from antiquity to the present day, using documents including an original copy of Napoleon Bonaparte’s postmortem and a broadside from 1829 proclaiming the execution of Edinburgh bodysnatcher William Burke. Free.

Boxers, Bandits And A Blind Beggar

6 January

a Dartford Science and Technology College t 01322 527604 wtinyurl.com/nwkfhs-boxers Discover the history of Bethnal Green in London with this talk from Ian Bevan. Free to North West Kent Family History Society members, non-members and guests asked to make a donation.

Fife Collections Centre Behind The Scenes Tour

10 January

a Bankhead Park, Glenrothes t 01592 583352 wonfife.com/venues/fife
-collections-centre/ On this guided tour you will encounter some of the treasures among the 250,000 objects and documents in Fife Collections Centre, and learn how the archivists look after them. Free, advance booking required.

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