Genealogy in the Sunshine
Description: The Halsted Trust is pleased to announce its forthcoming family history conference Exodus:Movement of the People The story of British Migration to, from and within the British Isles at Hinckley Island Hotel, Hinckley, Leicestershire on 6th to 8th September 2013
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The Halsted Trust is delighted to invite family historians to attend its 2 nd International Genealogy Conference which this year will feature the theme of British Migration; from, to and within the British Isles. Situated in a comfortable and modern hotel near Hinckley, Leicestershire the conference programme will include two streams of talks and presentations from internationally known genealogists and historians.
Families that move are always a challenge for family historians. A lucky few may well have ancestors that can be traced to the same place over several generations but most of us end up with pedigrees that show ancestors moving about. They may travel a few miles into another parish or another county or another country. They may have come from just down the road or from the other side of the world. Finding where an ancestor comes from, or goes to, needs skill and tenacity as well as luck. Are there records sh
The Halsted Trust invited our conference speakers to consider how and why Britons migrated from, to or within the British Isles. We wanted to know how genealogists could be equipped to tackle the challenges of tracing the origins of migrant ancestors and understand the reasons for their migration. Poverty, religion, ambition, even love are strong drivers of change and wanderlust. Are there new genealogical sources and resources becoming available and what evidence does archaeology or DNA provide for migrati
Genealogy in the Sunshine