Nuneaton & North Warwickshire Family History Society - nnwfhs

05/03/2026

Why don't you join us at our next online meeting?
Tuesday 10th March, 7.30pm on Zoom
Linda Hammond – Evidence Analysis: Proving What You Think You Know.
Linda is a firm favourite of NNWFHS and is already scheduled to talk to us twice this year! This talk introduces you to the tools and methods that turn uncertain clues into sound conclusions. You’ll learn the difference between information, evidence, and proof; how to distinguish direct, indirect, and even negative evidence; and why the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) is your best safeguard against errors.

Members will be sent the Zoom link on the Sunday before the meeting. Non-members can book in the for talk using Eventbrite. Tickets £5. Tickets go on sale 1 month before the event.

Tools and methods that turn uncertain clues into sound conclusions

17/02/2026

Family History Societies survive because of volunteers. Every hour given helps protect records, knowledge, and heritage. You do not need to commit a huge amount of time and can get involved in many different ways. Find your local society and ask about how you can help? https://www.familyhistoryfederation.com/find-a-society

25/01/2026

More working on the WWI database today and I discovered Captain Eric Percy Coventry Back. His father was the Rev Back at Maxstoke. Captain Back sadly died when his ship, HMS Natal, exploded at Cromarty Firth. If you want to read more about him, just Google his name. Very interesting!

11/01/2026

Lazy Sunday? Staying in because of rubbish weather Sunday? Your webmaster is spending Sunday looking through the pages of our WWI War Dead. Making sure things look right and finding more info to add. Our War Dead pages are in the Members Only area of our website. Join us to get access.

09/01/2026

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2026 and our programme of events. Kicking off the year in style, we have Sarah Pettyfer talking to use about Deeds and Land Records. Tuesday 13th January - meeting opens at 7.15pm ready for 7.30pm. Members will be sent the link. Not a member? Well, you can join us using the Eventbrite link and buy a ticket for this talk, a warm welcome come to all!

Spend an hour with Sarah, while she tells us all about using Deeds and Land Records and how we can use them for family history research

09/12/2025

That's all for our meetings for 2025! But, we are starting back on Tuesday 13th January at 7.30pm on zoom with Deeds and Land Records, with our speaker Sarah Pettyfer. Members will be sent the link, non- members £5 via Eventbrite. Book now and treat yourself with something to look forward to in January!

All of the committee at NNWFHS wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

Spend an hour with Sarah, while she tells us all about using Deeds and Land Records and how we can use them for family history research

14/10/2025

Our friends at the Irish Family History Society are holding a 1-day conference on 1st November. This is in-person and on zoom. So have a look down the agenda for the day and see if its something that would help you with your research. To buy a ticket, please follow the link to their shop at the bottom of this message. (Please note their prices are in Euros)
FHS Conference: Record Collections – The Long Tail
Nov 1 all-day
Record Collections: The Long Tail – Alternative Sources for Family History Research
Saturday 1st November 9.30 am – 4.30 pm
The Fumbally Stables, Fumbally Lane Dublin 8
Lunch, Spot Prizes (including DNA tests, membership subscription etc.) included in price. Speakers will have copies of their most recent publications for sale (cash only)
9.30 am – 10 am Registration (tea & coffee available to purchase in adjoining cafe)
10 am Welcome by our chairperson Melanie Howes
10.15 Dr Declan Brady: Landed Estate Records as a source
11.30 Mr Andrew Martin: The Irish Newspaper Archives
1pm Lunch (included in admission)
2pm Comdt Daniel Ayiotis: The Irish Military Archive
3pm Dublin City Library: What’s on Offer
4pm Mr Roy Atkinson: Dublin directories and their uses
4.45pm Closing remarks & Distribution of spot prizes
Please note, all participants must pay to attend the conference. Tickets are available in our Shop. Please ensure you choose the appropriate ticket as there are different prices for Zoom attendance and non-members.

Products Archive - Irish Family History Society

08/10/2025

Our next meeting on Tuesday 14th October is Sin, S*x and Probate! Colin Chapman will be sharing all of the "gossip" - as family historians, these records will give a fascinating insight to your ancestors - and their friends and neighbours. Members will be sent a link. Not a member? Then follow the link below to book your ticket via Eventbrite.

The Church courts judged and recorded inappropriate behaviour of parishioners and clergy, issued marriage licences and proved wills.

20/09/2025

Remembering the Exhall Pit Disaster, 21st Sep 1915. This Sunday (21st Sep) there is a short service at St Giles Meadow next to Exhall St Giles Church at 2pm. This is due to 2 of the trees originally planted died, so they are being replaced. Our webmaster, Lisa, is a distant cousin of one of the victims, Ernest Marsden. Please read the information below as its an account of what happened. All are welcome to attend the service.

27/08/2025

Our friends at St Mary and All Saints Church, Fillongley, have some really exciting events on over heritage weekends. Check out the details below and contact Celia or Helen if you want to attend. Hope to see you there!

28/05/2025

We are very lucky to be able to host Dr Nick Barratt at our next members meeting. Tickets for non-members are now available via Eventbrite. Tickets are £5 and are limited. He will be talking to us about Tracing our Industrial Labourer Ancestors.

Come and listen to Dr Nick Barratt helping us to trace our industrial ancestors.

18/04/2025

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - War Graves Week 2025

On Saturday 10th May, as part of the CWGC's War Graves Week, there will be a tour at Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemetery.

The cemetery is the resting place for twelve casualties from the First World War and 76 Second World War casualties. The tour will include the CWGC British/Commonwealth, Polish, and German plots, along with a number of the cemetery's scattered war graves, which include a Battle of Britain spitfire pilot.

To book a free ticket, visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cwgc-war-graves-week-2025-nuneaton-oaston-road-cemetery-tickets-1319729529549