Sheffield Family History Society

The Railway Navvies – the Contract from Hell
2017-06-19 19:30 - 20:45 UTC | Cemetery Road Baptist Chapel, Napier Street entrance, Sheffield , S11 8HA
Building the Woodhead Tunnel 1838 – 1845
by Chris & Judy Rouse

Tracing South Yorkshire Convict Lives
2017-05-15 19:30 - 20:45 UTC | Cemetery Road Baptist Chapel, Napier Street entrance, Sheffield , S11 8HA
by Bob Shoemaker

From Back to Backs to Penthouses
2017-04-24 19:30 - 20:45 UTC | Cemetery Road Baptist Chapel, Napier Street entrance, Sheffield , S11 8HA
Exploring the way we used to live.
By Suzanne Bingham

Sheffield A - Z
2017-03-20 19:30 - 20:45 (Europe/London) | Cemetery Road Baptist Chapel, Napier Street entrance, Sheffield , S11 8HA
A bite size exploration of the history and geography of the city in 26 alphabetical parts.
By Mike Spick

February Meeting - Coffers, Clysteri, Comfrey and Coifs
2017-02-20 19:30 - 20:45 UTC | Cemetery Road Baptist Chapel, Napier Street entrance, Sheffield , S11 8HA
By Janet Brand and Chris Few

January Meeting - Alone in a Silent World
2017-01-16 19:30 - 20:45 UTC
By Nick Waite

November Meeting
2016-11-21 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Cemetery Road Baptist Chapel, Napier Street entrance, Sheffield , S11 8HA
The Shepherd Wheel by Jo Pye.
Access to the building is from the Napier Street entrance. Parking is available in the supermarket car park opposite the entrance to the church.
Non members are always welcome. The meeting is free to members. Non-members are asked to pay £1 on the door.
The Shepherd Wheel on the Porter Brook in Whiteley Woods is a rare survivor of the days when Sheffield’s rivers were a hive of industry. The site has been restored and is now open as a working museum. Come and hear Jo Pye talking about the history of the wheel, how it operated and the people who worked there.

Family History Workshops
2016-11-01 10:00 - 12:30, 2016-10-20 10:00 - 12:30, 2016-10-11 10:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | St Mary’s Church and Conference Centre, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, S2 4QZ, United Kingdom
As a result of suggestions from a members’ questionnaire completed in January 2016 three family history workshops have been planned for Tuesday 11 October, Thursday 20 October and Tuesday 1 November 2016. The sessions, aimed at helping members find ways of breaking down brick walls, will be held at St Mary’s Church and Conference Centre, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, S2 4QZ where there is free parking. The workshops will run from 10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and refreshments will be available to buy.
The presenter will be Brian Smailes who has taught family history to adults for over fifteen years. The sessions will be part taught but there will also be opportunities for individuals to seek help with their particular research problems. There should be something for everyone, whatever their level of experience!
The maximum number of places for each session is 9 and these will be allocated on a first come first served basis. The flyer/booking form can be obtained by clicking on the following link:
Download booking form (PDF)
The forms should be returned by email to the address on the form and all cheques must be received at that address by 16 September 2016.
If you do not have access to a printer, please email the required information (as outlined in the booking form) including details of the workshops you wish to attend and send your cheque by post. The cost is £5 per session and all cheques should be made payable to “Sheffield & District FHS”. (If members wish to make any additional donation, cheques should reflect that)
Please note that if there are insufficient numbers to make the workshops viable, cheques will be returned. If the workshops are oversubscribed, a waiting list will be kept and places offered should anyone cancel.
Anyone requiring further information should email me at the email address on the booking form.

October Meeting
2016-10-17 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Cemetery Road Baptist Chapel, Napier Street entrance, Sheffield , S11 8HA
Sheffield’s Women Workers in the First World War by Sylvia Dunkley.
Access to the building is from the Napier Street entrance. Parking is available in the supermarket car park opposite the entrance to the church.
Non members are always welcome. The meeting is free to members. Non-members are asked to pay £1 on the door.
Many people are aware of the role played by women workers in Sheffield during the Second World War but until now there has been little research into the employment of women in the city during the 1914-1918 War. Come and hear local historian Sylvia Dunkley reveal how the lives of Sheffield’s Edwardian women’s were affected by this conflict and their contribution to the war effort.

Sheffield & District Family History Fair
2016-05-21 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, S6 1SW, United Kingdom
Our 2013 & 2014 Fairs were a great success therefore we are pleased to announce that we have booked the same venue for 2016. It will be held on:
Saturday 21st May 2016
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
in the 1867 Lounge at Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, Hillsborough, Sheffield, S6 1SW
Download the information for 2016 fair [PDF]
All previous exhibitors have been contacted since October 2015. We are 95% full so if you are not on the list on the right and you are interested in taking a stall at the 2016 fair please contact us asap at: events@sheffieldfhs.org.uk
Exhibitors

Andrew George Postcards
Barnsley Family History Society
Bradfield Historical Society
Burngreave Community Cemetery (Friends of)
Chris Makepeace Maps
Chesterfield Family History Society
Doncaster & District FHS
Dore Village Society
Family History Partnership
General Cemetery Trust (Sheffield)
Gleadless Valley Local History Group
Guild of One Name Studies
Handsworth Historical Society
Heeley History Workshop
Hillsborough & Owlerton Local History Group
John Austin Ondas Books
Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society
Leicestershire & Rutland FHS
Lincolnshire Family History Society
Memories Books
Military Genealogy
My History
National Coal Mining Museum
Nuneaton & North Warwickshire Family History Society
Rotherham Family History Society
Sheffield & District FHS
Sheffield Manor Lodge (Friends of)
Sheffield Star (books) & Retro Magazine
Shropshire Family History Society
South Yorkshire Transport Museum
Suffolk Family History Society
Totley History Group
Wardsend Cemetery (Friends of)
Wyvern Midland Railway Index
