Events
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“King Coal” The Fitzwilliams by Steve Silverstone
Aizlewood Business Centre, Aizlewood's Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG Nursery Street, SheffieldA look at the history of the influential, but troubled Fitzwilliam family. By a stroke of luck on the siting of the family seat in South Yorkshire, the Fitzwilliams […]
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Sheffield Cutlers’ Company Records
Aizlewood Business Centre, Aizlewood's Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG Nursery Street, SheffieldFollowing our enjoyable and informative visit to the Cutlers' Hall last year, Dr Joan Unwin, Archivist, Company of Cutlers' in Hallamshire, will talk about the Cutlers' Company records, the Sheffield […]
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Sheffield Quiz
Aizlewood Business Centre, Aizlewood's Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG Nursery Street, SheffieldThink you know Sheffield? Test your knowledge by coming to our quiz for an (early) bit of festive fun! Hosted by Sheffield's own 'Big' Ron Clayton.
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My Ancestor was a Liar: ignorance, half-truths or wilful deceit? by Dave Annal
By Zoom - Please contact Carole Eales our secretary for the log on detailsSifting through the evidence to find the truth (or what passes for the truth in the world of genealogy) is a skill which all serious family historians need to […]
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‘My Ancester was an Australian Convict’ by Helen V Smith
By Zoom - Please contact Carole Eales our secretary for the log on detailsHelen from Dragon Genealogy is an Australian researcher living in Australia and is going to give a talk on how to research your convicts and what their lives would have […]
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Paupers and Vagrants, Life in the Sheffield Workhouse
Aizlewood Business Centre, Aizlewood's Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG Nursery Street, SheffieldJoin us to hear Mary Garside's talk which explains why people were in the workhouse, and how they were accommodated according to whether they were considered 'deserving' or 'undeserving'. Mary […]
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AGM followed by ‘Bishops’ House, 500 years of a Derbyshire farmhouse’
Aizlewood Business Centre, Aizlewood's Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG Nursery Street, SheffieldThe AGM will be held at 2 pm, directly followed by 'Bishops' House, 500 years of a Derbyshire Farmhouse', a talk by Ken Dash on Sheffield's best preserved timber framed […]
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“Life, Times and Heritage of J.G. Graves”
Aizlewood Business Centre, Aizlewood's Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG Nursery Street, SheffieldKen Beaumont will give his talk on J G Graves, the successful entrepreneur and public benefactor. Born in 1866 in Lincolnshire, he became Lord Mayor of Sheffield and an Alderman […]
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Sand between the toes
Aizlewood Business Centre, Aizlewood's Mill, Nursery Street, Sheffield S3 8GG Nursery Street, SheffieldIn this talk, Anne Featherstone takes us down memory lane to remember sunshine, sea and sand.Childhood holidays and recollections of a 60's family holiday in Skeggy are recalled.
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Guided tour – Sheffield Millenium Galleries
Millenium Galleries Surrey Place, SheffieldOur visit this year is to the Millenium Galleries where we will focus on the metalwork collection and undertake 'A Culinary Carry On' guided tour, which gives the answers to […]