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We
started teaching family history three years ago in Birmingham,
England. Word quickly grew and now we are teaching family
history classes across the West Midlands. Outlined
below is information about the work we do and the services
we can offer.
| Education |
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| Consultancy |
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| Personal
Tuition |
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| Research
Services |
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Education
We
offer a full range of courses, workshops, talks, lectures
and study days aimed at all people from absolute beginners
to the more experienced.
Courses
- (Currently only England and Wales)
We have developed a series of courses catering for the absolute
beginner to the more experienced. We have 5 courses in total,
each course lasting for a period of 10 weeks with a 2 hour
session each week.
To view a summary of the content of the first course 'A
beginners Guide to Family History' click
here. For detailed information about any of the other
courses or day schools please contact us.
Part
1 (overview)
A Beginner's Guide to Family History
Level: Absolute Beginner |
Part
4
Tracing your Ancestors - Further Steps
Level: Intermediate |
Part
2
Tracing your Ancestors - Basic Sources
Level: Beginner |
Part
5
Tracing your Ancestors - Advanced Steps
Level: Advanced |
Part
3
Tracing your Ancestors - Next Steps
Level: Intermediate |
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Dayschools
We provide day schools for people wanting to trace
their family history in any of the following countries:
- Scotland
- Ireland
- Caribbean
- England and Wales.
We also carry out workshops in any of the 50 topics that
we cover in our courses.
Consultancy
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Family History Detectives can provide individuals or organisations
with a wide range of family history related consultancy services,
helping individual clients get the most out of their research
and assisting organisations in developing their resourses
and skill base.
Over
the past few years we have been involved in a number of projects
such as the Wordsley Glass Initiative and the Telford Commemoration
of the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Amongst other things,
we are currently working in partnership with the Birmingham
Library Service on a Project entitled "History On Your Doorstep"
encouraging people to use their local library to trace their
family history.
Personal
Tuition ^back
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We offer individually tailored, personal tuition on tracing
your ancestors. Please contact us
for more details of this service.
Research
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We offer a Family History Research Service which can conduct
research on your behalf. We cannot do your whole family tree
but we can help you with researching a particular person,
or if you are experiencing a research problem. We can carry
out general research and also specific research in the locality
where we are based in Central England.
To
help get you started we have provided links to all the archives
we can visit. We would suggest that if you have an ancestor
who lived in one of the following areas, click on the archive
and see what records they have:
| Birmingham
City Archives |
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| Birmingham
Archdiocesan Archives |
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| Coventry
History Centre |
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| Dudley
Archives |
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| Leicestershire
Record Office |
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| Lichfield
Record Office |
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| Modern
Records Centre |
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| Nottinghamshire
Archives |
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| Sandwell
Archives |
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| Shakespeare
Archives |
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| Shropshire
Archives |
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| Walsall
Local History Centre |
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| Warwickshire
County Record Office |
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| Wolverhampton
Archives |
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| Worcestershire
Record Office |
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Now
that you've seen the records you can either visit the archive
yourself or we can do it for you.
If
you decide on the latter email us first with your request,
question or problem. Then if you decide to go ahead with the
research you will need to fill out an application.
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To
apply for research to be undertaken on your behalf,
download and complete the application form found here
(PDF format)
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To
read this form you will require Adobe Reader™ which can
be downloaded here
What
will you get?
Following our research, you will receive a written report
containing a listing of all the sources checked on your
behalf and a transcript or copy of the information relevant
to your particular enquiry. You should normally receive
your report within a month of your original enquiry. We
will tell you if we are unable to provide the information
you have requested or if it cannot be found within the time
for which you have paid.
What
do I need to include in my application?
The application form is self explanatory. Keep your request
simple and specific. If you need more than one piece of
information, let us know which is the most important, in
case there is not enough time to find everything. Tell us
if you've already used other internet genealogical resources
(e.g. the International Genealogical Index).
What
will it cost?
The charge for a search will be calculated at the following
rates:
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Time
taken for research
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Cost
per hour (or part thereof)
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up
to 5hours
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£25
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over
5 hours
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Cost
includes charges for report writing, postage and administration,
as well as copies of up to six documents, if we find anything
of interest. The minimum fee is for an hour's work. Please
note that if we need to order certificates this will not
be included in the hourly rate. You will need to pay for
these separately.
We
will tell you if we are unable to provide the information
you have requested or if it cannot be found within the time
for which you have paid.
Click
here to view our Terms and conditions
If
you require any further information or clarification about
any of the work we do please contact
us and we will be delighted to assist you.
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