Family History Group C had been held at my house from 1-3pm on the first Thursday of each month until the advent of Coronavirus. The group meetings are held on Zoom and will be until it is safe to resume meeting face to face. The group has a limit of 10 members, with 2 vacancies presently. The group was set up at the beginning of Bramhall U3A and is made up of people with varying levels of research skills, constantly developing with time and experience. The purpose of the group is to support and develop our skills in researching our family trees. This may include the use of internet subscription sites, free internet sites, libraries, specialist magazines and books, local family history societies and DNA testing. The strength of the group is that our various interests lead us to develop new research skills thereby enabling members to learn from each others experiences - we are all experts in certain areas of our research. My position as the group leader/facilitator comes from decades of family history research; membership of the Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society with whom I assist in running a weekly help desk at Manchester Central Library, authorship of the society help leaflet titled using DNA for Family History Research; plus membership of the High Peaks U3A Group, organisers of our annual 'The Family History Conference', that takes place each September at the Palace Hotel in Buxton. Brian Turner.

Family History Group C is run at my house from 1-3pm on the first Thursday of each month, and has a limit of 10 members. The group was set up at the beginning of Bramhall U3A and is made up of people with varying levels of research skills, which are constantly developing with time and experience.
The purpose of the group is to support and develop our skills in researching our family trees, which may include the use of internet subscription sites, free internet sites, libraries, magazines, books, local family history societies and the use of DNA testing. The strength of the group is that our various interests lead us to develop new research skills thereby creating the ability for us to learn from each others research experiences - we are all experts in certain areas of our research.
My position as the group leader/facilitator comes from decades of family history research, membership of the Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society with whom I assist in running a weekly help desk at Manchester Central Library, the writing of the society help leaflet titled using DNA for Family History Research, plus membership of the High Peaks U3A Group that organises the annual 'The Family History Conference', that takes place each September at the Palace Hotel in Buxton.