Family history
Our members are keen family historians, each of whom is working on building out their own family tree and collecting the stories that surround it. We meet once a month to help each other research ancestors, overcome brick walls, and explore new resources, tools and approaches. The group is geared more to those who have some experience of working on their family history, and we offer a warm welcome to newcomers.
We do not offer any form of taught course but aim to learn from the shared experience and expertise of our members. Our meetings normally address a specific subject and can include presentations, group discussions and, increasingly, interactive sessions where the group works together on a genealogical task.
2026 programme
We will share our 2026 programme shortly – please check back on this page for updates.
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2025 | Planning meeting – and some festive genealogical fun |
| 20 Jan | |
| 17 Feb | |
| 17 Mar | |
| 21 Apr | |
| 19 May | |
| 16 Jun | |
| 21 Jul | |
| 18 Aug | |
| 15 Sep | |
| 20 Oct | |
| 17 Nov | |
| 15 Dec |
Programme 2025
Venue
Time
Third Tuesday of the month 10:30-12:30
Fee
To cover the cost of hiring the room and refreshments, we ask for a payment of £15 to cover the first (and then again the last) six sessions of the year. Those attending occasional meetings – new members for example – will be asked to pay £2.50 per meeting
Convenor
Debra Charnley
For more information please email salfordu3a@gmail.com marking the subject line of your email ‘FAO: Debra Charnley’.
Reader contributions
A brush with TV genealogy – read about the experiences of one of our members who was approached by researchers from the TV production company behind “DNA Journey”.
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