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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Staffordshire => Topic started by: cati on Friday 22 July 11 19:25 BST (UK)
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On Friday 19 August myself and some of my Family History group will be having a meeting at Bantock House, Wolverhampton - if anyone would like to join us, please do.
We shall be meeting up at 12.00 for a picnic lunch in the courtyard outside the tearooms (inside if wet) and then exploring the house and gardens.
Please PM me if you'd like to come.
Cati
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raises mi hand lol I'll come along :) im only a few streets away!!... hope more folk from the area will come too :) hugs ya :)
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You'll recognise me - I'll be the one looking harassed.... ;D
Kate
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LOLOLOL and you'll know me, I'll probably be in my wolves jacket (unless its hot that day then just white tshirt lol )
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In which case we shall look kike very other adult there!
Went to Baggeridge Country Park yesterday - full of anklebiters of course - the cakes in the tearoom could have been - errr - shall we say 'Less Stale'?
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LOL @ less stale, hopefully the weather will be good too :) come on Wulfrunians!! add yerself to the meet!! we dont get many chances t get together :) (who knows, could become a regular thing?:) )
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Cati plz can yu advise me how to get to Bantock house from Wolverhampton if using public transport ty xxx
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Bus Number 3 from outside the Art Gallery on Lichfield Street - stop BA - takes you to right outside Bantock House. Busses are every 7 minutes and the journey takes about 10 minutes.
Cati
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thats brilliant ty Cati x
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and number 4 from lichfield st, (the old 513) thats My bus lol
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Thanks truebrit. The re-numbering of the buses/new bus station/fact that half the buses don't stop or start from the new bus station has left me in a state of total confusion...
Cati
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posts in here again, to re bump it up the threads list so we can get s many who want to come along to see the message and come:)
Im looking forward to it:) hope the weather will be nice:)
Andy
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The weather forecast is sunny...
By the way, the 'mini-meet' is an informal get together and explore: the staff at Bantock House are not expecting us: not that this will cause any problems, but if anyone tells the staff that they're there for the meet, the staff will not have the faintest idea what you're talking about...
I shall be in the courtyard by the tearoom (or in the tearoom) from 12 noon - I'll be wearing a lilac fleece
Cati
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ahhh lol good point (btw went to penn library yesterday and got that book lol...the librarian checked it first on the computer n said no we dont have it LOLOL)
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This is the current exhibition at Bantock House:
Bantock family postcards, illustrating their travels around the world, displayed alongside objects from the collection from relevant countries and Thomas Cook travels brochures for the period.
Sounds interesting...
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Cati i can't get the time off to come. I'm reducing my hours from nov, i'm partially retiring so i may be able to meet up in the future. I will still go and have a look at bantock house though as it seems interesting.
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hi,,,,,, hope you enjoy mini meet and have lots of fun,,,,, i am a bilstonianwulfrunian,,, living in devonshire!! sadly a bit far away,,, but will read all about it i hope on posts,,,, angela
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Unfortunately I'm at work and can't make it :( but will try and make it next time
Willow x
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boooo!! @ Willow!! bout time i met my long long distant cousin LOLOL
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Yeah I know was looking forward to meeting everyone especially u cousin *HUGS*
Willow x
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Sandwiches cut; mobile phone charged; camera in bag; weather looks good....
Are we ready to rock? 8)
Cati
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Lol how long do I need to allow for bus to get from Wolves to Bantock house plz x
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say 10 mins for the bus Angel eyes :) roughly that from town.. n yup mes all ready, Im only 5 min walk away tho so its easier for me lol, Bantock was my "thirdhome" as a child, was over there almost daily lol (the castle on Bradmore rec being second home LOL)
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Ty Truebritmega just got to West Brom on my way to metro x
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So, how did the meet go? Would have loved to join you, but had long ago arranged an appointment for this date. I used to live in The Avenue, off Bhylls Lane until 1950 when family moved to Claverley, Shropshire. Have now lived in Worcester for many years, but still have fond memories of walking with a friend and our dolls' prams to Bantock Park. I don't know if the house was a museum then. I think we thought it was so grand that the Queen lived there!
giraffe
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PS - looking forward to the next one!
giraffe
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When I started planning the meet it was just as a afternoon out for my family history group, who meet every month - hence the fact it was on Friday afternoon... then it developed into a mini-meet, which I think everyone enjoyed. I'm thinking of arranging a similar 'do' for the FH group next spring - probably a group visit to Wolverhampton Archives - and also a similar picnic day next summer - preferably to somewhere cheap... all suggestions welcome...
If enough people are interested, I can contact Wolves Archives, who will arrange a guided tour behing the scenes at the archives: my group had a tour last year, which was very interesting. I had vague plans of turning this into a full day and hiring one of the meeting rooms to do a bit of tutoring as well, but the room hire would be £60 - £80.
Quell coincidence, as Del Boy would say: I was at school in Finchfield from 1965 - 1967, and one of my close friends lived on Bhylls Lane. In fact I walked down Bhylls Lane a few weeks ago to get to the Kingswinford Railway Walk. And a month ago today I was having lunch in the Plough in Claverley!
Cati
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My father and uncle were the grocery shopkeepers 1950 - about 1966. The shop window is still visible (opposite the 'Crown') but is now a private house, as with the butcher's which was on the corner of High Street opposite the 'Plough'. The Post Office was still there last time I heard. While in Wolves my sister and I went to Woodfield Avenue School, then to the village school which was next to the Vicarage, opposite the 'Kings Arms'. Are all three 'hostelries' still going I wonder?
giraffe
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All three pubs still there...
I live a few minutes walk from Woodfield Avenue School; but I went to school at 'Greenhaven', just a little further up the Penn Road!
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I,m more miffed than ever now, can't wait for the next meet-up. I only found the post by 'Truebrit' by chance, I'll have to keep my eyes open for the next one!
giraffe
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ahhh so me posting about it in My other bradmore thread caught yer eye huh giraffe? hehe
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Yep !! Big grin !!
giraffe
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Sorry I couldn't make this meet (I used to love Bantock Park museum) but I will certainly be interested in any future ones so you can keep me in the loop.
On the "small world" topic, I used to live in Woodfield Avenue, all through my teens, but went to school in the town centre.
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Message for truebritmega - caught your note re Smallwood occupations in and around Walsall. My line is from William Smallwood b 1787 Walsall - ladies side saddle stirrup maker - and I wondered if you were researching the same line?
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Hiya, yup I was researching that line... sadly, it turned out not to be my line.. not sure if I still have the details, but I did go fairly deep into it and yes they were ladies stirrup makers
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If enough people are interested, I can contact Wolves Archives, who will arrange a guided tour behing the scenes at the archives: my group had a tour last year, which was very interesting. I had vague plans of turning this into a full day and hiring one of the meeting rooms to do a bit of tutoring as well, but the room hire would be £60 - £80.
Cati,
I would be interested in a visit to Wolves Archive.
If there is not enough people for a behind the scenes tour, can we muster enough interest for a
"Dummies" guide to the Archive visit? Please.
As for the days tutoring I would be happy to help make this idea a reality.
I have a couple of projects I need help with ;D
Rich
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I think we'd probably need about 10 for a behind the scenes tour (so that's you, me and 8 others...)
I think the archive would be okay with me doing a 'dummies' session, but I've have to check.
I might be able to source a meeting room for less, about 20 min walk from the archive, if enough people were interested: perhaps a talk on something, a brickwall session, lunch and then the archive tour?
Let me know if anyone would be interested - but I think that this would have to be a weekday.
Cati
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Cati i would be interested as i have a rather difficult bilston ancestor to sort out although i've got ideas! I work monday and tuesdays and with enough notice i can probably get one of them off if need be. Also i've started to help cheslyn hay family history society with people's request for info.
jean
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In case anyone hasn't notice Cati has arranged a mini-meet for this year too
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=584132.new#new
I would be up for a training session too ;D
Willow x
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Well done Willow.
Only seven more to find.
Come on folks, don't let history be a mystery.
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Okay, so it looks as though the idea of a day course has finally sprung to life...
I’ll start looking at venue prices and then we can get a bit further into deciding the format: but off the top of my head I’m thinking:
10.00 Meet up, coffee, icebreaker
11.00 Talk
12.00 Break for lunch
12.45 Brickwall session
1.45 Coffee
2.00 Archive tour
3.30 Coffee, followed by free time in archive
If we go for a room at the archive, it would save time traipsing across the city centre and currently would cost £60/£80 if we use the room for a half day - if we need it for a full day then the cost would be £100/120: a speaker would cost possibly a max of £50.00. If we can count on 10 people, the max cost per person would be £17.00. We’d need to provide our own lunches, but there is a little coffee room.
Now, I can think of two speakers I could contact who could do us a talk on some aspect of local history – or would you prefer me to pontificate on something? And if the latter, can I have some ideas on what you would like me to talk about? I do teach Family History, but mainly at beginner/intermediate level.
Ideas please...
Cati
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Silly Cati - should have checked pricing of rooms first - I've amended my earlier post ...
Cati
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So disappointed, I'll be issuing postal votes that day. Can't avoid it, it's been on the cards ever since the date of May Elections was fixed. :-[
I suppose I can look forward to another meet in Summer?
giraffe
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So disappointed, I'll be issuing postal votes that day. Can't avoid it, it's been on the cards ever since the date of May Elections was fixed. :-[
I suppose I can look forward to another meet in Summer?
giraffe
A bit confusing here: I guess you're referring to MiniMeet II, on 20 April? I've put in my FH class programme another Works Outing for the third Friday in August (think it's the 17th) and I'm happy for that to be another MiniMeet - - MiniMeet III? Son Of MiniMeet?? - any suggestions for venue welcome (keep it cheap, folks....)
Cati
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lololol ok.. so which mini meet is a mini meet and which a meet of a mini meet and which meet is the meet? lolololol
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Beginner's level will do for me please.
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Hi
I would be interested, but I can't do Tuesdays or Fridays
Margp
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Perhaps we could do with another thread... or can we spilt this one??
MargP: noted, and the archive are closed on Mondays. Would a Wednesday suit everyone? - that's the late night opening.
Cati
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Wednesday is ok with me
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Wednesday is okay for me but can you confirm the date please as i'm getting confused with the different mention of mini meets.
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Okay weste:
MiniMeet II - general meetup and chat - at Bantock House on Friday 20 April
MiniMeet III - or Return of MiniMeet - is on Friday 17 August - venue to be decided but might be Bantock House
Day at Archives - not yet decided, not a Monday, Tues or Friday: possibly a Wednesday
Cati
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mini meet 2, yup i'll be there.. cant say for the other 2 yet
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Hopefully me too for Minimeet 3.
giraffe
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Good job I didn't 'book' for No 2 as I have just heard I'll definitely be doing Election duties all day. Will have to wait for August, perhaps I'll be luckier then! (gnashing teeth with disappointment).
giraffe
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glad someone re re posted in here cos someone(wonder if they'll catch on who me means heheh)... almost fergot it was gonna be this coming friday
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Hope everyone has a good day.
giraffe