Severn Hall, Three Counties Showground
Sat 14th March 2026, 10:00 -16:00

Free Talks

Theatre 1

Breaking Down Brick Walls
Mark Bayley - Online Genealogy Expert

Uncover the secrets to overcoming stumbling blocks in your family history research! Discover new and innovative search strategies to locate those elusive relatives. Explore unique record collections that can tell you more about your ancestors’ lives.

Mark Bayley - Online Genealogy Expert

Hidden in the Small Print
Mia Bennett - Expert Researcher

Discover how little details can reveal the answer to your problems. This talk looks at where additional information may be hidden within documents that you have already viewed. It takes you through different ways of examining and viewing records to get more from them. Often it is these small clues that can help break through brickwalls.

Mia Bennett - Expert Researcher

Mother’s baby, father’s maybe: How DNA testing uncovered a 100-year-old family secret
Debbie Kennett - DNA Expert

DNA testing is a powerful tool to solve family history mysteries: from unknown grandparents to unnamed fathers on a birth certificates, it can often reveal unexpected truths.

Debbie Kennett - DNA Expert

Pinning Down Your Ancestors
Mark Bayley - Online Genealogy Expert

Unleash the power of historical records and maps to track an ancestor throughout their life. Also learn how to discover how an area changed over time and what that would mean for your ancestors' lives. Join us for an illuminating talk that brings your family’s past to life through geographic connections.

Mark Bayley - Online Genealogy Expert

TheGenealogist’s Latest Launches
Mark Bayley - Online Genealogy Expert

Discover all the new collections TheGenealogist has launched recently and discover what exciting releases are coming soon.

Mark Bayley - Online Genealogy Expert

Tracing Your Industrial Labourer Ancestors
Nick Barratt - Historian, Author and Professional Genealogist

A technical talk that examines the key sources that you'd use to trace industrial labourers and a variety of professions linked to transportation networks, factory workers and mining and how to find out more about their ways of life.

Nick Barratt - Historian, Author and Professional Genealogist

Talk times may be subject to change, please check the timetable at the venue on the day of the show for any changes.