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

Free Talks

Theatre 1

10:30
TheGenealogist’s Latest Launches
Mark Bayley - Online Genealogy Expert

Learn how to maximise your family history research with the latest resources from TheGenealogist. Mark will walk you through their recent collection launches, demonstrating how these new records can help you trace your elusive ancestors. You'll also get to be the first to know what's next on the horizon with a special preview of upcoming releases.

Mark Bayley - Online Genealogy Expert

11:00
Tracing Your Industrial Labourer Ancestors
Nick Barratt - Historian, Author and Professional Genealogist

Examine 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

12:00
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

13:00
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

14:00
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

15:00
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

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