Friday 6th September
Time | Event | |
13:30 to 18:00 | Registration Desk Open – Triumph Bar |
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15:00 to 15:30 | Tea/Coffee Break – Triumph Bar |
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15:30 to 15:45 | Short Welcome to the Conference Alec Tritton – London Suite |
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15:45 to 16:45 | Prehistoric Migration to the British Isles: from the year dot to 1066 Dr Andrew Millard – London Suite |
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16:45 to 17:00 | Comfort Break – Room Change |
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17:00 to 18:00 | Did British Naming Patterns Also Cross the Atlantic? Craig L. Foster – Picadilly Room |
Getting the best from passenger lists John Hanson – Westminster Room |
19:00 to 20:30 | Dinner – London Suite |
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20:30 to 21:30 | Shackles, Shekels and Shrapnel – the Exodus to the Southern Seas Michelle Patient – London Suite |
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21:45 to 23:00 |
Fun Quiz – London Suite |
Saturday 7th September
Time | Event | |
07:30 to 09:00 |
Breakfast – The Brasserie |
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08:30 to 10:00 | Registration Desk Open for day delegate arrivals – Triumph Bar |
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09:30 to 10:30 | UK Resources for the British Overseas Else Churchill – Picadilly Room |
How Far Did Your Ancestor Travel? Migration within the UK before the advent of the railways Celia Heritage – Westminster Room |
10:30 to 11:00 |
Tea/Coffee Break – Triumph Bar |
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11:00 to 12:00 | The Petworth Emigration Project
Alison McCann – Picadilly Room |
Crime, Criminals and Transportation to America and the West Indies, 1615-1776 Paul Blake – Westminster Room |
12:00 to 13:30 | Lunch – The Brasserie |
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13:30 to 14:30 | Ancestry from Abroad: Migration to England between 1330 and 1550 Dr. Bart Lambert – Picadilly Room |
Sausages, Bacon and Pork Pies – Culinary Paths to Success for 19th Century German Immigrants Karl-Heinz Wüstner – Westminster Room |
14:45 to 15:45 | Scottish Emigration to North America: Before, During and After the Rebellions Paul Milner – Picadilly Room |
Diaspora – A Scattering of Seeds Geraldine Charles – Westminster Room |
15:45 to 16:15 |
Tea/Coffee Break – Triumph Bar |
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16:15 to 17:15 | The Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain Dr. Turi King – London Suite |
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18:30 to 19:00 |
Drinks Reception hosted by findmypast.co.uk The Rotunda |
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19:00 to 20:30 | Conference Banquet – London Suite | |
20:45 to 21:30 |
After Dinner Speaker The Issues of Migration and Integration in Anglo-Saxon England Dr Janina Ramirez – London Suite |
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21:45 to 23:59 |
Celebration Disco – London Suite |
Sunday 8th September
Time | Event | |
07:00 to 09:00 | Breakfast – The Brasserie |
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08:30 to 10:00 | Registration Desk Open for day delegate arrivals – Triumph Bar |
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09:00 to 10:00 | Bright lights, big city: a case study in rural-to-urban migration Peter Park – Picadilly Room |
American Loyalists, Land Grants and Claims Paul Blake- Westminster Room |
10:15 to 11:15 | Irish Emigration to North America: Before, During and After the Famine Paul Milner – Picadilly Room |
Jewish Immigration into and Trans-Migration through Scotland Michael Tobias – Westminster Room |
11:15 to 11:45 |
Tea/Coffee Break – Triumph Room |
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11:45 to 12:45 | The Exile of Erin: Researchingthe Poor Irishin Victorian London Else Churchill – Picadilly Room |
Faith, Fish, Farm or Family?: motivations for emigration from North Devon 1830-1900 Dr. Janet Few – Westminster Room |
12:45 to 14:30 | Lunch – The Brasserie |
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14:30 to 15:30 | Bounce back – Migrants who returned home John Titford – London Suite |
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15:30 | Close of Conference – London Suite |