Statement re Coronavirus Precautions
With the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19) the committee of Malvern Family History Society are implementing the following changes. These are necessary as many of our members and volunteers are in…
Have you ancestors who served The Worcestershire Regiment?
We have had this information from the Mercian Regiment who are custodians of the archive collections of The Worcestershire Regiment (and its forebears). “We offer a specialist research enquiry service…
Exhibition and Viewing of 31 High Street, Droitwich Spa
31 High Street, Droitwich Spa was originally an open hall house which dates back in parts to 1340. Over the last few years it has been restored and there is…
Do you have Kidderminster connections?
For those of you with ancestors in Kidderminster, there is a new group on Facebook: the Kidderminster & District Family History Facebook Group. They are a closed group who use…
Q&A Panel – The Results
In April 2019, our meeting was a "Ask the Panel" session. Three of our most expert and knowledgeable members were on the panel: Frank Townsend, Gwen Evans and Mary Fraser.…
Tour the forge in Barnards Green
The Barnards Green History Group invite you to join them at an open morning of an historic local venue. Barnards Green Forge was opened in 1868 by William Reynolds and…
CARN cards – some information from one of our members
I wonder if members know about the demise of the County Archive Research Network (CARN) card last November. I am planning my annual visit to Dorset and thought I would…
Lower Howsell’s very own Lark Rise to Candleford!
Susan Payne, a member of MFHS who lives in Lincolnshire, has this postcard of Lower Howsell Road in Malvern sent by her great-grandmother. She wrote to us asking if anyone…
MFHS at 21
We celebrate our 21st birthday this year, so at the AGM on 6th July we marked it with a birthday cake suitably decorated for the occasion. Frank Townsend was invited…
Report from June Meeting
David Hawkins, well-known author of genealogical books, gave a talk at the June meeting on “Criminal Ancestors”. Far from being ashamed, he said he was proud of such people who…
Barnards Green History Project
Under the projects section of the website, you'll find a page describing a project to chart the history of one area of Malvern: Barnards Green. To help publicise the project…
MFHS Website wins an award
Every year the Federation of Family History Societies holds a competition to select the best websites produced by member societies. There are awards for an overall winner, large society and…