Taking Family History Further -Tracing First World War Ancestors

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This online workshop will help you find out about your ancestors who served in the First World War.

If you have found that your ancestors were in the military, this session is for you. We will look at how to access and use the census, absent voter lists, medal cards and attestation papers.Our one hour online workshops include<ul><li>A talk on how to use Norfolk sources for your research</li></ul><ul><li>A chance to ask questions during the session</li></ul><ul><li>A workbook containing workshop notes and a practical activity</li></ul><ul><li>A chance to view some of our Website Tutorials explaining how to use various websites to locate and access the documents mentioned.</li></ul>Norfolk Archives and Heritage Development Foundation supporters can enjoy our research workshops for free. <a href="https://norah-df.org.uk/" title="https://norah-df.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">For more information and to join visit NorAH</a>.<ul><li>Find our Spring 2024 programme of events <a href="https://norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/events-spring-2024/(opens in a new tab)" title="https://norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/events-spring-2024/(opens in a new tab)" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a></li></ul>If you are no longer able to attend, please let us know so that we can offer your place to someone on the waiting list.

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