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SUMMARY:FHSC Seminars: Fact from Fiction: what the great 19th century novel
 s can tell us about our ancestors? with David Annal
DESCRIPTION:Family History Through the Eyes of Great Novelists! Have you ev
 er wondered what the great novelists of the eighteenth and nineteenth cent
 uries can teach us about our ancestors?
 Join us as Dave Annal takes a fa
 scinating exploration of family history hidden within the pages of some of
  Britain's best-loved novels. Drawing on the works of authors including Ch
 arles Dickens\, Jane Austen\, Thomas Hardy\, George Eliot\, Emily Brontë\
 , and Wilkie Collins\, Dave reveals how fiction can provide remarkable ins
 ights into the lives\, experiences\, and challenges faced by our ancestors
 . Using extracts covering subjects such as family relationships\, birth\, 
 baptism\, marriage\, work\, education\, travel\, and family research\, Dav
 e demonstrates how novelists can help us understand the social realities b
 ehind the records we use every day. Along the way\, we encounter family tr
 ees\, agricultural labourers\, Victorian city streets\, and even a Dickens
  character who could be described as one of the earliest family historians
 .
 The talk concludes with a piece of advice from Great Expectations that
  every genealogist should remember: \"Take nothing on its looks\; take eve
 rything on evidence. There is no better rule.\" Whether you are a lover of
  classic literature\, an enthusiastic family historian\, or simply curious
  about how fiction can illuminate the past\, this promises to be a thought
 -provoking and enjoyable presentation.
 This event is also open to non-me
 mbers\, with fee of £5. Registration opens on 1st&nbsp\;November when the
  red&nbsp\;‘Register [Individual]’ button will show on the top left of
  this page\, just click on that button\, you will also receive an email co
 nfirmation. Non-members will be required to create a free FHSC account and
  complete the payment details. Registration will close on 16th November.

  The zoom links/meeting protocol will be forwarded to all registrants the 
 day before the talk.
 If you run into any difficulties with this\, then p
 lease contact us on the dedicated seminar email address – seminar@fhsc.u
 k The Seminar series is co-ordinated by Margaret Spate\, Jean Laidlaw and 
 Margaret Roberts and ALL correspondence\, queries etc should be sent to th
 e dedicated email address.
 &nbsp\;
 PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT RECORD SEMINA
 R TALKS
LOCATION:Mirion Street\, Crewe\, CW1 2AP England\, United Kingdom
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