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Social History: Researching Displaced People
Globally there are 80 million displaced people – mind blowing!
In this tutorial, Julie Goucher describes how displacement has occurred during the 19th and 20th centuries and how family historians might discover their displaced ancestors.
Julie explores: what displacement means; its causes; and the historical context that might indicate that someone was displaced.
Julie also covers what to focus on when you need to research those that were displaced: the organisations; the records, archives, and resources to use; and some tips for progressing your research on displaced people.
Julie includes some case studies to illustrate what you can do, including:
- the Rohingya people, from 2014;
- Europe at the end of WWII;
-the Far East at the end of WWII;
- Germans, Italian and Japanese in Australia, and Japanese POWs in Russia during WWII;
- overseas prisoners 1803-1815.
There will be plenty of time for a Questions session.
There are no special entry requirements for this tutorial and you do not need to be a Member of the Society of Genealogists to attend. Expect a friendly atmosphere, an expert tutor and lots of detail.
In this tutorial, Julie Goucher describes how displacement has occurred during the 19th and 20th centuries and how family historians might discover their displaced ancestors.
Julie explores: what displacement means; its causes; and the historical context that might indicate that someone was displaced.
Julie also covers what to focus on when you need to research those that were displaced: the organisations; the records, archives, and resources to use; and some tips for progressing your research on displaced people.
Julie includes some case studies to illustrate what you can do, including:
- the Rohingya people, from 2014;
- Europe at the end of WWII;
-the Far East at the end of WWII;
- Germans, Italian and Japanese in Australia, and Japanese POWs in Russia during WWII;
- overseas prisoners 1803-1815.
There will be plenty of time for a Questions session.
There are no special entry requirements for this tutorial and you do not need to be a Member of the Society of Genealogists to attend. Expect a friendly atmosphere, an expert tutor and lots of detail.
This tutorial runs from 14.00 to 15.45 UK time. It costs £15.00; Members of the Society of Genealogists: £12.00. On 12 February an email invitation will be sent to all who have booked which includes a password and link to the talk - remember to check your spam folder!
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Sat 13 Feb 2021
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