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| Plaque in Hazeldene Road - find out about YOUR family history |
Harlesden Routes is a free family history programme LINK which will run
between January to March 2013 to support local people in taking the
first steps in learning and researching their family history. We are
looking for committed individuals who live, work and/
or have strong family connections with Harlesden. Participants must be
willing to develop a case study based on interviews and or research of
an aspect of their family history which can be shared with others
locally.
Harlesden is a culturally diverse area with many untold stories and
experiences of local history and migration which makes the area a
positive and inclusive place to live and work. Every Generation mission
is to promote the oral and family heritage of the lives
and history of local communities.
The Harlesden Routes Course will start on February 6th with all
activities taking place on a Wednesday evening at the Unity Centre LINK. In
addition there also be a trip to Brent Museum and Archives and the ‘Who
Do You Think You Are’ family history exhibition at
Olympia.
The session will cover different aspects of family history using local
records and online archives, using photographs, social history, creative
writing, interviewing techniques and the importance of DNA.
Harlesden Routes is a partnership which involves Every Generation,
Catalyst Gateway, and Brent Museum and Archives. The projected is funded
by Harlesden Community First and LIFT.
Place are limited so please email patrick@everygeneration.co.uk for an application form or further
details.
I grew up in Harlesden and my parents have lived there since the 60s. It has changed a lot since my childhood and promoting the local history of the place is a fantastic idea.
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