What's On

Here are some events that the A Few Forgotten Women Team are involved in, collectively or individually. Follow the links for further details, or to contact the organisation running the event. Some events may be restricted to members of the hosting society only.

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28 February 2026 Ancestors on the Margins an online talk by Janet Few for Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society (Southern Ontario Branch)

8 March 2026 International Women's Day

9 March 2026 Fallen Women or Vulnerable Girls? an online talk by Janet Few for East Surrey Family History Society

15 April 2026 Doxies, Dolly-mops and Dressmakers: the history of prostitution 1780-1930 an online talk by Janet Few for Ryedale Family History Society

26 April 2026 Preserving the Past for the Future an in person talk by Janet Few for the Guild of One-Name Studies conference

28 April 2026 Women in Travail: childbirth and midwifery 1600-1950 an online talk by Janet Few for Dorset Family History Society

8 May 2026 Forgotten Women Friday - The Brixton Orphanage for Fatherless Girls

11 May 2026 The People who Families Forgot: stories of asylum inmates an online talk by Janet Few, part of Society of Genealogists' Mental Health and Family History Day online

2 June 2026 Putting your Female Ancestors into Context start of a 5 week online course led by Janet Few for Pharos Tutors

4 July 2026 Researching Women a workshop by Margaret Roberts for Devon Family History Society

October 2026 All About that Place

9-11 October 2026 Devon Family History Society 50th Birthday Residential Conference. The Sunday, which is International Day of the Girl, will be devoted to presentations with a female focus, including those from Forgotten Women team members Helen Shields and Margaret Roberts

18 January 2027 The Ill, the Impoverished, the Illegitimate and the Insane: researching our marginalised ancestors an online talk by Janet Few for Sheffield Family History Society