I've never heard of this before. Do tell us more, please. And can this info be accessed on line or elsewhere? Those of us outside the UK won't be able to attend the program. Kay -------------------------------------------------- From: <eng-worcester-request@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 3:00 AM To: <eng-worcester@rootsweb.com> Subject: ENG-WORCESTER Digest, Vol 5, Issue 60 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Bromsgrove BMSGH May meeting - The 1851 Religious Census- > open to all (Mike YEGWART) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 07 May 2010 11:24:24 +0100 > From: Mike YEGWART <mike.yegwart@btinternet.com> > Subject: [WOR] Bromsgrove BMSGH May meeting - The 1851 Religious > Census- open to all > To: Worcester <ENG-WORCESTER@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <4BE3EA58.8090208@btinternet.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > The Bromsgrove Branch of the Birmingham and Midland Society for > Genealogy and Heraldry > > Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday 11th May at 7.45 p.m. > > ?The 1851 Religious Census of Worcestershire and Birmingham? > by John Aitken > > former lecturer at the School of Continuing Studies, University of > Birmingham > > The 1851 Religious census of Worcestershire and Birmingham was the first > (and last) attempt by Government to count the worshippers in England and > Wales on a single Sunday. John?s talk will explore why and how it was > done, what it tells us about religion and society of the time and why it > was never repeated. Emphasis will be on the Worcestershire results with > some references to Birmingham. John edited the Worcestershire Returns > for this census and they were published by the Worcestershire Historical > Society in 2000. > > ******************************* > This event will take place at Bromsgrove Methodist Centre, 19, Stratford > Road, Bromsgrove, B60 1AS. > ************************* > > -- > Mike Yegwart > > Branch Chairman > Bromsgrove BMSGH > > The Family History Site for North Worcestershire > > http://www.bromsgrovebmsgh.co.uk/ > > The Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry > http://www.bmsgh.org/ > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the ENG-WORCESTER list administrator, send an email to > ENG-WORCESTER-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the ENG-WORCESTER mailing list, send an email to > ENG-WORCESTER@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WORCESTER-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of ENG-WORCESTER Digest, Vol 5, Issue 60 > ******************************************** >