# Event Details - **Event Name**: Research your family or house history - for FREE (Cromer) - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 pm – Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 03:30 pm - **Event Description**: Want to research the history of your family or house but don’t know where to start? This beginner’s session will get you on track, for free!About this EventThis beginner’s session consists of a half-hour talk to introduce the basics of family and house history followed by optional half-hour bookable one-to-one sessions.Your research journey doesn’t need to start with expensive subscriptions to family history websites or magazines. Many of the archives and guides you will need are available for free – you just need to know where to look.The talk will cover archive maps, the UK Censuses, the 1939 Register, birth, death and marriage records, parish registers, newspaper articles, electoral registers, etc. It will also signpost you to other resources so that you can continue your journey on your own.Although the talk is aimed at beginners, it might also provide a useful refresher for those who have taken a break from their research journey.All participants will be provided with a booklet containing details of all the archives mentioned during the talk.For any enquiries, please contact hallmarks@norfolk.gov.ukThese library workshops are part of the ‘Hall Marks: the long shadows of Norfolk’s lost country houses’ project. It is made possible by a generous grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.(Banner image: Watercolour sketch of Cromer Hall with the town and sea in the background, by Charles Eaton Hammond. Source: Picture Norfolk: BRN 1137953).Agenda?: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PMTalk: Researching Your Family and House History for Free?: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM1-1 SlotInfo: During this bookable one-to-one session you will be shown how to access some of the resources discussed in the talk for free using library computers. You will also be signposted to other resources so that you are able to continue your journey on your own with confidence. There may be an opportunity to discuss your own research goals and any obstacles you have already encountered.?: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM1-1 SlotInfo: During this bookable one-to-one session you will be shown how to access some of the resources discussed in the talk for free using library computers. You will also be signposted to other resources so that you are able to continue your journey on your own with confidence. There may be an opportunity to discuss your own research goals and any obstacles you have already encountered.?: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM1-1 SlotInfo: During this bookable one-to-one session you will be shown how to access some of the resources discussed in the talk for free using library computers. You will also be signposted to other resources so that you are able to continue your journey on your own with confidence. There may be an opportunity to discuss your own research goals and any obstacles you have already encountered.?: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM1-1 SlotInfo: During this bookable one-to-one session you will be shown how to access some of the resources discussed in the talk for free using library computers. You will also be signposted to other resources so that you are able to continue your journey on your own with confidence. There may be an opportunity to discuss your own research goals and any obstacles you have already encountered.?: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM1-1 SlotInfo: During this bookable one-to-one session you will be shown how to access some of the resources discussed in the talk for free using library computers. You will also be signposted to other resources so that you are able to continue your journey on your own with confidence. There may be an opportunity to discuss your own research goals and any obstacles you have already encountered. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cromer/research-your-family-or-house-history-for-free-cromer/100001981843967657 - **Event Categories**: workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Cromer - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Cromer Library - **lat**: 52.9311125 - **long**: 1.2974242 - **full address**: Cromer Library, Prince of Wales Road, Cromer, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Research your family or house history - for FREE (Cromer) - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/cded47911ca23b0ae64534611c1990c3d12ec06e1b2f783f94c1ab4ded3d0103-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf2e6c3-gmir.jpg?v=1770401901 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Research your family or house history - for FREE (Cromer) being held? - **A:** Research your family or house history - for FREE (Cromer) takes place on Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 pm to Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 03:30 pm at Cromer Library, Prince of Wales Road, Cromer, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Research your family or house history - for FREE (Cromer)? - **A:** Research your family or house history - for FREE (Cromer) is organized by Norfolk Record Office. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Research your family or house history - for FREE (Cromer)", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/cded47911ca23b0ae64534611c1990c3d12ec06e1b2f783f94c1ab4ded3d0103-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf2e6c3-gmir.jpg?v=1770401901", "startDate": "2026-03-07", "endDate": "2026-03-07", "url": "https://allevents.in/cromer/research-your-family-or-house-history-for-free-cromer/100001981843967657", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Cromer Library", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Prince of Wales Road", "postalCode": "NR27 9HS", "addressLocality": "Cromer", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "52.9311125", "longitude": "1.2974242" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Want to research the history of your family or house but don’t know where to start? 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All visitors must report to the security kiosk at the car park entrance to obtain a visitor’s parking pass.For events at Norfolk Heritage Centre, please contactheritagecentre@norfolk.gov.uk, for events at King's Lynn Borough Archive please visitstoriesoflynn@west-norfolk.gov.uk. Our staff also attend public events and give talks/run workshops in other locations around the County; from local libraries to village halls and other meeting places.This page provides information about events we are running or involved in all over the County and allows you to book online where applicable.To  subscribe to our events mailing list, please visithttps://www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/keepintouchYour details will not be passed to anyone else and you can leave the mailing list at any time by clicking on the link above. 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