ABOUT USFDALHS was formed in 2001. We exist to raise money to purchase useful items for the Dudley Archives Service that are not provided by the Borough and to transcribe parish, census and other records.
We hold meetings at the Archives premises in Mount Pleasant Street, Coseley on the first Thursday of each month at 7.30 p.m. These meetings consist of talks on family and local history topics by visiting speakers.
Click on the event calendar for our 2008 programme of talks.
Membership of the Friends costs £9 per annum for which a quarterly newsletter is provided plus free admission to the talks. Non-members, who are always welcome to attend meetings as visitors are asked to pay £1.50
Application forms for membership may be obtained from Dudley Archives & Local History Service,Mount Pleasant Street, Coseley, West Midlands WV14 9JRTranscriptions are now available for sale in book form or on CD. See below for details.
The 1841 Census for Sedgley has been transcribed in Surname Index and Enumeration District form which is available on CD. We hope to complete in the near future the 1841 Census for Kingswinford and workhouse records covering the Dudley area.
Contact Jean Langdell at E-mail: jlangdell@supanet.com to place an order or for further details.
A recent acquisition has been a large volume of old photographs of great historical significance relating to the South Staffordshire Regiment and to Cannon Industries. The Archives is hoping to copy these photographs so that some time in the future copies may be made available for members of the public to purchase. Meanwhile the volume is available for viewing at the Archives.
