Date/Time
Date(s) - June 7, 2025
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Categories
The London & Middlesex branch is pleased to invite you to join us on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at 10 am for our monthly hybrid event, with professional genealogist and speaker, Mark Richardson, who will be joining us in person.
A bit about our Speaker:
Mark Richardson retired from London Public Library having spent many years working as a librarian in the Central branch’s “London Room”. Born in Nova Scotia, Mark spent his teenage years in England where he first heard of the Tolpuddle Martyrs in grade school. He still finds their story intriguing.
Synopsis:
Transported in 1834 to penal colonies, six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England, became the focal point of a public outcry. Following their pardon and return home, these ‘martyrs’ of the trade union movement left England for Upper Canada, many settling near London. Several are buried in Siloam Cemetery. However, what do we know of their new life in Canada? Are there living descendants of the Tolpuddle Martyrs? These and other fascinating questions will be explored.
This is a hybrid meeting, so you may attend in person, or virtually – your choice. Registration is required for those planning to attend virtually. Attendance is free and open to all.
Link to register (virtual): https://bit.ly/LMOA-Jun2025
Once registered, a confirmation email will be sent with the meeting details.
For those attending in person, we invite you to stay after the meeting for refreshments and to socialize. The London Familysearch Library (formerly the Family History Centre), located in the building, will also be open until 12 pm to allow you to do some research.
