Register

From Yorkshire Coal Miner to American Professor

Join us for a FREE virtual program on May 12 at 2:30 p.m. ET

'From Yorkshire coal miner to American professor' follows the fascinating life of the coal miner son of a humble mill worker as he travels to Ohio and settles in America. With an interlude as a mill owner back in Yorkshire the family return to America, here he succeeds in coal mining and gaining worldwide fame through his work and inventions. 

Jude lives in and is from Yorkshire, much of her work is focused on Yorkshire family and local history with a specialism of client work in the Yorkshire Dales and an interest in migration from the Dales.

Jude qualified as a genealogist through the Pharos and Society of Genealogists Advanced Skills and Strategies course and is an AGRA Associate, Chair of the British Association for Local History Outreach Committee and Secretary for the Society of One Place Studies.

Jude enjoys presenting talks on a wide range of topics and teaches Family History at her local Further Education College and teaches Researching Yorkshire Ancestors for Pharos Tutors.

As a Registered Nurse Jude also assists individuals, and their families, who are living with a dementia by using family history to stimulate meaningful and relevant conversations.