9th January (Wednesday)
Turning Your Tree into a Tale Talk by Kathy Chater

4th March (Tuesday)
With whom did your ancestor meet? Talk by Colin Chapman

6th May (Tuesday)
Ted Scott and Tory Goring talking about interesting ancestors

1st July (Tuesday)
Latter Day Saints Records Talk by Sharon Hintze

2nd September (Tuesday)
Pitfalls of Who Do You Think You Are

4th November (Tuesday)
London Metropolitan Nightmare Talk by Paul Blake

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January 23rd
Group discussion to include 1910 Land Tax survey

February 27th
An Edwardian Lady - a humorous, informative talk by Elizabeth Lanyon

March 26th
How does the census help?
Going deeper into the use of, and pitfalls in, census returns with Ian Waller

April 23rd
Choosing a genealogy package with John Hanson

May 28th
Problems in London Ancestry with Michael Gandy

June 25
Members meeting – My most difficult/interesting ancestor

July 23rd
Researching Military Ancestors in WW2 with Ken Divall

No meeting in August

Sept 24th
Missing Links – what to do next with Eric Probert

Oct 22nd
East Surrey in 1851 – people and places in the census year with Dr. Ron Cox

Nov 26th
Reading old handwriting with Mari Alderman

No meeting in December.

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January 12th
A nest of Hornecks by Moira Bonnington
This talk paints the picture of Georgian London - the London of Samuel Johnson, and shows how more unconventional sources can be tapped to provide about our ancestors in this period.

March 8th
Insanity – its treatment and the records Talk by Kathy Chater
Mental illness is still an uncomfortable subject for many. Over the centuries there have been many theories about its causes and how to tackle it, ranging from the and brutal to the sensitive and successful. This talk covers where to look for the records and what kind of treatment sufferers were likely to receive at different periods.

May 10th
Members' Meeting - A chance to discuss problems, share successes and disappointments and much more and you can be sure of a warm, welcome and a nice cup of tea.

12th July
Record Keeping by David Carter
How we keep the results of our history research is a personal choice and there are many good ways of doing so. However, making notes on scraps of paper, which later on we cannot find, as many of us seem to do is not one of them. This talk aims to offer simple and effective ways to organise notes and also demonstrate that even though a computer can help it really isn't necessary to use one.

September 13th
Maps for Family and Local History (Speaker TBA)
We are all familiar with the use of a variety of different maps in our daily lives, e.g. street A to Z; weather maps on the TV; the unique plan of the London Underground network. Family historians may initially limit their use of maps to locating a particular parish or village, but a greater use of maps can prove indispensable, since there are several specialised maps that can greatly assist in the research of family and local history.

November 8th
The Villages of East London by Peter Lawrence
Two Hundred years ago "East London” consisted of 26 villages in the County of Middlesex. This talk identifies some of these villages and provides the evidence that many are still there, hidden in modem suburbia.

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February 25th
Mapping Rich & Poor: Charles Booth's Enquiry into London Life & Labour - including data local to Southwark.
Talk by Sue Donnelly, Archivist at London School of Economics

April 28th
Bermondsey: Exploring Traces of a Family and a Community – c1856-c1939
Talk by Vivien Kermath

June 23rd
Housing the working classes of Victorian Southwark
Talk by Martin Stillwell

July/August - To be arranged

October 27th
Constructing my Crome Family Tree – 3 centuries in Norfolk & 2 centuries in London
Talk by Leslie Crome, ESFHS member - To be reorganised

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January 3rd
The History and Heritage of the London Borough of Sutton.
Local historian and archaeologist John Phillips will talk about the parishes of Cheam, Sutton, Carshalton, Wallington and Beddington using a Microsoft powerpoint presentation.
John is the Heritage Projects Officer for the London Borough of Sutton.

February 7th
The future of the Internet in Genealogy
Talk by Peter Christian. Peter regularly writes for family history magazines reviewing the latest developments in IT for Family History Research.

March 6th
Members evening
Get help with your research from experienced members of the Society.

April 5th (Saturday)
ESFHS Annual General Meeting
Speakers: Paul Blake, Ted Scott, Gill Alford and Dr Ron Cox.

May 1st
South Metropolitan District School, Sutton
Talk by Ann Morton

June 5th
Guilds and Livery
Talk by Richard Harvey

July 3rd
Practical Jewish Genealogy
Talk by Gordon Barnett

August 7th
Members help evening and
The future of family history, a talk by Chris Pocock.

September 4th
“Bread, gruel and suet dumplings” - Life in the Workhouse
Talk by Ian Waller

October 2nd
Womens’ voices in the17th/18th century
Talk by Else Churchill

November 6th
Industry in Southwark, Bermondsey and Rotherhithe
Talk by Stephen Humphrey

December 4th
The future of the Internet in Genealogy
Talk by Peter Christian

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