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East Surrey Family History Society

 

2007 GROUP MEETINGS

 
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Non-members are welcome to attend our meetings at
Croydon, Lingfield, Richmond, Sutton and Southwark
To contact a group without an email box send an email to the Society
secretary who will forward your message.

Croydon Group
Group Secretary: Wendy Shuttleworth - click box to send an email
United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon
Thursday meetings at 8.00pm. Doors open 7.30pm.

11th January Film archives for the family historian Talk by Kathy Chater

8th February Tracing Scottish ancestry in England, Scotland & Canada Talk by Wendy Anderson

8th March The East End of London Talk by Robert Baltrop

14th April ESFHS 30th Anniversary event - "Accessing the Archives" (includes the AGM)

10th May Members' meeting - an opportunity to practice reading old handwriting, working on several different documents. For general problems, there will be small discussion groups.

14th June Sources for family history at the Imperial War Museum Talk by Ken Divall

12th July Fire Service Archives of the Fire Brigade Talk by Lucy Price

13th September Quakers Talk by Jane le Cluse

11th October How do census help with research Talk by Ian Waller

8th November Men who died in WW1 Talk by Geoff Bridger


Lingfield Group
Chairman: Rita Russell - click box to send an email
Lingfield & Dormansland Community Centre, High St, Lingfield
Wednesday meetings at 2.30pm. Doors open 2.00pm.

January 24th Members Meeting

February 28th Interesting Ancestors Talks by Ted Scott and Tony Goring

March 28nd My Ancestors were Immigrants - Where did they come from? Talk by Sue Gibbons

April 25th Thames Watermen & Royal Watermen Talk by Gillian Hilbert

May 23th Computers & the Internet for family historians Talk by Brian Hudson

June 27th Home Office certified Industrial Schools, 1857-1933 Talk by Gillian Gear

July 25th Sussex Library Service and their records for family history Talk by Tim Stanton

August – no meeting

September 26th Record Keeping – with discussions, advice and help from members.

October 24th An Introduction to Southwark Talk by Stephen Humphrey

November 28th Damned Civil Servants – was your ancestor in the public service? Talk by Alan Ruston

December – no meeting

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Richmond Group
Chairman: David Carter
Vestry House, 21 Paradise Road, Richmond-upon-Thames
Saturday meetings at 2.30pm. Hall opens 2.00pm.

January 13th Willpower Talk and entertainment by Meryl Catty and Audrey Gillett

March 10th 'Harps, Haarnecks and the naked chef Talk by Moira Bonnington

May 12th Members' Afternoon

July 14th Film archives for the family historian Talk by Kathy Chater

September 8th The villages of East London - Speaker and 'Guide' : Peter Lawrence

November 10th The Visual Record: the camera can lie. By ESFHS President Paul Blake

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Sutton Group
Group Secretary: Chris Pocock - click box to send an email

St. Nicholas's Church Hall, Robin Hood Lane, Sutton
Thursday meetings at 8.00pm. Doors open 7.30pm.

January 4th Immigration Talk by Michael Gandy

February 1st Occupational Records Talk by Chris Watts

March 1st Ask the Expert Members’ Help Evening

April 5th Parish Records Talk by Eve McLaughlin

May 3rd Photography in Victorian times Talk by Mari Alderman

June 7th The Society of Genealogists and its library Talk by Sue Gibbons

July 5th Sources for Family History at Surrey History Centre

August 2nd Victorian Pupil Teachers Talk by Juliet Warren

September 6th Parish Records Talk by Juliet Warren

October 4th Hyde Park Family Centre Talk by Sharon Hintze

November 1st Sex, sin and scandal in newspapers Talk by Roy Stockdill

December 6th Turning a tree into a tale Talk by Kathy Chater

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Southwark Group
Group Secretary: Sheila Gallagher - click box to send an email

Southwark Local History Library, 211 Borough High Street, SE1
Monday meetings at 12 noon. Doors open 11.45am

February 26th Child Adoption c1850–1930 Talk by Louise Taylor

April 23rd A basic introduction to computers and the internet - for those who are new to using a computer for their family history. An illustrated talk by Brian Hudson the ESFHS Webmaster. In the afternoon a limited number of library computers will be available to use with help and advice on hand from members of the society.

June 25th Children in Poor Law Union Records - 1834-1930
Illustrated talk by Amy Procter of the London Metropolitan Archives

August 6th Members' meeting - come to exchange ideas, discuss research successes and problems.

October 22nd Sons of the sea: Merchant Navy, Mariners & Fishermen. Talk by Norman Holding

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