Programme
NORTHERN GROUP
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Programme
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NORTHERN GROUP
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The meetings are held at the Methodist Church Hall, Queens Way, Bletchley.
Wednesdays, starting at 7.30pm
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2010 |
Subject |
Speaker |
| 7th April | Maps, Tithes & Terriers – Documents for Family Historians
Maps,
tithe documents and terriers are some of the lesser known documents but
can throw interesting light on the daily lives of our ancestors. Who
knows, you might find a personal signature or mark or even details of
their turnip crop! Some background information on the history and
varied illustrations | Anne Pegg |
| 5th May | An Enumerator's Tale
A dramatic reconstruction of the 1851 census | Audrey Gillett & Meryl Catty |
| 2nd June | Dating & Identifying Old photographs
How to date and identify your old photographs | Tom Doig |
| 7th July | The Victorian Funeral
A
Victorian widow in her ‘weeds’ recalls her husband’s
funeral and describes what it was like to be a widow in 1890 | Liz Carter |
| 4th August | Weather Lore: Fact or Fiction
Can
you rely on seaweed or pine cones? Is ‘Red Sky at
Night’ a shepherd’s delight? Does April have the face
of a monk and the claws of a cat? | Ian Currie |
| 1st September | A Gypsy in the Family
An
outline of their origin and arrival in Britain; History of the laws and
persecution; Description of most aspects of their life, including
homes, food, medicine, work, music, marriage and death; How to research
gypsy family history | Geof Lee |
| 6th October | Old Handwriting Workshop
An introduction to old handwriting, and then you are each asked to test your skills at reading old documents | Laura Robertson |
| 3rd November | What's Your Story?
Having learnt how to date and identify photographs earlier this year, bring in a photograph and tell its story | Members |
| 1st December | Christmas Party, and Seeing It Through Their Songs
This
talk looks at music hall songs of the 1890s and early 1900s to show us
what our grandparents thought about their lives. There will be lots of
singing but it's still a social history talk, not a performance! | Michael Gandy |
Unless stated otherwise, meetings are held at the Methodist Church Hall, Queens Way, Bletchley, starting at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7.15pm. Tea, coffee and biscuits are available.
For more information contact Lesley Williams on 01525 378082 or Rex Watson on 01525 381751
Non-Members Welcome