Tuesday
11th September 2007
Branch member Mr. Ebbett gave us a talk entitled "History
Basics and Families"
Tuesday
9th October 2007
For the October meeting we managed to book well-known local
author and "Prefab Kid", Gregory Holyoake, to talk to us
again about his
childhood in post-war Kent. A popular local speaker, Mr.
Holyoake always varies his talk, in which he acts out scenes from
his early life. His memories, and the display of souvenirs
from childhood, once again brought back many happy memories of youth to several
members, including your webmaster.
Saturday
20th October 2007
Your Chairman, Mr. Alan Makey, the Executive Committee and the
Deal & District Branch Committee, welcomed members to
the 33rd (2007) AGM of the Kent Family History Society.
Doors opened at 10 am with a welcome tea/coffee and time to catch
up with old friends before the morning talk at 11 am.
The speaker for this event was Mrs. Audry Gillett, who gave a
talk entitled "Claims to Fame".
A break for lunch around 12 noon - 2 pm gave ample time to
sample the food at one of the many local eating places.
The business of the day commenced promptly at 2pm, and
concluded with refreshments (tea/coffee) at around 3:30.
Full details will be published in your September Journal.
Tuesday 13th
November 2007
November saw the first visit to Deal branch of Cecil R.
Humphery-Smith, President of the Institute of Heraldic and
Genealogical Studies (Canterbury) and author of many important books
on family history.
The title of his talk was "The Roundabout of Family History."
Tuesday
11th December 2007
Your Webmaster was persuaded to give another talk for our
Christmas 2007 party. My talk this time was entitled "Putting
the meat on the bones." We all seek to
create a family tree showing our ancestors but this talk is aimed at
trying to encourage you to go much further and produce a family
history with as much information as you can find.
The story began several years ago when a wallet containing some
letters and photos came to light, revealing a hitherto unknown
branch of the family in Pennsylvania. Research in various
civil and military records revealed a great deal about the common
ancestor, Samuel Purdy, and a visit to the USA provided some
valuable clues.
Members enjoyed some festive refreshments after the talk.
Tuesday
8th January 2008
Our first meeting in 2008 saw the return of Lt. Colonel Mike
Martin, whose subject this month was "Britain on the Home
Front". Col. Martin has previously entertained us with talks
on Nelson's Navy (13th September 2005) and The Victoria Cross (12th
September 2006) and this month's offering was not disappointing!
Colonel Mike livened up what was an extremely informative talk with
his usual sprinkling of humorous stories and jokes.
Tuesday
12th February 2008
This month's speaker was Lea Oakely, who regaled us with
the history of Oxney Court, near Ringwould, and the people who have
made their home there over the centuries. The house was
destroyed by fire many years ago, but the current owners have
restored it to its former glory. However, the chapel is still
in ruins, as it has been for a century or more.
A very interesting talk, illustrated with pictures of the house
before it was burnt down and before it was restored - casual
visitors with cameras are no longer welcomed!
Tuesday
11th March 2008
We had two for the price of one again in March when Meryl Catty and
Audrey Gillett gave us their well-known double act in a
talk entitled "Willpower".
As usual, this was a very well researched, interesting and
amusing talk, with fascinating examples from various wills of the
past, which all served to remind the audience of the huge importance
of wills as a source of information for family historians.
Look out for the ladies
again in September when they will be regaling us with a talk entitled
"An Enumerator's Tale".
Tuesday
8th April 2008
Our speaker this month was new to the Branch: Mr. David Wright
gave us a talk entitled "Death and Burials".
Tuesday
13th May 2008
Another new speaker for May - coinciding with the celebrations
for the 50th anniversary of the opening of the new pier by HRH the
Duke of Edinburgh in 1957, Mr. Martyn Webster will talk to
us about Deal's piers.
Tuesday
10th June 2008
The Branch A.G.M. will be held at 7pm to enable the talk to
start at the normal time.
Our speaker for June will be Michael Gandy, who will making another
welcome return to Deal to
talk about the East India Company. Some of you will remember Michael's
previous talks to the Branch on the problems of London ancestry (13th
March 2001) and Irish Ancestry (14 November 2006).
Tuesday
8th July 2008
Our speaker for July was to have been Committee member Jenny
Noake, but circumstances prevented her from being with us, so Bob
and Kathleen Hollingsbee kindly stepped into the breach at short
notice and brought along some old copies of local newspapers for
members to peruse.
Our thanks to Bob and Kathleen. Hopefully, Jenny will be
able to give her talk at some future date.
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