Tuesday 9th September 2008
Our speakers for the first meeting of the new season were Mrs Meryl Catty and Mrs
Audrey Gillett, a popular double act who have given a number of talks
to the Branch in the past, both individually and together. Their subject this month
was "An
Enumerator's Tale," and quite a tail it was! As usual, they
gave us an extremely interesting, informative, and entertaining
evening.
Tuesday 14th October 2008
October saw the return of another of our local speakers, Mr. Ebbutt, who
was asking "Who are these people, and what is their
relationship, if any, to me?"
No report has been received from the branch for this talk.
Tuesday 11th November 2008
Yet again, your webmaster was roped in to provide the
entertainment. My offering this time was a multi-media
production entitled "A Letter From The Front", which was
specially written for Armistice Day and included a 1-minute silence.
The date is 22nd December, 1917, and Gunner Beer is on police duty
on an ammunition park behind the lines, somewhere near Ypres ...
Not for those of a nervous disposition! The talk was, I'm
pleased to say, well received by all those present.
Tuesday 9th December 2008
For our Christmas party this year, our
speaker was Helen Allinson, who talked about Kentish
village life in Victorian times, including village feast days, such
as Christmas and the tradition of "beating the bounds."
Tuesday 13th January 2009
Due to a family bereavement there was a change of speaker for this
month. We hope that Celia Heritage will be able to visit later
in the year.
In her place we were able at short notice to book Mr.
David Chamberlain, whose talk, entitled "Lost & Found,"
was
about the Goodwin Sands.
Tuesday 10th February 2009
This month's subject was Sandwich Library: Revamped Local History
Collection and Volunteering Opportunities. The speaker was
Lynne Steward.
Tuesday 10th March 2009
Gillian Rickard made her debut at Deal this
month to talk about "Using Parish Records for Family History
Research."
Tuesday 14th April 2009
Our speaker for April was Lady Mary Teviot ("Kill or
Cure," 10th April 2007) , whose talk this time was
entitled "I Never Thought of That."
Tuesday 12th May 2009
A new speaker this month: Linda Cherry, whose talk was
entitled "How Adoption Can Affect Family Research."
Tuesday 9th June 2009
June saw the return of Helen Allinson (Christmas 2008) with a
talk entitled "Farewell to Kent."
Tuesday 14th July 2009
We re-scheduled Celia Heritage from January to this
month. Her talk was entitled "Do You Know Who You Are Yet?"
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