Meeting Reports

I’m sure we can all visualise the stereotypical pirate (peg-leg, eye-patch and parrot 😊) and probably think we don’t have any in our ancestry. However,

Diane gave us another of her wonderful talks bringing history to life. Her talk was based on her next Fenland Mystery book ‘Back to the

Many people know Hereward as Hereward the Wake, taken from the novel by Charles Kingsley. Alan came along to try and dispel some of the

 February Meeting  Unfortunately, our original speaker for this meeting, Grenville Goodson from the Littleport Society, was unable to attend for health reasons. We wished him

As most members know, Kevin is a prolific writer on Wisbech local history. He owned up that after publishing a book he tries to forget

We were delighted when one of our local genealogists came to our meeting with a presentation about apprenticeship records. This is one of the courses

In recent years, Andy Ketley has had a project to review and update the work “The Inns & Taverns of Wisbech” by Arthur Oldham. Andy

Following our presentation from Chris Donald last October, we persuaded him to give us a tour of one of our local treasures, the Friends Meeting

Imagine you are arriving in Madras for the first time, alone, and you are 9 years old! This is how the working life of Thomas

As Alan noted, most people have Royal blood – the issue is how far back you have to go to find it! Sons inherit, but

Diane Calton Smith, author and historian, loves writing about Wisbech. She said that the place is such a rich source of inspiration. Fact or fiction

Our March meeting was one of our regular members’ meetings where we enjoy a less formal layout. This allows for chat and encourages discussion about