Meeting Reports

The first meeting of the New Year saw the welcome return of Anne Barnes as our speaker. Anne’s talk covered marriage from the earliest times

A good crowd of members gathered to enjoy the last meeting of 2016 with a bring and share buffet and several activities as well as

The secondary heading for this talk was “The tale of Alfred Hyam Wicks, an Oundle tailor” and it proved to be a fascinating and informative

Liz opened her talk by saying that every one of us has a Victorian child in the family tree, possibly even three or four generations

Bryan started his talk by explaining that he would be talking about changes in the rural way of life during five reigns: from the accession

In a break with tradition we were entertained by two speakers, Audrie Reed and Nina Green, who came from Cambridge to encourage members to consider

The audience was entertained and informed by Jonathan Farmer who gave valuable insights into the ways in which it is possible to research military history.

Festive Member MeetingAn audience of 26 including a new member and a visitor attended the first meeting of the New Year. Members were told about

The festive meeting was a very enjoyable mixture of food, fun and finding out about breaking down brick walls. There was a very tasty spread

Rob Parker is a well- known Family Historian who started doing family history research and then became a trainer and tutor. He has written articles

Wim entertained the meeting with a new talk he has been driven to research as he feels he has taken both strands of his family

Liz introduced her talk by saying that although she had intended to illustrate it using her laptop it would not be possible as the laptop