Meeting Reports

MY UNUSUAL SURNAME

After our AGM we welcomed our president the Reverend Wim Zwalf who gave us a talk on his rare surname. His father was of Dutch

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COURTSHIP & MARRIAGE

A large audience of members, guests & new members welcomed our speaker Tom Doig. In his humorous & demonstrative manner he soon had us enthralled

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THE 1911 CENSUS

The 1911 talk by Brain Jones was very well attended, & as usual, the audience was not disappointed.Brian began with a quick comparison of the

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FENLAND RAILWAYS

A trip down memory lane: Just close your eyes and imagine you are at the railway station in the days of steam. Can you hear

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MEMBERS EVENING

Bridget welcomed new members and visitors to our March meeting. A pleasant & informative evening was organised by the Society members. There was a display

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A GYPSY IN THE FAMILY

Our well – attended February meeting heard Geoffrey Lee tell how he found out, through an Uncle that they had a ‘Gypsy in the Family’

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FENLAND FAMILIES

The speaker for our well – attended January meeting was Rex Sly, an ex RAF pilot & farmer and now author. His interest in fenland

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Social evening & speaker

Our November meeting started with the chairperson bringing us up to date with the Society’s activities when suddenly the King of Misrule entered the room

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HALLOWEEN & MYTHS

At our November meeting we were entertained with a talk that involved audience participation, the speaker being the ever-popular Brian Jones. He explained that the

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