Canterbury Branch Meetings
Our Branch meetings are held on the second Friday of each month.
Unless otherwise stated, all meetings will be held at The Red Cross Centre,
Lower Chantry Lane (A257), Canterbury, 7.00 for 7.50pm start, and are open to
both Members and Non-Members.
There is a good, well lit Car Park almost opposite the Centre. Please note
that car-parking charges now apply to evening car parking in Canterbury. If you
park before 7pm it is 80p, after 7pm the charge is £1.50.
Refreshments are available and there is a bookstall covering many aspects of
Family History.
Members of the Branch can borrow a microfiche reader and various microfiche -
including the 1881 Census of Kent; exchange Journals may also be borrowed.
The Branch also has a "Help Desk" at every meeting, manned by Ted
Maynard.
Future Programme
(Talks from January 2009 in new venue to be confirmed)
DATE
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SPEAKER
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SUBJECT
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10th October 2008
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Professor Sir Walter Bodmer
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People of the British Isles- a National Genetics Study.
This is an ongoing project by Oxford University's Department of Clinical
Pharmacology to produce a genetic map of the UK. The meeting will start
earlier at 7.15pm, with a wine and canapés reception, with the talk
commencing at 8pm. If your grandparents were born in the same rural
parish, or within a radius of no more than 30-40 miles, volunteers are
needed on the night to offer a small blood sample, as part of the 3,500
required countrywide; don't be shy, Kent is a critical part of the study!
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14th November 2008
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Richard Ratcliffe
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Was She a Murderess? The Story of a cousin who faced
trial in 1898
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12th December 2008
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Anne Carter
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Queen Victoria (Performed in Costume)
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9th January 2009
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Peter Ewart
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Newspaper Research for the Family Historian
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13th February 2009
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t.b.a
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t.b.a
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13th March
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Maggie Bird
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Call in Scotland Yard- Whitehall 1212
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Previous
Speakers
| June 2005 |
Peter Ewart |
Nor the Years Condemn- Some War Memorials in Kent &
East Sussex. Report Here. |
| Oct 2005 |
Gillian Rickard |
Records of Vagrants, Gypsies, Travellers and Strangers.
Report Here. |
| Nov 2005 |
Anne Carter |
Guy Fawkes. Report Here. |
| Dec 2005 |
David Wood |
My Ancestors are Still Revolting. Report Here |
| Mar 2006 |
Lady Mary Teviot |
London Sources. Report Here. |
| Sept 2006 |
Jon Mills |
Identifying Uniforms from Family Photographs. Report Here. |
| Oct 2006 |
Peter Christian |
Finding Genealogy on the Internet. Report Here. |
| Nov 2006 |
Wendy Anderson |
The Dark Satanic Mills. Report Here. |
| Jan 2007 |
Peter Ewart |
School Life in Victorian and Edwardian Times. Report Here. |
| Feb 2007 |
Mervyn Streatfield |
Were the Good Old Days - That Good? Report Here. |
| Mar 2007 |
Paul Blake |
London- The Metropolitan Nightmare. Report Here. |
| Apr 2007 |
Meryl Catty |
To Coin a Phrase. Report Here. |
| May 2007 |
Martin Lloyd |
Buzz Bombs and Bicycles. Report Here. |
| June 2007 |
Michael Peters |
Outdoor Meeting- Huguenot Canterbury. Report Here.
Photographs Here. |
| July 2007 |
Brian Fagg |
The Chelsea Flower Show and How it Came into Being.
Report Here. |
| Sept 2007 |
Bob Ogley |
Doodlebugs and Rockets: The V1 and V2 attacks on Kent.
Report Here. |
| Oct 2007 |
Peter Ewart |
The History of Rye. Report Here. |
| Nov 2007 |
David Wood |
Why Didn't We Remember Them? Report Here. |
| Jan 2008 |
Peter Ewart |
The Records of the Parish Overseer. Report Here. |
| Feb 2008 |
Marjorie Lyle |
Slaves to Missionaries. Report Here. |
| Mar 2008 |
Dr David Wright |
Probate Records. Report Here. |
| Apr 2008 |
Michael Gandy |
Chancery and Exchequer. Report Here. |
| May 2008 |
Anthony Cooke and Charles Fagg |
Members Talks. Report to Follow. |
| June 2008 |
Geoffrey Pike |
Outdoor Meeting- A Walk around Old Whitstable. Report Here. |
| July 2008 |
Miss Anne Carter |
Rochester Cathedral. Report Here. |
| Sept 2008 |
Chris McCooey |
Kent and Sussex Women- Famous, Infamous and Unsung.
Report Here. |
For further details of the Branch Programme please telephone Patricia Lee
on 01795 537802.
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