NEWSLETTER NUMBER 7 JANUARY/MARCH 2010

January Special Event and Future Meetings

 

23 January 2010

A Special Family History Day at Long Shop Museum, Leiston

 

9 February 2010

Orford Ness - Secret No Longer

Paddy Heazel

 

9 March 2010

The History of Trade Unions

Margaret Durrant

 

13 April 2010

Annual General Meeting

followed by

Viewing of Photographs of Aldringham and Thorpeness

 

The February, March and April meetings will be at the United Reform Chapel Hall, Chapel Road, Saxmundham, starting at 7:30pm.

 

The admission fee is £1-50 for members and £2-00 for visitors. Tea, coffee, and biscuits included. Visitors are always welcome.

 

Some speakers give out literature of their talk or may have books for sale.

 

Experienced family history researchers are at most meetings to help you with your research.

 

Garretts Long Shop Day

The Group is holding a research afternoon at the Long Shop Museum in Leiston on Saturday 23rd January 2010, between 11:30 and 16:30. Felixstowe Family History Society and Halesworth U3A will be attending with their details and research equipment. If you can help on this day please contact a committee member on one of the numbers listed below. This will be instead of our normal Tuesday evening meeting in January.

 

Research Centre.

The Group has a computer and a scanner with capability of reproducing prints from documents, photographs and negatives; we also have useful data including the National Burial Index for family history research. These are available to members.

 

Non-members are always welcome in Leiston at the Council Chambers on the

6th and 20th January,

3rd and 17th February,

3rd and 17th March,

all from 10:00 to 12:00.

 

Experienced family history researchers will be present to help and give assistance if required. For further details contact one of the names listed below.

 

New CDs have recently been purchased by the Group, 1 Pigot's Directory, 6 Suffolk Trade Directories and 6 Suffolk Parish Registers are now available for research.

 

Christmas Meal

The Christmas Meal at The Crown in Great Glemham in December was enjoyed by everyone. Many thanks to Rona and Di for organising a great evening.

 

Reminder

Can I just remind all members that the annual membership renewal of £6-00 is due

from 1st January.

 

If you have an article or contribution that you would like included in a future newsletter please contact Terry Davis at the number below.

 

Meetings are normally held on the second Tuesday of each month (no meeting in

August) at the United Reform Chapel Hall, Chapel Road, Saxmundham, but please

confirm before travelling any distance. For further details on any of the information contact one of the numbers below.

 

PLEASE NOTE

The meetings from 9th February 2010 onwards will be on the SECOND Tuesday

of each month.

 

Barrie Skelcher (Chairman) on Tel. 01728 830463

Nigel Turner (Secretary) on Tel. 01502 718019

John Martin (Treasurer) on Tel. 01473 727545

Terry Davis (Membership Secretary) on Tel. 01728 830113