GRUNDISBURGH LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
The society exists to researching into, record and foster
interest in the history of Grundisburgh and its neighbourhood. In
2006 it celebrated its 25th Anniversary.
Meetings commence at 7.45pm in the Parish Rooms, Grundisburgh
except for the Annual General Meeting which is held in the Village
Hall.
2007 Meetings Programme
January
16th The amazing story of the
Rev.John Higham Stegall Pip Wright
February 20th Inns & Inn
Signs John
Goodhand
March 20th The River
Deben and its
history
Robert Simper
April
17th How
Britain's folk tales were saved
Aravis Dudley
May
15th Building
the tower of St.Edmundsbury
Cathedral Horry Parsons
September 18th Not many people know
this Mervyn
Lemon
October 16th East Anglian Landed
Families
Alan Mackley
November 17th AGM & Grundisburgh
1851-1901
Sally Williams
December 18th Mid-Suffolk Light
Railway
David Chappell
2007 Visits
June 27th
Ipswich Town
Walk
July
18th
Helmingham Hall Gardens
2008 Meetings Programme
January
15th Marines in
Tights
Mervyn Lemon
February 19th Mid Suffolk Light
Railway David
Chappell
March 18th Getting started
in Local
History
Nick Sign
April
15th Burgh
in its Iron Age
context
Edward Martin
May
20th Victorian
Kitchen Gardens
2008 Visits
June 21st
Harwich Harbour Cruise
July
13th
Glemham Hall
For more information
Email
USEFUL LINKS
Suffolk Local History
Council
The Suffolk Local History Council exists to encourage, promote and
assist the study and research of local history in the county of
Suffolk.
Suffolk Records Office
The material in its care relates mainly to Suffolk and helps to
bring the counties past to life. These archives include:
- court and church records
- legal documents
- public records relating to health, taxation, shipping and
public utilities
- parish records – registers, vestry minutes, accounts, charity
papers and poor law papers
- archives from societies, organisations and political
parties
- private archives – personal and family papers, records of
businesses, banks, estate agents, architects and many
more
- the Local Studies collection for Suffolk – printed books and
maps, ephemera, news cuttings, oral history tapes and prints
photographs
Whatever you want to discover about Suffolk the Records Office
will be able to get you under way and help you further your
research.
To view the Grundisburgh Civil Records held at the Record
Office, records relating to the village, parish council, &
charities etc
click here
To view the Grundisburgh Parish Records held at the Records
Office, records relating to St.Mary’s Church, Grundisburgh
click here
Suffolk
Churches
563 Suffolk Churches have been visited by Simon Knott and all are
listed here with masses of information and photographs.
Suffolk Historic Churches
Trust
The Suffolk Historic Churches Trust was founded in 1973 as a result
of the growing awareness of the threat to these ancient and
historic buildings. A combination of rising repair costs, dwindling
congregations and hopelessly inadequate parish or community
resources meant that many of the churches were facing redundancy
and closure.
Since then the Trust has raised and distributed over three million
pounds to help with the repair and maintenance of these
churches.
It organises a very full programmes of events including conducted
tours of Suffolk churches and an Annual Sponsored Bike Ride to
Suffolk Churches which is its main fund raising event.
BOOKS
Village History
Grundisburgh The history
of a Suffolk Village by Peter Bishop
Publishers Silent Books, Swavesey, Cambridge CB4 5RA
ISBN 1 85183 0448
Grundisburgh Baptist Church
200 Years of
Gods Work at Grundisburgh Baptist Church
Pernicious Dissenters by Hilda Tuck - The story of John Thompson
1755 - 1826 the founder of Grundisburgh Baptist Church
For copies of both books please
Email Pastor Colin Grimwood
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