Polstead Recorder’s Open Day 2010
The Recorders would like to thank all
those who supported and took part in the very successful Open Day
on Sunday 14 November.
The event aroused much local interest (as well as
some visitors from outside the area) and once again the Census
transcripts, Burial records and old photographs were well
thumbed.
Amongst
the material on show were also records featuring the Church Organ,
the Military Survey, brewing at Brewery farm and Tithe
maps.
As the picture shows, the projector was in use showing a DVD of
photographs on a continuous loop which was followed by a 30 minute
film of clips from the Suffolk Film Archive about Suffolk’s WWII
airfields and farming in the war.
This
event is likely to be an annual fixture in the village.
Meanwhile, if you have any record
material that you think would be of interest to us (Anne is
particularly interested in records about Polstead School
and old pubs in Polstead), do make contact; and if you
would like to consult the records we have, do give us a
ring.
But more importantly can you help us on
our next project?
As this year’s event was on the afternoon of Remembrance
Sunday, the Recorders initiated a new project to research
the stories behind the names of Polstead’s fallen heroes displayed
on the War Memorial.
And for this we need help from anyone who can contribute names,
photographs, memorabilia, family anecdotes or anything else that
will help to fill out the details behind the names.
These are the names we will honour –
please help our Recorders tell the stories next year.
(Already two people at the event
have mentioned some facts to us so we are on the way)
Village Recorder's Report for
2010-11
Village Recorder's Report for
2009-10
Village Recorder's Report for 2008-09
Village Recorder’s Report for
2007–08
Bill
Wigglesworth (01787
210029)
email
Anne Lewis (01787
210132)
email
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