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Maps for the Family Historian by Alan Ru...
On 19th June, Alan Ruston gave a fascinating talk on "Maps for Family Historians", to an audience of around 35, including many who also joined us via Zoom. You can read our talk-report here. ...
15 Jul, 2023
Talk: Travels with my (great-great) Aunt...
On 15th May we were most happy to welcome back, over Zoom, the author Helen Baggott. She is recognised by national newspapers as the "postcard detective" for her investigations into the family backg...
27 May, 2023
16 farms, missing granddad & some roses
On 20th March, Janet Barnes spoke to us about her work meticulously researching and recording the history of the 16 farms that lie within Middleton-cum-Fordley. Despite 37 years doing family history...
11 Apr, 2023
Talk: Migration through the UK
We were taken on a tour of numerous parts of the UK, with even mention of foreign climes. Our ancestors moved, and sometimes great distances. You need to think about why people left their home locatio...
23 Feb, 2023
Talk: History of Dunwich Heath (NT)
The Fromus Centre meeting room was fuller than we have ever seen or expected — possibly because of interest in Dunwich Heath, and the status of Richard who has researched there for years.You can rea...
31 Jan, 2023
Talks: Members' Stories
Our pre-Christmas event comprised family-history stories from two of our members …"The Downfall of John Charles Tapner": Forty years of family history research led to settling on a one-name study ...
17 Dec, 2022
Talk: From Rose to Wattle
Chris Broom, our Chairman, based his talk on letters sent from Suffolk to family who had taken the journey to Australia. The name "From Rose [England] to Wattle" [Australia] is the title of a book ...
24 Nov, 2022
Talk: Family History and Photography
This was a ‘trial run’ hybrid talk held at our new venue Saxmundham's Fromus Centre on 17th October, and broadcast from Stephen Gill’s office in the north-east of England.Stephen is a Professor ...
06 Nov, 2022