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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
Campaigners angry as SRO moves to Bury
"This decision has to be the final insult for Lowestoft and Waveney — now bereft of original archives." Western Way in Bury St Edmunds will house West Suffolk's archives, in a development that has...
24 Feb, 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
When the Sea Came In (1953)
On Saturday, 4th February Suffolk Archives in Fore Street, Ipswich will be holding an afternoon of talks commemorating 70 years since the deadly floods of 1953. They are widely acknowledged as the w...
16 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