A light-hearted look at sayings from yours, or your parents’ childhood and youth, local or dialect, family unique, or folk lore. This means we will need YOUR participation, so get out your notebooks and bring along your sayings to spark others in to remembering.  It will be Interactive fun, with a serious underlying value, in that David believes a Family History account can be given depth using sayings or jargon from the “day” in a footnote or explanation. David has…

Nonconformity is the blanket term given to all non-Anglican Protestant denominations. Brought about by Henry VIII’s break away from the Catholic Church in the 16th century, many Roman Catholic and Nonconformist leaders were burnt at the stake. It was in 1689 that the “Act of Toleration” was introduced which slowly helped to change the acceptance of nonconformists. From this more records were kept and Les helps guide us through the sources that can help trace these ancestors. Les makes a…

As the meeting falls on Armistice/Remembrance Day, we felt it may be an idea if some of you could bring a short passage on a relative from your Family History, that has an interesting or amusing story, that you (or a volunteer) can read out and share with us. We will ask Linda to bring her "poppy mirror" and she may ask for your contributions to that. We felt it may also be an idea to obtain some small British…