*THIS MEETING IS CANCELLED* This month we welcome back Mike Higginbottom who looks at the history of leisure away from home, covering the spas and watering places that rich people […]

*THIS MEETING IS CANCELLED*  Barry Darwin is a new speaker to our programme and tells the story of Mi Amigo, the World War 2 American flying fortress B17 bomber which […]

MEMBER ONLY MEETING Join us to hear Dr Ann Featherstone talk about the history of the Victorian Circus, which is one of high success and dreadful failure, of fires, falls […]

MEMBERS ONLY   Dr Penny Walters, author of 'Ethical Dilemmas in Genealogy' will discuss what ethics and morality mean and what they have to do with genealogy   NB   Not a […]

Zoom Talk - Members only Join us to hear Sue Flipping's talk about funerals over the last thousand years, tracing how they influence what we consider 'normal' today NB   Not […]

Members only Zoom meeting   In this talk, Eric Jackson (with a focus for family historians), will describe how the legal system of England evolved from early Saxon times up […]

Members only Zoom meeting       In this talk, Towse Harrison (Sunjesters) describes how in the past most women had few choices about life and marriage partners.  The talk also tells the […]

The 1921 Census for England & Wales is here!  Discover the stories and secrets contained in this unique snapshot of our recent history, along with tips for effective searching and […]

Members only Zoom Meeting Prior to World War Two, welfare such as payments to support the sick was mainly provided by private, voluntary institutions ranging from churches and parishes in […]