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ASHFORD

Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month (except August and December) at The Willesborough Windmill, Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford off Hythe Road (A20) .6.30 p.m. for 7.30 p.m. The car park is accessible from Lees Road, the adjacent turning.

Meeting Dates

  To be advised


Branch enquiries to
Peter Rate, Tel. 01622- 891556
or E-mail: peterrate@btinternet.com

FOR INFORMATION ON THE BRANCH
Ashford Branch Web Site address:
http://www.ashfordkentfhs.co.uk





AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER
Australian FlagAustralia (Founder Editor - Maggie Woodroffe)

'Down Under' the Australian Newsletter, was founded in August 2004. Its purpose is to provide 'local' communication for all members in Australia which I hope will serve to bring them closer together.

All Australian paid-up members receive a copy three times a year in April, August and December and this is funded by the Society.

Contributions and articles, no matter how small, from all members worldwide, are welcome and can be sent by snail mail to me at 19 First St., North Moonta, South Australia 5558 or by email to: demew33@internode.on.net

As Australian Agent as well as Editor of 'Down-Under', I hope that I can be of assistance in general enquiries from members over here. Please feel free to email, write, or ring me on 08 8556 4302 (evenings for preference) if there is anything I might be able to help you with.

Maggie Woodroffe
Founder Editor & Australian Agent




CANTERBURY

Unless otherwise stated the Branch meets monthly on the second Friday at the
British Red Cross Centre, Bradbury House, 2, Chantry Lane, Canterbury CT1 1UF.
Doors open at 7.00 pm and meetings start at 7.30 pm.
The July meeting is a ticketed event held away from our hall, otherwise branch
meetings are free to KFHS Members and Non-members pay £1.
There is no parking at the hall but Longport City Council car park
is on the opposite side of the road, almost opposite the hall.
Parking fees apply until 9 pm.

Meeting Dates

May 10, 2013 ‘The Road to Jamestown’ (the first settlement in America and its links to Westenhanger Castle)
by Terry Whitling

June 14, 2013 'Canterbury Cathedral Archives’
by Cressida Williams

July 12, 2013 ‘A Guided Walk in Faversham’
by Peter Garner
(advanced booking £3 from branch contact below)

August 9, 2013 'Medway Tales from the Dividing River’
by Wilf Lower

September 13 , 2013 'Brickwalls and Lost Ancestors'
by Dave Annal

October 11, 2013 ‘The History of Policing Kent'
by Roy Ingleton

November 8, 2013 'The Undercover Story'
by Lee Ault

December 13, 2013 Mrs Beeton’s Victorian Christmas’
by Toni Mount

January, 2014 NO MEETING

February 14, 2014 'Lucky Me – My Ancestors were Agricultural Labourers'
by Peter Ewart

March 14, 2014 'Within, Without, Wherever: the Odd History of Thanington'
by Professor Clive Church

April 11, 2014
Branch AGM followed by
'Useful Websites for Family Historians'
by David Wood




COACH OUTINGS


Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - The National Archives at KEW £20
We can also drop off passengers at the Royal Botanic Garden.
[Visitors to the Gardens will pay their own entry fees].

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - SoG and LMA London £18
details from branch contact

We start pick ups in Sturry where we have free parking,
then on to Canterbury collecting at Dover Rd Park & Ride, and
two stops on Canterbury ring road and finally Preston, Faversham

Trips must be booked and paid for in advance and are open to
Members & Non Members alike on a first come first served basis.

For more information and dates of future trips please visit

Canterbury Branch Website.
http://www.canterburykfhs.co.uk



FOR INFORMATION ON THE BRANCH
Please contact branch secretary - Tricia Baxter Tel: 01227 453 576
E-mail: canterburykfhs@btinternet.com

Canterbury Branch Web Site address:
http://www.canterburykfhs.co.uk





DEAL

Branch meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month (except August). All meeting, unless otherwise stated are held at Wesley Hall in Trinity Church, Union Road, Deal, CT14 6EA. Doors open at 7.00 pm and talks start at 7.30 pm. Meetings are open to all and are free to Members of KFHS - Non Members pay £1. Onsite parking is limited but Union Road council car park is less than 5 minutes walk away from the hall.

Meeting Dates

June 11 , 2013 “Visiting the National Archives” by Patricia Smith
A trip will hopefully be arranged in the autumn

July 9 , 2013 "Some mother’s son"
by Peter Ewart, Vice President of Kent FHS

Aug 13 , 2013 “Land Records”
by Celia Heritage Lecturer, Researcher, and Author.

Sept 10 , 2013 “Ancestors Anonymous” identifying old photographs
by Meryl Catty, Family History Tutor and Lecturer.

Oct 8 , 2013 “The Freemasons Library in Canterbury” This contains a large collection of family history archives. Speakers name to be confirmed.

Oct 19 , 2013 Kent FHS AGM at Baypoint leisure Centre, Sandwich hosted by our branch.
Speaker Michael Gandy “Town Poor, Country Poor”.

Nov 12 , 2013 “The Merchant Navy in the 1st World War”: Finding records of those who died in merchant shipping losses
by Dr PB Smith.

Dec 10 , 2013 Quiz and Mince Pies.

January 2014 No meeting.

February 2014 “From Yorkshire to Dover in a roundabout way”
by S. Harris.

March 2014 "Birth , Marriage and death certificates how much on them can we trust?”
by David Wright.


COACH TRIPS

To be announced.




FOR INFORMATION ON THE BRANCH
Deal Branch Web Site address:

http://kfhs-deal.bravesites.com/

Mrs. Sheila Harris is your contact, for further
information telephone: 01304 - 729096




GLOBAL BRANCH
Obviously, as this group operates "electronically" through a news group and by E-mail, there are no regular meetings but you can find out more about the group

HERE



MAIDSTONE

Meets at St. Paul's Church Hall, Boxley Road, Maidstone ME14 2AN on the second Wednesday of most months. Doors will open at 7.00 pm and meeting will start at 7.30pm.

Meeting Dates

June 12, 2013

AGM and "Trade Sources using Brickmaking as an example"
by David Cufley


July 10, 2013 Outing to The Twitch Heritage Centre, West Malling

August, 2013 No meeting this month

September 11, 2013 To be arranged.

October 9, 2013 “Potholes, Pigs and Paradise”
by Penny Harris

November 13, 2013 “Records of Death – Don’t Neglect Them!!”
by Celia Heritage

December 11. 2013 Christmas social - bring a plate of food to share

For more information about the Maidstone Branch
please contact:
Carol Paul at 01622 204923
E-mail:carol.paul74a@tesco.net




MEDWAY

CHANGE OF MEETING VENUE
From 28th February 2013
Medway Branch will be meeting on the last Thursday of the month (except August & December)
At All Saints Parish Hall, Church Green, Frindsbury. ME2 4HY
Please note the later time
2.30pm – 4.30pm

Meeting Dates

For meeting details please visit the Medway Branch Web Site

COACH TRIPS

Future trips to be announced later

Tickets £15 payable in advance and non-returnable.
Cheques payable to KFHS Medway sent to

Tessa Towner
37 Ravenswood Ave
Frindsbury
Rochester Kent
ME2 3BY

Tel: 01634 722959 to book a place
or email picketywitch@blueyonder.co.uk

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For more information about the Medway Branch
please contact:
Tessa A. Towner at 01634 - 722959
E-mail: picketywitch@blueyonder.co.uk

Medway Branch Web Site address:
http://www.kfhs-medway.org.uk

 




NEW ZEALAND
Flag of New ZealandThe E-mail address to contact for information about The New Zealand Branch is:

The Secretary:
Mrs. Janet Shaw
6 Granada Place,
Glendowie, Auckland 1005, NZ.

E-mail: djfshaw@xtra.co.nz




THANET
Meetings take place on the third Wednesday of each month (except August) at
THE BIRCHINGTON VILLAGE CENTRE
, Alpha Road, Birchington. 7.30 p.m. for 8.00 p.m. Non-members are very welcome to attend our meetings.

Meeting Dates

April 17, 2013

"Additional Victorian Sources for Family History"
by Peter Ewart


May 15. 2013 AGM + Local Member's Talk / Brain's Trust

June 19, 2013 "London Labyrinth"
by Kathy Chater

July 17, 2013 "Underused Sources for Family History"
by Lady Teviot

August, 2013 NO MEETING

September 25, 2013
(N.B. 4th Wednesday)
"Family History Resources at the National Archives"
by Audrey Collins

October 16, 2013 "A Country House Christmas"
by Pat Mortlock

November 20, 2013 "Birchington 1939 – 45"
by Jennie Burgess

December 18, 2013 "Christmas Meeting – Magic Lantern Show"
by Nick Hiley




Outings:

NATIONAL ARCHIVES - KEW

Thanet Branch does organise trips to
the above location for Thanet and
Canterbury Branch members.
Also, we sometimes run outings
to central London.
Please contact this branch for details.




For additional Branch
information
contact:
Michael Lucas 01843 841228

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