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OUR BRANCHES
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ASHFORD
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Meetings are held on the last
Tuesday of each month (except August and December)
at The Willesborough Windmill, Hythe Road, Willesborough,
Ashford 7.15 p.m. for 7.30 p.m.
Forthcoming
Events
Branch enquiries to
Peter Rate, Tel. 01622- 891556
or E-mail: peter@rate5213.freeserve.co.uk
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AUSTRALIAN
NEWSLETTER |
 Australia
(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 33 Giles Road, Willunga, South Australia
5172 or by email to: demew33@adam.com.au
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
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CANTERBURY
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Branch Meetings are held on the second
Friday of each month. (No meeting in August) Unless
otherwise stated, As from Friday, January 9, 2009, all
meetings will be held in KENDALL HALL, Nunnery
Fields, Canterbury which is situated behind St. Mary Bredin
Church. 7.00 p.m. for 7.50 p.m. start and are open to
both Members and Non Members. (There is parking for 15
cars on site and the nearest public car park is Holman's
Meadow, Old Dover Road - after 7.00 p.m. the charge for
parking is £1.50).
Forthcoming
Events
| March
13, 2009 |
'Call
in Scotland Yard - Whitehall 1212'
by
Maggie Bird
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| April
17, 2009 |
‘Ten
Things to do with your Electronic Tree.’
by Steve Cordery
(Please note that, due
to Easter, this meeting is on the third Friday of
the month).
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| May
8, 2009 |
Branch AGM, followed by Members' Talks
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| June
12, 2009 |
'Outdoor
Meeting' - Venue t.b.c.
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| July
10, 2009 |
'I never thought of that: A Second Look at Problems'
by Lady Mary Teviot
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| August.
2009 |
NO
MEETING
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| September
11, 2009 |
‘Life
in the Work House’
by Helen Allinson
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| October
9, 2009 |
‘Jane
Austen’
by Anthea Bryant
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| November
13, 2009 |
‘Records
of Death: Don't Neglect Them’
by Celia Heritage
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| December
11, 2009 |
‘History
in Comic Verse - From 1066 to the Internet’
by Geoff Hutchinson
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COACH
TRIPS
'2 TRIPS IN 1 TO KEW'
Tuesday, 19th May 2009
NATIONAL ARCHIVES and BOTANIC GARDENS
This trip is open to members and non-members alike.
We will set down and pick up at both venues in Kew.
We plan to leave Canterbury at 8.30 am - returning around
7.30 pm
There will be 3 pick up/ set down points in Canterbury
the exact times at each location to be advised
Tickets: £14
[visitors to the Gardens will pay their own entry fees]
NB: If we fill a 49 seater coach a reduction will be made
accordingly to the ticket price
To book and for more information please contact:
Tricia Baxter 01227 453 576 or email
cbury.branch.kfhs@btinternet.com
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INFORMATION ON THE BRANCH
Canterbury Branch Web Site address:
http://www.canterburykfhs.co.uk
For further information on the Branch Program
please telephone Patricia Lee on
01795 - 537802
or E-mail: editor@kfhs.org.uk
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Branch
meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month
(except August). All meeting, unless otherwise stated are
held at Wesley Hall at Trinity Church,
Union Road, Deal. 7.30 pm for 8.00 pm start. Plenty of free
car parking is available opposite the centre.
Forthcoming Events
| COACH
TRIPS
Advanced information
for proposed coach trips to London:
NATIONAL
ARCHIVES, KEW
To be advised
FAMILY
RECORDS CENTRE
To be advised
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FOR INFORMATION ON THE BRANCH
Deal Branch Web Site address:
http://www.kfhs-deal.freeuk.com/
Mrs. June Wild is your contact, for further
information telephone: 01304 - 374360
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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
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MAIDSTONE
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Meets at St. Paul's Church Hall, Boxley Road, Maidstone
on the second Tuesday of most months. Doors will
open at 7.00 p.m.
Forthcoming Events
| September
9 |
'Researching
Army Ancestors'
by Ken Divall
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| October
14 |
'Paper
Making in Kent'
by Jean Stirk
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| November
11 |
'A
Country Christmas'
by Mrs P. Mortlock
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| December
9 |
Members
Photo Exhibition
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| January
13, 2009 |
'The
Battle of Britain'
by Dr. J. Ray
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| February
10 |
Members
Meeting - Transcriptions
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| March
10 |
'My
Average Ancestor'
by Ian Waller
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| April
14 |
'Family
Trees on Computer'
by Steve Cordery
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| May
12 |
'Researching
Welsh Ancestry'
by Mari Alderman
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| June
9 |
'Gardening/Horticulture?'
by Gordon Barnett
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For
more information about the Maidstone Branch
please contact:
Carol Paul at 01622 204923
E-mail: carol@paul74a.freeserve.co.uk
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MEDWAY
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Meetings are held at STROOD LIBRARY
on the last Thursday of the month - 1.30 p.m. for
2.00 p.m.
Forthcoming
Events
| July
30, 2009 |
Branch
AGM
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| Sept
24 |
'Ghost
through the Looking Glass'
by Lee Ault
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| Oct.
29 |
'Papermakers'
by Jean Stirk
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| Nov
26 |
1911
census
by John Hanson
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COACH TRIPS
The Branch runs very successful coach outings
to the National Archives at Kew.
Advanced
information for proposed coach trips:
NATIONAL
ARCHIVES
Thursday 11th June 2009
Thursday 8th October 2009
Revised
Journey Times:
Leybourne 08.45am
Cuxton 08.50am
Strood 09.00am
(Pick up point Bus Stop opposite Macdonalds)
Salters Cross 9.05am
We leave Kew at 4.45pm
Tickets are £12.50 per head
This
is open to any one who is able to get to one of
our pick up points.
We need a minimum of 40 people for each trip to
cover the cost of the coach,
if you have friends who would like a trip to Kew
Gardens then they
are welcome to book seats for this.
For
more information please call
Tessa Towner 01634 722959
or
email picketywitch@blueyonder.co.uk
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For
more information about the Medway Branch
please contact either:
Colin Allen at 01634 - 718607
E-mail: vice.chairman@kfhs.org.uk
or
Tessa A. Towner at 01634 - 722959
E-mail: picketywitch@blueyonder.co.uk
Medway
Branch Web Site address:
http://www.kfhsocietymedway.ik.com/
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NEW
ZEALAND |
 The
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
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THANET
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Meetings
take place on the third Wednesday of each month 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.
Forthcoming
Events
| June
17, 2009 |
"Kent
Characters - Wacky, Weird and Wonderful"
by Chris McCooey
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| July
15 |
"Tracing
your Medieval Ancestry - The realistic possibilities"
by Michael Gandy
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| August |
NO
MEETING
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| Sept.
16 |
"Below
Stairs - Servants in Country Houses"
by Peter Gilham (on behalf of the National Trust)
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| Oct.
21 |
"Why
didn't we Remember Them?"
by David Wood
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| Nov.
18 |
"Newpapers
(using Local papers in your research)"
by Peter Ewart
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| Dec.
16 |
CHRISTMAS
MEETING
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| Jan.
20, 2010 |
"The
Ghost in the Looking Glass"
by Lee Ault
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| Feb.
17 |
"Researching
Military Ancestors in the Second World War"
by Ken Divall
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| March
17 |
"Codpiece
to Calvin Klein-Aspects of Male and Female Attraction"
by Paul Blake
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| April
21 |
"Genealogy
on the Internet"
by Peter Christian
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| May
19 |
AGM
followed by talk by one of the local members
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| June
16 |
"Quarter
Sessions Records"
by Richard Ratcliffe
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| July
21 |
"Using
the Society of Genealogists Library"
by Else Churchill
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| August |
NO
MEETING
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| Sept.
15 |
"Kentish
Village Life in Victorian Times"
by Helen Allinson
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| Oct.
20 |
"The
Great Exhibition of 1851"
by Anne Carter
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| Nov.
17 |
"A
Virtual Tour of the Canterbury Cathedral Archives"
by Cressida Williams
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| Dec.
15 |
Christmas
meeting, including "The History of Pub Signs."
by Gordon Bentley
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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.
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For additional Branch
information
contact: 01843
843028
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