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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 7.15 p.m. for 7.30 p.m.

Forthcoming Events

  To be advised


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




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

Branch Meetings are held on the second Friday of each month (except January) at KENDALL HALL, St Mary Bredin Church, 59 Nunnery Fields, Canterbury CT1 3JN. Meetings are open to both Members and Non Members. Doors open at 7.00 pm and talks start at 7.50 pm. Onsite parking is limited but Holman's Meadow council car park is only 5 minutes walk away in the Old Dover Road; parking fees apply.

Forthcoming Events

Sep 10, 2010 'Ancestors in the King's Service'
by Michael Gandy


Oct  8, 2010

'Dudfins, Langles and Scammers -
A guided tour of some ordinary Tudor and Stuart homes'
by Meryl Catty



Nov 12, 2010 'Kent and Sussex Dispatches from the Home Front -
The WWII diary of Joan Strange'
by Chris McCooey

Dec 10, 2010  Christmas Meeting with seasonal nibbles
Speaker - to be confirmed



COACH TRIPS

Canterbury Branch organises regular trips to:

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES at KEW

and, if required, will arrange a drop off at Kew Garden too.
We start our pick ups in Sturry and then on to Canterbury
collecting at Sturry Rd Park & Ride, Dover Rd Park & Ride, plus
on the Canterbury ring road, Pin Hill and Rheims Way bus stops.
Trips must be booked and paid for in advance and are open to
Members & Non Members alike on a first come first served basis.

Tickets: £14
[visitors to the Gardens will pay their own entry fees]
21st September, 2010


To book and for more information please contact:
Tricia Baxter 01227 453 576 or email
cbury.branch.kfhs@btinternet.com




FOR 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





DEAL
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 at KEW
To be advised





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




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.

Forthcoming Events

Sept. 8. 2010 ‘Rev B Fausett (Archaeologist and Genealogist)’
by David Wright

Oct. 13, 2010 ‘Some Kent Ghosts’
by Dennis Chambers

Nov. 10, 2010 ‘History of the Kent Messenger newspaper’
by Bob Bounds (Editor of KM)

Dec. 8, 2010 Christmas Social
This will include a quiz and refreshments

Jan. 12, 2011 ‘Dreamy, Drowsy Loose’
by Julia Page

Feb. 9, 2011

Transcription Evening
arranged by Ron Martin (all levels of transcriber welcome)

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




MEDWAY

Meetings are held at STROOD LIBRARY on the last Thursday of the month - 1.30 p.m. for 2.00 p.m.

Forthcoming Events

For meeting details please visit the Medway Branch Web Site

COACH TRIPS

The Branch runs very successful coach outings to the National Archives at Kew.

Advanced information for proposed coach trips:

NATIONAL ARCHIVES

Thursday, 10 June 2010
Tuesday, 7 September 2010
Tuesday, 9 November 2010

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/





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 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 16, 2010 "Quarter Sessions Records"
by Richard Ratcliffe

July 21, 2010 "Using the Society of Genealogists Library"
by Else Churchill

August, 2010 NO MEETING

Sept. 15, 2010 "Kentish Village Life in Victorian Times"
by Helen Allinson

Oct. 20, 2010 "The Great Exhibition of 1851"
by Anne Carter

Nov. 17, 2010 "A Virtual Tour of the Canterbury Cathedral Archives"
by Cressida Williams

Dec. 15, 2010 Christmas meeting, including "The History of Pub Signs."
by Gordon Bentley




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:
01843 843028

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