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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 19 First St., North Moonta, South
Australia 5558 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 (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
| January,
2010 |
NO
MEETING
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| February
12, 2010 |
‘Nor
the Years Condemn- some War Memorials of Kent and
East Sussex’
by Peter Ewart
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| March
12 , 2010 |
Please
note-different venue for this meeting
The meeting will be held at 7.30pm, at the Kent
Freemasons' Museum, St Peter's Place, Canterbury
(opposite the Guildhall), where Mr. Charles Boxer
will talk about the Museum, and the planned family
history library to be established there.
Parking closest to this venue is found in Pound
Lane and North Lane car parks. Very limited parking
is available at the Museum for disabled/limited
mobility visitors, and must be pre-booked; please
email info@canterburykfhs.co.uk
to book a parking place.
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| April
9, 2010 |
‘The
Revd. Brian Faussett: Archaeology and Genealogy’
by Dr David Wright
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| May
14, 2010 |
‘To
be advised’
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| June
11, 2010 |
Outdoor
Meeting:
A visit to Kingston, near Canterbury: a short guided
walk around the village, followed by a visit to
the 'Churchyard and Community' history of Kingston
exhibition in the Barn, with refreshments.
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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]
Tuesday 27th April 2010
Tuesday 29th June 2010
To book and for more information please contact:
Tricia Baxter 01227 453 576 or email
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
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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
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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
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
| March
10, 2010 |
‘Smuggling’
by Peter Ewart
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| April
14, 2010 |
‘Change
your Trees into Tales’
by Cathy Chater
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| May
12, 2010 |
'What
did they do?'
by Elsa Churchill
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| June
9, 2010 |
AGM
- ‘Marriage and Courtship in 1800’s’
by Tom Doig
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| July
14, 2010 |
Outing
to Dode Church
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| August
11, 2010 |
No
Meeting
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| Sept.
8. 2010 |
‘Rev
B Fausett (Archaeologist and Genealogist)’
by David Wright
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| Oct.
13, 2010 |
‘Some
Kent Ghosts’
by Dennis Chambers
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| Nov.
10, 2010 |
To
be confirmed
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| Dec.
8, 2010 |
Christmas
Social
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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
| Sept
24, 2009 |
'Ghost
through the Looking Glass'
by Lee Ault
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| Oct.
29, 2009 |
'Papermakers'
by Jean Stirk
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| Nov
26, 2009 |
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
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
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/
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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
| August,
2009 |
NO
MEETING
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| Sept.
16, 2009 |
"Below
Stairs - Servants in Country Houses"
by Peter Gilham (on behalf of the National Trust)
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| Oct.
21, 2009 |
"Why
didn't we Remember Them?"
by David Wood
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| Nov.
18, 2009 |
"Newpapers
(using Local papers in your research)"
by Peter Ewart
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| Dec.
16, 2009 |
CHRISTMAS
MEETING
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| Jan.
20, 2010 |
"The
Ghost in the Looking Glass"
by Lee Ault
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| Feb.
17, 2010 |
"Researching
Military Ancestors in the Second World War"
by Ken Divall
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| March
17, 2010 |
"Codpiece
to Calvin Klein-Aspects of Male and Female Attraction"
by Paul Blake
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| April
21, 2010 |
"Genealogy
on the Internet"
by Peter Christian
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| May
19, 2010 |
AGM
followed by talk by one of the local members
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| June
16, 2010 |
"Quarter
Sessions Records"
by Richard Ratcliffe
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| July
21, 2010 |
"Using
the Society of Genealogists Library"
by Else Churchill
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| August,
2010 |
NO
MEETING
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| Sept.
15, 2010 |
"Kentish
Village Life in Victorian Times"
by Helen Allinson
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| Oct.
20, 2010 |
"The
Great Exhibition of 1851"
by Anne Carter
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| Nov.
17, 2010 |
"A
Virtual Tour of the Canterbury Cathedral Archives"
by Cressida Williams
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| Dec.
15, 2010 |
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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