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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 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
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
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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@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
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CANTERBURY
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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
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| June
14, 2013 |
'Canterbury
Cathedral Archives’
by Cressida Williams
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| July
12, 2013 |
‘A
Guided Walk in Faversham’
by Peter Garner
(advanced booking £3 from branch contact below)
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| August
9, 2013 |
'Medway
Tales from the Dividing River’
by Wilf Lower
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| September
13 , 2013 |
'Brickwalls
and Lost Ancestors'
by Dave Annal
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| October
11, 2013 |
‘The
History of Policing Kent'
by Roy Ingleton
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| November
8, 2013 |
'The
Undercover Story'
by Lee Ault
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| December
13, 2013 |
Mrs
Beeton’s Victorian Christmas’
by Toni Mount
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| January, 2014 |
NO MEETING
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| February 14, 2014 |
'Lucky Me – My Ancestors were Agricultural
Labourers'
by Peter Ewart
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| March 14, 2014 |
'Within, Without, Wherever: the Odd History of Thanington'
by Professor Clive Church
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| April 11, 2014 |
Branch AGM followed by
'Useful Websites for Family Historians'
by David Wood
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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
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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
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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 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
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| July
9 , 2013 |
"Some
mother’s son"
by Peter Ewart, Vice President of Kent FHS
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| Aug
13 , 2013 |
“Land
Records”
by Celia Heritage Lecturer, Researcher, and Author.
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| Sept
10 , 2013 |
“Ancestors
Anonymous” identifying old photographs
by Meryl Catty, Family History Tutor and Lecturer.
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| Oct
8 , 2013 |
“The
Freemasons Library in Canterbury” This contains
a large collection of family history archives. Speakers
name to be confirmed.
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| Oct
19 , 2013 |
Kent
FHS AGM at Baypoint leisure Centre, Sandwich hosted
by our branch.
Speaker Michael Gandy “Town Poor, Country Poor”.
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| 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.
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| Dec
10 , 2013 |
Quiz
and Mince Pies.
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| January
2014 |
No
meeting.
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| February
2014 |
“From
Yorkshire to Dover in a roundabout way”
by S. Harris.
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| March
2014 |
"Birth
, Marriage and death certificates how much on them
can we trust?”
by David Wright.
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COACH
TRIPS
To
be announced.
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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
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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.
Meeting Dates
| June
12, 2013 |
AGM
and "Trade Sources using Brickmaking as an
example"
by David Cufley
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| July
10, 2013 |
Outing
to The Twitch Heritage Centre, West Malling
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| August,
2013 |
No
meeting this month
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| September
11, 2013 |
To
be arranged.
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| October
9, 2013 |
“Potholes,
Pigs and Paradise”
by Penny Harris
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| November
13, 2013 |
“Records
of Death – Don’t Neglect Them!!”
by Celia Heritage
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| December
11. 2013 |
Christmas
social - bring a plate of food to share
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For
more information about the Maidstone Branch
please contact:
Carol Paul at 01622 204923
E-mail:carol.paul74a@tesco.net
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MEDWAY
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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
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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
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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 (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
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| May
15. 2013 |
AGM
+ Local Member's Talk / Brain's Trust
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| June
19, 2013 |
"London
Labyrinth"
by Kathy Chater
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| July
17, 2013 |
"Underused
Sources for Family History"
by Lady Teviot
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| August,
2013 |
NO
MEETING
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September
25, 2013
(N.B. 4th Wednesday) |
"Family
History Resources at the National Archives"
by Audrey Collins
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| October
16, 2013 |
"A
Country House Christmas"
by Pat Mortlock
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| November
20, 2013 |
"Birchington
1939 – 45"
by Jennie Burgess
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| December
18, 2013 |
"Christmas
Meeting – Magic Lantern Show"
by Nick Hiley
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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: Michael
Lucas 01843 841228
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