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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 off Hythe Road
(A20) .6.30
p.m. for 7.30 p.m. The
car park is accessible from Lees Road, the adjacent turning.
Forthcoming
Events
| August,
2011 |
No
Meeting
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| September
27, 2011 |
"The
Crab and Winkle Line"
by William Leetham
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| October
25, 2011 |
"Colour
in My Life"
by Gill Williams and Barbara Long
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| November
29, 2011 |
"History
in Comic Verse, From 1066 to the Internet"
by Geoff Hutchinson
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| December,
2011 |
No
Meeting
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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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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.
Doors open at 7.00 pm and talks start at 7.50 pm.
Meetings are open to all and are free to Members of KFHS
- Non Members pay £1.
Onsite parking may be limited but Holman's Meadow council
car park is only 5 minutes walk away from the hall in
the Old Dover Road; parking fees apply until 9 pm in city
council car parks.
Forthcoming
Events
Feb
10, 2012
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‘Additional
Victorian Sources for the Family Historian'
by Peter Ewart
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| Mar
9, 2012 |
‘A
History of Smuggling in Kent and Sussex’
by Geoff Hutchinson
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| Apr
13, 2012 |
'The
National Archives and How to Use its Contents'
by Mark Pearsall
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May 11, 2012 |
'Medieval
Housewives'
by Toni Mount
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Jun
8, 2012
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'Kent
in the Nineteenth Century'
by Bob Ogley
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| Jul
13, 2012 |
'An
Evening Guided walk in Chilham Castle Grounds'
by Michael Peters
(Limited numbers –strictly ticket only - £4
from branch contact below)
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| Aug
10, 2012 |
'How
Far Did Your Ancestors Travel?'
by Celia Heritage
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Sep
14 , 2012
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'A Hundred Years of Toys and Play'.
by Helen Allinson
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| Oct
12, 2012 |
Old
Photographs- Identifying and Dating
(Please bring along your old photos to be dated)
by Tom Doig
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Nov
9, 2012
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DNA
Tests for Family Historians: What genetic tests
are available, and what they can tell you about
your ancestry.
by Dr Geoff Swinfield
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| Dec
14, 2012 |
'Birds,
Beasts and Bacchanalia of Kent and Sussex'.
by Chris McCooey
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| January,
2013 |
NO
MEETING
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COACH TRIPS
Canterbury Branch organises regular trips to:
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES at KEW
The next trip will be on:
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Tickets: £18
We
can also drop off passengers at the Royal Botanic
Garden.
[visitors to the Gardens will pay their own entry
fees]
Pick
up starts from 07:15 am
STURRY: (please ask about free parking in Sturry)
CANTERBURY: Sturry Rd Park & Ride, Dover Rd
Park & Ride,
Pin Hill end of Station Road East and Queens Road
lay-by Rheims Way
FAVERSHAM: Canterbury Road Preston
Trips
must be booked with the branch secretary (see
below) and paid for in advance.
They are open to Members & Non Members alike
on a first come first served basis.
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FOR
INFORMATION ON THE BRANCH
Please contact branch secretary - Tricia Baxter Tel: 01227
45 35 76
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 at Trinity Church,
Union Road, Deal. 7.00 pm for 7.30 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 at KEW
To be advised
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FOR INFORMATION ON THE BRANCH
Deal Branch Web Site address:
http://kfhs-deal.bravehost.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
| Jan
11, 2012 |
Transcription
evening - St Paul's Baptisms 1880 - 1900
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| Feb.
8, 2012 |
"The
Secret Life of Stone Street" by Albert Daniels
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| Mar.
14 , 2012 |
"Boxley,
Penenden Heath and all around"
by Robin Ambrose
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| Apr.
11, 2012 |
"Farewell
to Kent"
by Helen Allinson
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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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Meetings are held at STROOD LIBRARY
on the last Thursday of the month - 1.30 p.m. for
2.00 p.m.
Forthcoming
Events
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COACH TRIPS
The National Archives Kew
Wednesday
9th Nov 2011
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.
Forthcoming
Events
| January
18 , 2012 |
"Pre
1837 Sources for Family History"
by Celia Heritage
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| February
15, 2012 |
"Manners
and Etiquette in the Middles Ages"
by Imogen Corrigan
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| March
21, 2012 |
"Quex,
The Vad Hospital & Birchington 1914-1918"
by Hazel Basford
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| April
18, 2012 |
"An
Audience with Queen Victoria"
by Anne Carter
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| May
16, 2012 |
An
Introduction to the Kent History and Library Centre"
by Stuart Bligh
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| June
20, 2012 |
"Crime
in Victorian Kent"
by Helen Allinson
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| July
18, 2012 |
AGM
followed by "Finding Love at the TNA - a 1914-18
Nurse and Soldier"
by Michael Lucas
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| August,
2012 |
NO
MEETING
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| September
19, 2012 |
"Knole
& The Sackvilles"
by Peter Gillman
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| October
17, 2012 |
"Victorian
& Edwardian Gentleman's Day Wear"
by Vernon Mee
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| November
21, 2012 |
"RAF
Ancestors & Local Connections"
by Nina Hadaway
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| December
19, 2012 |
"Christmas
Meeting– Old Time Hospitality in Birchington"
by Jennie Burgess
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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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