Essex Society for Family History
HEADQUARTERS
- CHELMSFORD
Chairman: Mr
Telephone: UK 01279 416204 International +44 1279 416204
E-mail - chairman@esfh.org.uk
Meetings are held in the Lecture Theatre at the Essex Record Office, Wharf Road, Chelmsford normally on the third Saturday each month except August. Meetings commence at 2.30pm except September which commences at 2pm.
Our Research Centre in the Essex Record Office Building will be open for members only on the Saturday meeting days from about 10.30 a.m. The full range of records on microfiche and computer will be available on these occasions and books, CDs, diskettes and microfiche can be purchased in the Research Centre.
Are you new to
Family History?
A series of lunchtime
tutorials will be held on the third Saturdays of the month
The
forthcoming programme is:
| 19th July 2008 |
"The Princess Alice Disaster" by Joan
Lock The Princess Alice pleasure steamer was rammed at Gravesend in 1878 by a Tyne Collier resulting in Britain's worst civilian disaster. |
| August | No meeting |
|
27th September 2008 Note the revised date for this year |
Annual General Meeting followed by:
"Weird &
Wonderful Weddings" by Marion Moule" |
| 18th October 2008 | The Railways Came to Essex by Adrian Wright |
| 15th November 2008 | Essex Economic Development over the period of 1801 to 1881 by Leigh Shaw-Taylor and Tony Wrigley. |
| 13th December 2008 | T.B.A. |
Further informarion about the programme from the Programme Secretary - Eric Probert
Don't forget to look at the reports from some of our recent meetings.
Last updated - 29 June 2008