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Please note that all meetings for the foreseeable future will be 'virtual' meetings and may be 'attended' via Zoom. Please do not attend at the Galleywood Heritage Centre.
The IDs and Passwords for each session will be communicated by email nearer the date of the event.
- 10.30am Morning session:"Essex Family and Local History Online" - this is a Zoom only meeting.
by Eric Probert
- 2.00pm Afternoon session:Maldon and the Great War (World War 1) - this talk examines the character of the town at the outbreak of war in 1914 and looks at the early impact on the inhabitants as a result of a Zeppelin raid. It also outlines the activities of the Royal Flying Corps at nearby Goldhanger aerodrome and of the secret Naval Base at Osea and an analysis of the 248 Maldon and Heybridge men who made the ultimate sacrifice - this is a Zoom only meeting
by Stephen Nunn.
- 10.30am Morning session:Pantomime and Music Hall through the centuries - this is a Zoom only meeting.
by Alan Ruston
- 2.00pm Afternoon session:"Please Sir, I Want Some More" - the life and diet in the workhouses of Essex - this is a Zoom only meeting
by Helen Matten
- 10.30am Morning session:My Ancestor was a Liar - this is a Zoom only meeting.
by David Anall
- 2.00pm Afternoon session:The Broken Branch - this is a Zoom only meeting.
by Ian Waller
- 10.30am Morning session:How to do things on a Windows PC that I have forgotten & finally Wrote down - this a Zoom only meeting
by Ian Boreham
- 2.00pm Afternoon session:How Our Ancestors Died - this is a Zoom only meeting
by Mark Carroll
- 10.30am Morning session:Workshop - to be arranged or altered as per restrictions.
- 2.00pm Afternoon session:"The Joys of Transcribing Church Records" - a journey back into 18th century Saffron Walden
by Mike Furlong
- 10.30am Morning session:Can you spell that, please? - a close look at spelling in the past.
by Angela Hillier
- 2.00pm Afternoon session:An introduction to market and nursery gardening and orchards in mid-Essex, c.1840-1990
by Neil Wiffen
- 10.30am Morning session:Apprenticeship and Guilds
by Sarah Doig
- 10.30am Morning session:Murder, Sex & Mayhem in English Churches
by John Vigar
- 2.00pm Afternoon session:Birth and Death - Hidden Secrets
by Antony Marr
- 1.00pm session:Society Annual Generl Meeting -2020-21
- 2.00pm Afternoon session:The Life and Crimes of Margery
by Helen Matten
- 10.30am Morning session:The Great Flood of Canvey Island - this is a Zoom only meeting.
by Janet Waldon of Canvey Archive
- 10.30am Morning session:Probert on Probate - 'English & Welsh Wills 1858 & Later'
by Eric Probert
For further information about the programmes contact the Programme Secretary
Mrs Helen Matten via the 'Contact Us' button above
Postal address etc - please see top of this page
Don't forget to look at the reports from some
of our recent meetings.
Last updated: 14/11/2020 18:12:34
