MEETINGS
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All the meetings below are at 7.30pm. (For online meetings, login opens from 7.00pm)
| Date | Title / Subject | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13 | American Connections with Northamptonshire Exploring the many and varied connections between America and the county. | Jon-Paul Carr | Kettering |
| Apr 20 | Lying Bastards – How illegitimacy led to people being untruthful. This talk will begin by examining the language of illegitimacy and considering some of the terms used to describe those who were born to unmarried parents. It will then explore the ways in which the lies and half-truths that they told in an attempt to cover up their ‘spurious’ origins can, in turn, have an impact on our ability to trace their lives. | Dave Annal | Weston Favell, Northampton |
| Apr 27 | Beyond the 1939 Register: Additional Records of National Registration (1939-1991) The 1939 Register is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to available records but knowing what exists and how to access information is an entirely different matter. Discover how the registers were used from 1939 until 1991. Also, what information is contained in the redacted section of the 1939 Register? | Richard Holt | Online |
| May 11 | Archive Film of Wallis and Linnell clothing firm’s five local sites A newly digitised silent film from 1959 which is thought to be the first film about the clothing industry in the UK. | Monica Ozdemir | Kettering |
| May 18 | No meeting (hall unavailable) | Weston Favell, Northampton | |
| May 25 | The Victorian Gardener In the 1860s gardening was mainly the preserve of professionals but a new breed of gardeners was emerging they were ordinary householders. | Dr Judith Hill | Online |
| Jun 8 | A local family history story put together from a car boot sale find An interesting story arising from a folder of documents bought many miles from Kettering. | Kathy Haigh | Kettering |
| Jun 15 | Northampton Film & Archive Trust The Trust will talk about their work and show a selection of archive films. | NFAT | Weston Favell, Northampton |
| Jun 22 | Transported to Tasmania Exploring English and Australian records to help you discover more about your female convict ancestors; demonstrated via the case study of a young girl from Shoreditch, her conviction, transportation and ensuing escapades in Tasmania. | Kelly Cornwell | Online |
| Jul 13 | Vicarage Farmhouse, Wellingborough The owner will tell the story of the house and 200 years of rural history. | John Freeman | Kettering |
| Jul 20 | Heroes and Ghosts – how scandal affects genealogical research The speaker will tell the story of his grandfather, a pioneer aviator before World War I and war hero. After the war, scandal struck the family and plunged it into shame for three generations. Along the way, his story was lost, his memorabilia buried in a drawer for decades. | Michael H Hallett | Weston Favell, Northampton |
| Jul 27 | Members’ Evening and Help Desk | Members | Online |
| August | No meetings |