MEETINGS
Navigate to each Branch page using the links in the right-hand column.
Don’t forget to view the Fairs & Events Page.
All the meetings below are at 7.30pm. (For online meetings, login opens from 7.00pm)
| Date | Title / Subject | Speaker | Location |
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| 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 | ||
| 14th Sep | NFHS Annual General Meeting | Cornmarket Hall, Kettering |
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| 21st Sep | Researching World War 2 ancestry A look at the various resources available | Andrea Pettingale | Weston Favell, Northampton |
| 28th Sep | Bringing it up to date: Research in the 20th century This talk looks at the sources available to us and how we can use them to piece together the stories of our 20th Century ancestors. | Dave Annal | Online |
| 12th Oct | Researching World War 2 ancestry A look at the various resources available | Andrea Pettingale | Cornmarket Hall, Kettering |
| 19th Oct | Newspapers as Historical Sources This talk looks at the strengths and weaknesses of using newspapers as historical sources. | Denise Bates | Weston Favell, Northampton |
| 26th Oct | Evidence Analysis: Proving what you think you know! In genealogy, it’s all too easy to fall into the trap of assumptions: Through clear examples, we’ll explore how to handle conflicting sources, weigh reliability, and avoid common misconceptions about records. This talk will sharpen your detective skills | Linda Hammond | Online |
| 9th Nov | The Women’s Land Army during the First World War This pioneering movement gave all women previously unthinkable opportunities and made an incredible contribution to the war effort at home. | Helen Frost | Cornmarket Hall, Kettering |
| 16th Nov | Jadzia's War, a stolen Polish childhood | Isabella Robinson | Weston Favell, Northampton |
| 23rd Nov | Are you Sitting Comfortably? Writing up your family history This talk provides suggestions that will help you to begin to set your family in their national, local and social context and take you from family tree to family history, offering various ideas that will help you. | Dr Janet Few | Online |
| 14th Dec | The history of swear words and bad language A light hearted look at this subject. | Andy Friess | Cornmarket Hall, Kettering |
| 21st Dec | No meeting | Weston Favell |