MEETINGS
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |