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Diary of Family History Events and Talks

The following is a list of family history talks and meetings arranged by the Diss, Great Yarmouth, Kings Lynn, Norwich and London branches of the Society.  Non-members are welcome to attend but there may be charges for entry.

Programme of Talks
Date Time Meeting Venue
Friday, August 14, 2009 19:30:00 Lucilla Reeve, 'A Norfolk Woman' - Edmund Perry NOR
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 19:00:00 East Anglian Clerical Characters - Roy Tricker Diss
Wednesday, July 08, 2009 19:30:00 Church Visit (Details to be confirmed) KL
Saturday, June 20, 2009 19:30:00 T.B.A. KL
Friday, June 12, 2009 19:30:00 A Gypsy in the Family - Geoff Lee NOR
Tuesday, June 09, 2009 19:00:00 T.B.A. Diss
Tuesday, June 09, 2009 19:30:00 Family History Workshop (Subject to be advised) - Gill Blanchard GY
Tuesday, June 02, 2009 19:30:00 A Gypsy Family History - Hazel Marsh GY
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 19:30:00 Fieldwork in Family History - Derek Palgrave (Note the date change) KL
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 19:00:00 Tying Down Your Immigrant Ancestors (about Ancestors who turn up in Cities before 1851 from who knows where) - Michael Gandy Diss
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 19:30:00 On the Right Track - Ian Waller GY
Friday, May 08, 2009 19:30:00 Life in a Victorian Goal - Mike Wabe NOR
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See below for NFHS branch venues

External Events:

The East Anglia Family History Fair - Sunday, 29th March 2009

The Norfolk Family History Society will have a stand at the East Anglia Family History Fair. The event is being held at it's usual venue of:

St. Andrews Hall
St. Andrews Plain
Norwich, NR1 1AU.

Come and browse our bookstall.


N.F.H.S. Venues

Diss = Diss (2nd Tuesday of each month, at 7.00pm)
Diss Methodist Church, Victoria Road (A1066), Diss
[The Church is situated on the north side of Victoria Road
at its western end. It is about 100m east of Mere Street
and entry is from The Causeway]

GY = Great Yarmouth (2nd Thursday of each month, at 7.30pm)
Middlegate Hall, Christchurch, King Street, Great Yarmouth
[On the linked map find the river Yare and SOUTH QUAY.
Go eastward along YARMOUTH WAY and Christchurch will
be found at its junction with King Street.]

Lon = LONDON (on Saturdays, approx. every 6 months, at 2.00pm)
Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Building,
Goswell Road, London, EC1M 7BA
e-mail contact:

KL = Kings Lynn (2nd Wednesday of each month, at 7.30pm)
Thoresby College, South Quay Entrance, Queen Street, King's Lynn
[Go west from Railway station towards the river.
Locate SOUTH QUAY which runs North-South along the
riverside, then the Crown and Magistrates Courts on
COLLEGE LANE and where this road meets QUEEN STREET
(which also runs N-S) the College will be found.
Parking is available on the riverside here.]

Nor = NORWICH (2nd Friday of each month, at 7.30pm)
Kirby Hall, 70, St. Giles Street, Norwich