Suffolk Family History
Society

Economic Migration in the 19th Century Clive Paine. February 22nd 2007

“Go north young man”
If you saw Jeremy Paxman on “Who do you think you are” and if you have not heard Clive Paine before, you will not want to miss this. You will not want to miss it anyway.

Resource Evening March 22nd 2007.

This year at the Jubilee Centre, Recreation Way, Mildenhall. This will give us extra space and parking. The committee would appreciate any offers of help with setting up, making tea, coffee, using microfiche machines etc. If you can help please let Carol or Richard know.

For the Rest of Your Natural Life Pip Wright. April 26th 2007

Another speaker you will want to hear.

Suggestions Wanted

In November it is proposed we have another evening where members talk to each other about their research. Any ideas for topics, format etc very welcome.

Bury St Edmunds Group

Saturday 24th March 2007 Family Records Centre & London Metropolitan Archives
Saturday 23rd June 2007 National Archives Kew.

To book please ring Brenda Picking 01359 270909
NOTE. The coach leaves Ram Meadow Car Park Bury St Edmunds 7.30.a.m It does not “pick-up” anywhere.

Saxmundham Group

Saturday 28th July National Archives Kew.
There is a list on the notice board for this

Military Burials

Sgt C P Hearn, a local serviceman, is recording all military burials in Suffolk. If you have any knowledge of a military burial in churchyard or cemetery Sgt Hearn can be contacted on c_hearn@btinternet.com or by mail T8189395 Sct C.P Hearn, TIW Photo Engineer, RAF Marham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE33 9NP. Sgt Hearn is planning to record each burial and where possible information on the individual to appear in a book. Sgt Hearn wrote “As a Serviceman, I feel passionately that their sacrifice should be remembered.”

Coronation Day 1953

BBC Timewatch is making a programme “The People’s Coronation” and would appreciate memories, photographs, film from the day. If you would like to contribute contact Timewatch e-mail coronation@bbc.co.uk telephone 020 8752 5350 post The People’s Coronation, BBC Timewatch, Room 3170, BBC White City, London W12 7TS

Open Churches Week 15th to 21st July 2007

An exciting county-wide project to open every parish church in the diocese for this week has been launched. If you have found difficulty in visiting an ancestor’s church, this may be an opportunity to do so. More details when known

Websites

Have you tried these?
www.FreeGenUK.com free access to 1841-1891 Census surnames index, London area Marriage indexes, London Burial Index, Pallots Marriage Indexes.

Also a new site http://www.findmypast.com launched 10th Jan. Pay per view site but looks very comprehensive – migration lists, census, births,marriages,deaths among other resources.

www.unsolvedancestry.com – post your problems here for experts to solve

www.britishorigins.com now includes teachers’ registrations from 1870-1947 and Charles I Chancery Index from 1625-1649

www.ukwarmemorials.co.uk aims to record photographs of UK War memorials.

Mildenhall Parish Registers

We are buying a complete set of fiche for Mildenhall Parish Registers which includes neighbouring villages of West Row etc. These will be available for research.

Group visit

As a future event,preferably in summer, we are looking at the idea of a tour of one or more places in the neighbourhood, by coach, with a speaker , either a Saturday 10.00-4.00 including a lunch stop or a shorter evening tour with perhaps sandwiches etc at the end. The speaker’s fee could come from Group funds but the coach would need to be paid for by members. It would be helpful to have some idea of interest. Please let Ann Cant know if you are interested.