MEETINGS AT A GLANCE

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All the meetings below are at 7.30pm. (For online meetings, login opens from 7.00pm)

DateTitle / SubjectSpeakerLocation
Jul 14Thomas Bowrey
The incredible story of a young boy who travelled alone to India in 1669.		Sue PaulKettering
Jul 21By the Visitation of God
Some of the speaker’s own research relating to an elusive ancestor.		Mick RawleNorthampton
Jul 28Members’ Evening and Help deskOnline
AugustNo meetingKettering
AugustNo meetingOnline
AugustNo meetingNorthampton
Sept 8Nonconformity in Kettering
A guided walk around the town centre looking at the places of worship and locations
associated with non-conformity in the town		Led by Kathy HaighIn person Meet at front of
St Peter & St Paul’s church (parking at
Cornmarket Hall) 7.30pm
Sept 15NFHS Annual General Meeting and socialNorthampton
Sept 22Mending Bodies, Savings Souls
This talk looks at the social history, the effects medical science had on our ancestors,
the unscrupulous body-snatchers, the developments and the many records which exist
in regard to medical care and funerals experienced by our ancestors.
Some aspects are just gory, some just unbelievable, some still exist today!		Ian WallerOnline
Oct 13Researching WW2 Ancestry
Where to find records relating to more recent military forebears		Andrea PettingaleKettering
Oct 20Northamptonshire and the Great War
Exploring the effects of the war on the Home Front		Jon-Paul CarrOnline
Oct 27More than just Names on a Page
A talk to illustrate other resources to research your ancestors’ lives and make them “More than just names on a page” and find out about their day to day lives.		Debbie BradleyOnline
Nov 10Where there’s a will
This talk looks at the wealth of information wills contain, how to find them and what
other records support them from those associated with disputes, taxes and personal
belongings. No-one should rule out the existence of a will and searching for one should
be automatic		Ian WallerKettering
Nov 17Philip Manfield
His life and Influence on Northamptonshire shoemaking		Izabela RobinsonNorthampton
Nov 24Exploring House History – The history of 192 Brick Lane and its Inhabitants
Embark on East London's Brick Lane house history using maps, BMD records, census data, electoral registers, directories, and newspapers. Uncover the property’s history and diverse lives in this immersive investigation into local multicultural history.		Linda HammondOnline
Dec 1Christmas Social, Research and Help DeskMembersOnline
Dec 8Sex, Drugs and Tapeworms
A highly amusing look at Victorian consumerism as shown in
advertisements from the time		Kevin VartyKettering