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September 2023 – AGM & ‘East London Records & My Norfolk Connections’ – Melissa Ford

MID-NORFOLK FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

AGM

followed by a presentation

EAST LONDON RECORDS &
MY NORFOLK CONECTIONS

by

Melisssa Ford

Wednesday 20th September
7.30 pm

Trinity Methodist Church Hall
Theatre Street
DEREHAM
NR19 2EP

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START DIGGING INTO YOUR PAST!

ENTRANCE £3 to non-members – TEA or COFFEE INCLUDED

Please join us – you will be made very welcome

Visit www.mnfhs.org/program/

www.facebook.com/MidNorfolkFHS
or simply search “Mid Norfolk FHS” for more information.

Next meeting: Wed. 18th October; A shop through time – by Sara Flatt.

Heritage Open Days 2023

Mid Norfolk FHS is holding two sessions as part of the 2023 Heritage Open Days (8-17th September), to help you research your family history both in Mid Norfolk and beyond; free to drop in for tips and advice from our members, and explore the local records that we have collected and published about Mid Norfolk family history.

We’ll be in Church House, Church Street, Dereham, NR19 1DN, on

  • Saturday, 9th September:  10:00-16:00
  • Saturday, 16th September:  10:00-16:00

See our Heritage Open Days listing, [here].

Mid Norfolk FHS is one of 9 local organisations in the Dereham locality, who as part of the aboutDereham Partnership are holding events for the Heritage Open Days. The Partnership has published a program of the events local to Dereham, [here].

September 2022 – AGM & ‘Norfolk Schools’ – Iona Folliard

MID-NORFOLK FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

AGM

followed by a presentation

NORFOLK SCHOOLS

by

Iona Folliard

Wednesday 21st September
7.30 pm

Trinity Methodist Church Hall
Theatre Street
DEREHAM
NR19 2EP

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START DIGGING INTO YOUR PAST!

ENTRANCE £3 to non-members – TEA or COFFEE INCLUDED

Please join us – you will be made very welcome

Visit www.mnfhs.org/program/

www.facebook.com/MidNorfolkFHS
or simply search “Mid Norfolk FHS” for more information.

Next meeting: Wed. 19th October. Members present their family experiences in wartime.

July 2022 – Visit to St. Andrew’s Church, West Bradenham

MID-NORFOLK FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
Invite you to join us for a visit to

St. ANDREW’S CHURCH
WEST BRADENHAM

Margaret Bohn looks at the lives of
villagers and their interaction with
the C.19 squire and his family

Wednesday 20th July
7.30 pm

START DIGGING INTO YOUR PAST!

ENTRANCE £3 to non-members – TEA or COFFEE INCLUDED

Please join us – you will be made very welcome

Visit www.mnfhs.org/program/
or www.facebook.com/MidNorfolkFHS

Next meeting: Wed. 17th August. Steve Manning tells us about
using newspapers in your family history research.

Please see Comments (below) for directions and further details.

June 2022 – Beginning Your Family History – Debbie Bradely

MID-NORFOLK FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
Invite you to join us to learn

the basic facts to get your research underway

BEGINING YOUR
FAMILY HISTORY

by

Debbie Bradley

Wednesday 15th June
7.30 pm

Trinity Methodist Church Hall
Theatre Street
DEREHAM
NR19 2EP

.

START DIGGING INTO YOUR PAST!

ENTRANCE £3 to non-members – TEA or COFFEE INCLUDED

Please join us – you will be made very welcome

Visit www.mnfhs.org/program/
or simply search “Mid Norfolk FHS” for more information.

Next meeting: Wed. 20th July. Visit to St Andrew’s Church, West Bradenham –
Margaret Bohn looking at life of villagers in the mid-to-late C19 and their
interaction with the squire and his family.

March 2022 – GETTING BEYOND THAT BRICK WALL

MID-NORFOLK FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
INVITE YOU TO AN OPEN MEETING ENTITLED

GETTING BEYOND THAT BRICK WALL

Members will share problems
they have had with their
research and ideas will be
offered for possible solutions

Wednesday 16th March
7.30 pm

Trinity Methodist Church Hall
Theatre Street
DEREHAM
NR19 2EP

START DIGGING INTO YOUR PAST!

ENTRANCE £3 to non-members – TEA or COFFEE INCLUDED

YOU WILL BE MADE VERY WELCOME

Visit www.mnfhs.org/program/,
www.facebook.com/MidNorfolkFHS,
or simply search “Mid Norfolk FHS” for more information.

February 2022 – Parliamentary Papers – Glynn Burrows

MID-NORFOLK FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
INVITE YOU TO AN OPEN MEETING ENTITLED

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS

by

Glynn Burrows

Wednesday 16th February
7.30 pm

Trinity Methodist Church Hall
Theatre Street
DEREHAM
NR19 2EP

Glynn will talk about Parliamentary Papers 
and how they can help with
your family history research.

START DIGGING INTO YOUR PAST!

ENTRANCE £3 to non-members – TEA or COFFEE INCLUDED

YOU WILL BE MADE VERY WELCOME

Visit hwww.mnfhs.org/program/
or simply search “Mid Norfolk FHS” for more information.

January 2022 – A Mobile Museum – Glynn Burrows

MID-NORFOLK FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
INVITE YOU TO AN OPEN MEETING ENTITLED

A Mobile Museum

by

Glynn Burrows

Wednesday 19th November
7.30 pm

This meeting will
now be via Zoom
For the link, please e-mail;

chairman -at- mnfhs.org

Looking at and identifying artifacts,
with our new Chairman Glynn Burrows

START DIGGING INTO YOUR PAST!

ENTRANCE £3 to non-members

YOU WILL BE MADE VERY WELCOME

Visit hwww.mnfhs.org/program/
or simply search “Mid Norfolk FHS” for more information.

November 2021 – A Spinster’s Tale – Susan Cranmer

MID-NORFOLK FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
INVITE YOU TO AN OPEN MEETING ENTITLED

A Spinster’s Tale

by

Susan Cranmer

Wednesday 17th November
7.30 pm

Trinity Methodist Church Hall
Theatre Street
DEREHAM
NR19 2EP

After Susan’s presentation we
plan to have refreshments
of a seasonal variety.

START DIGGING INTO YOUR PAST!

ENTRANCE £3 to non-members – TEA or COFFEE INCLUDED

YOU WILL BE MADE VERY WELCOME

Visit hwww.mnfhs.org/program/
or simply search “Mid Norfolk FHS” for more information.

October 2021 – Maps Online – by Peter Christian

MID-NORFOLK FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
INVITE YOU TO AN OPEN MEETING ENTITLED

Maps Online

by

Peter Christian

Wednesday 20th October
7.30 pm

Trinity Methodist Church Hall
Theatre Street
DEREHAM
NR19 2EP

followed by a brief
Extraordinary Meeting
with a single item on the agenda;
“Election of a New committee”.

START DIGGING INTO YOUR PAST!

ENTRANCE £3 to non-members – TEA or COFFEE INCLUDED

YOU WILL BE MADE VERY WELCOME

Visit hwww.mnfhs.org/program/
or simply search “Mid Norfolk FHS” for more information.