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A Member of the FFHS
A Member of the FFHS
May 2022 – Visit to Castleacre & Castle
MID-NORFOLK FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
Invite you to join us:
VISIT TO CASTLEACRE
& CASTLE
Guided by MNFHS Chair,
Glynn Burrows
(meet at Castleacre Green – 7:30 pm
Wednesday 18th May
7.30 pm
Please join us – you will be made very welcome
Visit https://midnorfolkfhs.wordpress.com/program/
or www.facebook,com/MidNorfolkFHS for more information.
Next meeting: 15th June at Trinity Church Hall, Dereham –
“Beginning your family history”, with Debbie Bradley.
April 2022 – Putting It Into Print
MID-NORFOLK FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
Invite you to a presentation
PUTTING IT INTO PRINT
Four members share the process of getting
research along the journey to publication of
leaflets, booklets and books.
Wednesday 20th April
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 https://midnorfolkfhs.wordpress.com/program/
or www.facebook,com/MidNorfolkFHS for more information.
Next meeting: May 18th – Visit to Castle Acre.
Download the April 2022 – MNFHS poster here;
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.
April 2021 – Where there is a Will – by Ian Waller
MID-NORFOLK FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
INVITE YOU TO AN OPEN MEETING ENTITLED
Where there is a
Will
by
Ian Waller
Wednesday 21st April
7.30 pm
On-line via Zoom
Ian Waller will talk about wills, ‘Where there is a will’.
A link will be forwarded to you nearer the date.
If you are considering joining this meeting please e-mail;
philip.shakespeare132@btinternet.com
START DIGGING INTO YOUR PAST!
Visit hwww.mnfhs.org/program/
or simply search “Mid Norfolk FHS” for more information.
Provisional programme for MNFHS meetings in 2021
There is now a provisional programme for MNFHS meetings in the coming year, which will depend on the outcome of Covid 19 during 2021.
This year we have arranged for a professional speaker on alternate months with an ‘in-house’ activity on the other months.
Please see the Program page for details.
Gressenhall Museum are looking for Family History Volunteers
The following comes from the Family History Federation‘s May 2020 newsletter, which we’re sharing here due to the local interest.
Gressenhall Museum are looking for Family History Volunteers
More Than Oliver Twist Family History Volunteers
Volunteers needed! We would love to hear from you if you would be interested in researching the lives of people who lived here in the workhouse at Gressenhall; this is part of the More Than Oliver Twist project! This role requires candidates to have access to family history research databases from home and the relevant skills to carry out this research. Please get in touch via: gressenhall.museum@norfolk.gov.uk quoting MTOT Family History Volunteer.
Workhouse Archive Volunteers
Volunteers needed! We would like to hear from you if you are interested in history and learning more about the union workhouse system. Volunteers are required to help catalogue workhouse archives. This role requires online access, an ability to read curly old writing and to use image and word processing packages. To find out more please contact: gressenhall.museum@norfolk.gov.uk quoting Workhouse Archive Volunteer.
Gressenhall Museum are currently experiencing high levels of demand for these volunteering opportunities. In order to support all of our volunteers effectively and fairly, we may need to limit the total number of volunteers we can work with.
Mid Norfolk Family History Society 