This page provides a brief log of the main items of news for the Society for the year 2018,
with most recent items shown first.
| 20-Dec-2018 |
Christmas celebrations and a quiz set by quizmaster Murial Sprott. |
| 15-Nov-2018 |
Members' meeting - The planned speaker became stuck in a travel incident and called in to
apologise that she simply could not get to Isleworth. An impromptu meeting was arranged, mostly
Roland Bostock (webmaster) showing some of the facilities of our website. |
| 3-Nov-2018 |
Margaret Cunnew, Hilary Strudwick, Muriel Sprott, Brian and Pam Smith,
and Roland Bostock ran our stall at West Surrey FHS Open Day and Family
History Fair at Woking, Surrey. |
| 26-Oct-2018 |
Muriel Sprott, Yvonne Masson, Margaret Cunnew and Roland Bostock ran our
stall at the Full of Life Fair, Twickenham. |
| 18-Oct-2018 |
Members' meeting - talk by Susan Moore on 'Chancery Proceedings'. |
| 22-Sept-2018 |
Margaret Cunnew, John Seaman, Pat Candler and Roland Bostock ran our
stall at the Family History Show at Sandown Racecourse, Esher, Surrey. |
| 20-Sept-2018 |
Members' meeting - talk by David Turner on 'Forgotten staff: Victorian and Edwardian
Railwaywomen'. |
| 16-Aug-2018 |
Members' meeting - talk by Kirsty Gray on 'Women in WW1'. |
| 28-July-2018 |
Margaret Cunnew and Muriel Sprott ran our stall at the Buckinghamshire FHS Open Day
in Aylesbury. |
| 19-July-2018 |
Members' meeting - 40th year celebrations - some reminiscing of our 40 years led by
Yvonne Masson. |
| 21-June-2018 |
Members' meeting - talk by Jane King on 'The History of the Foundling Hospital'. |
| 17-May-2018 |
Members' meeting - talk by Elizabeth Owen on 'How can memorabilia help with family history?'. |
| 12-May-2018 |
Roland Bostock, Margaret Cunnew, Ann Greene, Yvonne Masson and Muriel Sprott
ran our stall (and an advice session) as part of the CityRead event at
Feltham Library |
| 5/6-May-2018 |
Roland Bostock, Margaret Cunnew, Ann Greene, Yvonne Masson and Muriel Sprott
ran our stall at The Name Event at Earls Court |
| 19-Apr-2018 |
Members' meeting - talk by Judy Hill on 'Victorian Life Below Stairs'. |
| 15-Mar-2018 |
Our AGM was held at St. John's Centre, Isleworth, with talk by Jef Page on 'London in the 1880s:
hard work, poverty & street life'. Honorary memberships were awarded to Yvonne Masson
and Brian and Pam Smith. |
| 15-Feb-2018 |
Members' meeting - talk by James Wisdom on 'The Layton Collection'. |
| 18-Jan-2018 |
Members' meeting - talk by Leigh Dworkin on 'Tracing Jewish Ancestors'. |