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Monthly meetings are held at 7:30pm on the second Wednesday of each month at Broadway House, Orwell Rd, Felixstowe, IP11 7DD.

Some meetings will be a Hybrid meeting, i.e. Broadway House and also broadcast via Zoom. Watch out for details on each speaker.

The Friday Drop-In Sessions are also held at Broadway House. 10.15am to 12.00 noon. See dates below.

There is a large, FREE after 6pm, municipal car park to the rear of the meeting place which is accessible from Highfield Road.

Date Title   Speaker(s)
22/07/2022 Drop-In Session. Advice and Help.  

Nick Smith

August 2022 No Meeting    
14/09/2022

Annual General Meeting.

"Humour and Genealogy"

A native of Hackney, London, Chris studied modern languages at

Nottingham University in the early 1970s, before embarking on a

40-year-career in Banking. Prior to his ‘retirement’, Chris’s interest in family history

was sparked by a request from his father to find his biological parents.

Chris describes genealogy as an all-consuming passion upon which he now spends

most of his waking hours, leaving his wife to joke that she is a ‘genealogy widow’.

Chris is a graduate of the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies,

Canterbury, where he feels privileged to be  a course tutor. He also runs a

family history research and education business (www.chance-encounters.co.uk)

from his home in Suffolk, specialising in East Anglia and Heraldry.

In addition, he is chairman of  the Alde Valley Suffolk Family History Group

and promotes the study of family history at every opportunity.

MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE DUE THIS MONTH.

 

Chris Broom

 

12/10/2022

"The Crystal Palace and The Great 1851 Exhibition."

An illustrated talk telling the amazing story of the building, what was displayed,

and the people who organised the world’s first international exhibition.

  Geoffrey Kay
09/11/2022

"Turbulence to Tranquility, The History of Dunwich Heath."

An illustrated talk about the extraordinary tales of people and events from the

18th Century to today. How the heath has changed. From the days of smuggling

to Coastguards then on to the dramatic events during WW1 and WW2.

The Heath was certainly not always the quiet and peaceful place that it is today.

  Richard Symes
14/12/2022

"Exploring Suffolk by Bus-Pass"

There are few corners of Suffolk (and neighbouring counties) that can't be reached

by bus. Those of us fortunate enough to have our bus-pass can use it to plan expeditions

and days out. This talk, liberally illustrated with Suffolk views, shows how you

can do it.

 

Pip Wright

11/01/2023 TBA    
08/02/2023

"Solving Genealogy Brick Walls using DNA."

PLEASE NOTE. THIS WILL BE A ZOOM MEETING ONLY.  NO MEETING AT BROADWAY HOUSE.

Please email fxfhs@hotmail.com if you wish to join via Zoom for the details.

This talk uses an example from the speaker's own family history where she progressed a

brickwall using DNA alongside traditional genealogy research. The path to solving

this brickwall had a number of surprises along the way with forgeries, quick

marriages, criminal ancestors and often more questions than answers.

In telling the story, methods and tools for using DNA to break down brickwalls

are provided. 

  Mia Bennett

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