LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND F. H .S MEETINGS, EVENTS & BUS TRIPS 2015 HINCKLEY GROUP - hinckley@lrfhs.org.uk Jan 8th The Allan Line Ship – The Virginian Jim Bell Feb 5th AGM Followed by Members Questions and Answers Mar 5th Railway Servants, Bargemen and Seafarers Family History And Transport Workers Helen Ford Apr 9th Women Of Leicestershire And Rutland Virginia Wright May 14th Who Do You Think Lived In A House Like This? Brian Johnson June 4th Visit – Market Bosworth – A Walk Through Time Peter Loseby Meet From 7pm In The Car Park Off Rectory Lane July No Meeting Aug 6th Marriage Law For Genealogists Professor Rebecca Probert Legal Requirements And Actual Practice Sept 3rd The Tigers In The Crimea Mark Gamble Oct 1st The Wills Of Our Ancestors Dr. Simon Pawley Nov 5th Embezzlement In Hinckley Robert Bradford Dec 3rd Christmas Social and Bring And Tell Market Harborough Group - harborough@lrfhs.org.uk The Greyfriars Project – The Search For King Richard III AGM Followed by The Charge Of The Light Brigade 18th Century Child Health Care In Northampton Jan 15th Feb 19th Mar 19th Williams Apr 16th May 21st June 18th July Aug 20th Sep 17th Mar 11th Apr 8th May 13th June 10th July 8th Aug 12th Sept 9th Oct 14th Nov 11th Dec 9th Jed Jaggard John Frearson Sandra Moore Stephen Flinders Brian Johnson Bob Massey Dr. John Sutton Dr.Wendy Freer Peter Liddle Mike Hutchinson Mark Gamble Marion Morley Age UK Oadby & Wigston, Hawthorn House, 51 Paddock Street, Wigston, Leicester LE18 2AN Open at 6.45pm, Tea & Coffee Available, Meetings Start at 7.30pm Open at 6.45pm—Meetings Start At 7.30pm Len Holden Dr. Andrew May 27th July 29th Sept 30th Rutland Group - rutland@lrfhs.org.uk LEICESTER GROUP - leicester@lrfhs.org.uk Arming A Knight AGM Followed by Opening The Dore Living Memories (In Costume) Catherine Crompton’s Diary More Of Made In Leicester Dick Turpin - The Real Man And The Legend Conscientious Objectors In World War 1 Framework Knitters Of The East Midlands The Rise And Decline Of The Medieval Village Was It Murder? World War 1 Armistice 1918 A Christmas Cracker Jan 28th Mar 25th Conference Room, Roman Way Community Centre 36 Roman Way, Market Harborough LE16 7PQ Meetings Start At 7.30pm St.John’s Church Centre, 351 Coventry Road, Hinckley LE10 ONF Open from 7.00pm for refreshments – Talks Start At 7.30pm Jan 14th Feb 11th Dr. Turi King Leicester During World War 2 Vince Holyoak Indexing Your Own Family History Records Mick Rawle Walk Round Great Bowden Part 2 Paul Bennett No Meeting Member’s Evening “Tell Us Your Story Or Find” Members The History Of Marriage And Divorce In Roger Powell England 1600-1857 The Leicestershire Regiment In World War 1 Dr. John Sutton Christmas In The Trenches Kate Wills Christmas Quiz And Social Committee Oct 15th Nov 19th Dec 17th Jan 12th Feb 9th Mar 9th Apr 13th May 11th June 8th July August Sept14th Oct 12th Nov 9th Dec 14th Henry V111 And His Wives Troubled Times History Of Your House Little Known Web Sites More Of Made In Leicester Life In Tudor Leicester Outing To Be Arranged No Meeting Dissent And Non-Conformism Little Known Leicestershire And Rutland Leicester And It’s People In WW2 “But For These Things” Christmas Quiz And Buffet Sally Henshaw Mick Rawle Geoff Lee Peter Cousins Brian Johnson Felicity Austin Dr. Simon Pawley Bob Trubshaw Vince Holyoak The Meeting Room, St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Station Road, Oakham Meetings Start At 7.30 pm Loughborough Group - loughborough@lrfhs.org.uk Jan 13th Feb 10th Mar 10th Apr 14th May 12th June 9th July August Sept 8th Oct 13th Nov 10th Dec 8th Men Of Nanpantan Scraps Of Humanity Living Memories Best Foot Forward Earl Shilton To Waterloo One Name Studies Trip – To Be Arranged Trip – To Be Arranged Ways To Research Non-Conformist Ancestors To Be Arranged Great Central – Past, Present And Future Old Fashioned Christmas Phil Thorne Dominic Johnston Sandra Moore Ian Waller Paul Seaton Barbara Griffiths Jackie Depelle Mike Riley Felicity Austin Foden Building, Radmoor Centre Loughborough College, Radmoor Road, Loughborough LE11 3BT Open at 6.45pm, Tea & Coffee Available, Meetings Start at 7.30pm COMPUTER GROUP - computers@lrfhs.org.uk ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015 Sunday 22nd March 2015 10.00am To 4.30pm AT NEW VENUE: Abington Academy Wigston, Leicester LE18 2DH FULL DETAILS AT: www.lrfhs.org.uk/agm2015.html Nov 25th AGM Followed By "Q and A" How To Get The Most Out Of The National Archives Website Lesser Known Genealogical Websites Part 2 What Do I Do With My Film Clips? Online Resources For Family Historians From The University Of Leicester FamilySearch Website Update Members Evening Audrey Collins Peter Cousins Toni Smith Dr. Simon Dixon Bob King Age UK Oadby & Wigston,Hawthorn House, 51 Paddock Street, Wigston, Leicester LE18 2AN Open at 6.45pm—Meetings Start At 7.30pm RESEARCH CENTRE - librarian@lrfhs.org.uk UNIT 4B, PILOT HOUSE, KING STREET, LEICESTER LE1 6RN. The Opening Hours Of The Centre Are: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 10.00am until 4.00pm Saturday 8.30am until 12.30pm The Centre is closed on all Bank Holiday Mondays and the Saturdays preceding a Bank Holiday Monday. FOR ADVANCE BOOKINGS OF MICROFICHE READERS OR A COMPUTER PHONE (0116) 2857211 DURING THE ABOVE OPENING HOURS KEW NATIONAL ARCHIVES TRIPS 2015 Departs From Narborough Road Premier Inn at 6.45 am Saturday May 9th- Saturday July 4th - Saturday October 3rd BOOK BY E-MAIL AT: kewtrips@lrfhs.org.uk BOOKING FORMS IN THE CENTRE PAGES OF YOUR JOURNAL Don’t forget to take identification to obtain your Readers Ticket when you arrive – if you haven’t already got one.