Events

Military History Records in Family Research.

 It looks at a range of military documents and 
 websites that will help family members
 research any military connections. I also talk about medals, death plaques and photographs of family  in uniform and how to look for clues to identify  regiments etc.

   Wendy Shepherd

Surplus Women:
The life and times of single women in the 1920s and 1930s.

"Britain's problem with two million 
superfluous women".

Headline Daily Mail 1921 Lord Northcliffe 

 Who were these ‘surplus women’ and why were they a problem? This talk   explains the background to this extraordinary quote and gives a glimpse   into the life of a single woman between the two World Wars.

     Karen Cade

Canal Boats and Canal Art

Ipswich Maritime Trust

  Cathy Shelbourne 

The Three Historic Houses of the Orwell and their People.

 The talk looks at the three houses and their people from 1700 to date and in particular their other connections both locally and their influence further afield and their place in history!

       Keith Pettican

Social and Quiz Evening

Quizmaster - Paul Voller

Using Census Documents: the 1921 Census and 1939 Register                  

Why are these important documents? These documents certainly bridge a gap into the second world war and beyond. Both types of document offer up interesting researchable information. The 1921 census is a useful post World War One document, many showing war widows bringing up families alone. It is the last available online census at present, as the 1931 census was destroyed in a fire in WW2 and the 1941 census was never taken as we were at war. 
The 1939 register was an extremely important document for the government as it identified people of an age for conscription, plus population numbers for identity cards and rationing cards, plus the number of children who might need evacuating. The data was used when the NHS was set up post war. There is also a column which shows the roles of many people in WW2; a useful document.

      Wendy Shepherd

                          The Ipswich Town Years

  Broadcaster and stadium announcer Stephen Foster  on his rollercoaster ride
  as a Town fan.

  Stephen Foz Foster