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....Our AGM We had a very good attendance at the AGM. I
counted 28 members present. The business of the meeting was speedily
transacted. The existing committee were all re-elected. Two additional
members were also elected. Wilf Day has agreed to help Michael as project
organiser. His brief is to act as liaison with the library and keep us
informed about projects being undertaken in the reference library. Anyone
wishing to undertake indexing in the warmth instead of in the graveyard
should have a word with Wilf.
....Marge Cross’s talk. Following the AGM Marge told us
about two visits she has made to the northern frontier of Pakistan and her
frustration at not being able to quite reach the birth place of her
ancestor. For political reasons she was not able to finish her journey but
like Moses she had to view the scene from afar. Marge made this journey
alone to the consternation of the local Pakistani men! To supplement the
talk she brought a splendid exhibition of maps, photographs, certificates
and items from the military archives.
If anyone else has ancestors who spent time in the
Indian sub continent they might be interested to know that there is a
"Families in British India Society." For more details contact Tony Fuller,
Secretary, FIBIS, 81 Rosewood Avenue, Elm Park, Hornchurch, Essex RM12
5LD.
Coming Events. Talks, Conferences, Exhibitions.
Saturday 8 May LFH&HS One Day Conference and AGM at the
University of Central Lancashire Preston. 10.00am -5.00pm £14.00. Details
enclosed in your February magazine.
Saturday 26 June Yorkshire FH Fair, Knavesmere Stand,
York Racecourse.
Saturday 3 July Family History Fair. SW Group of Family
History Societies 10.00 am to 4.00pm at the Winter Gardens, Royal Parade,
Western Super Mare.
Sunday 4 July East Anglian FH Fair at Needham Market.
Monday 12 - Friday 16 July. The Public Record Office
Summer School. There are four themes to choose from Beginners Guide to the
PRO; For King and Country -armed forces records; Pre 1689 records and how
to read them; and Tracing immigrants. Further information from the Events
Manager, PRO, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4 DU Tel. 0181 392 5297.
Friday 15 October. The LFH&HS’s annual dinner will this
year be hosted by the Lancaster and Morecambe Group. The details will be
available in your May magazine.
Saturday 30 October 1999 NW Group Family History Fair
(sometimes known as the Stockport Fair) will this year be held at the
Guild Hall, Preston.
Rossendale Ancestry.
Mrs Ursula Maden, 26 Clive Road, Balsall Common,
Coventry CV7 7DW is seeking information on Richard Maden who married
Margaret Roberts at Newchurch PC in 1867.
They lived at Dobbin Lane in the 1881 census. Richard’s
father was John Maden.
Projects
Michael has given me another note:
