MORLEY AND DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP
Who to see at out meetings
and
where you can see our Group
Morley & District Family History Group meet the 1st Wednesday of every month in the
Baker Room, beneath Morley Library at 7pm for 7.30pm start.
Non - members are very welcome to attend the meetings but are asked to pay £1.
Refreshments are available
Check out August for our OPEN DAY
2009 |
Speaker |
Subject |
February 4th
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Ann Jones | Ann returns to enthrall us with her family. Renie 1901 - 2001 is the subject of this evening. Ann always brings along lots of family memorabelia to support her talk |
| March 4th | Christine Ellis | 'Clara Clarkson - a Wakefield ladies wardrobe' including a surprising local connection. Christine will guide us through a day of Clara. Christine always brings along samples from her extensive collection. |
| April 1st | Open meeting – groups resources available for research and committee members are always available to share their local and family history knowledge. | |
| May 7th | Nichola Fleeson | Adoption - Adoption was not always set out in a formal way. Nichola will enlighten us in the various forms in which adoption could take place. |
| June 3rd | Open meeting – groups resources available for research and committee members are always available to share their local and family history knowledge. | |
| July 1st | To be arranged | |
August 8th 10.30am - 3.30pm Saturday Open Day |
Come along and visit us on our Open Day, take time to meet other fellow researchers, browse our library, undertake research using our fiche or computers. Also available will be a help desk and other local groups + you will be able to purchase the groups publications. You will be most welcome and we'll provide a cuppa |
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| September 2nd | A.G.M. | |
| October 7 | Joan Grundy | 'On Death and Dying - did they really rest in peace'. From fear of being buried alive to the body snatchers did rest in peace really mean peace ! |
| November 4th | Alun Pugh | Beckett Street Cemetery or Leeds Burial Ground. Come along and listen to Alun, a guide at Becket Street, inform us of who lies within its boundaries - the rich, the famous and the poor, those who died of natural causes and those who died from epidemics. Recommended |
| December 2nd | Awaiting confirmation |