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Meetings are held at seven centres
around the county as below. These meetings are open to all: if you live
in the area or are just visiting why not pop in and discuss any problems
or enjoy the evening. If you are not familiar with the county
click here to view a map showing
the main settlements.
Please
check before travelling for any changes or cancellations - these may
come about for a variety of reasons
Chippenham/Calne
Branch:
Meets:
second Tuesday of each month (except during the month of August), 7.15
pm, Chippenham Museum,
Market
Place. Meeting room is on the First floor through a door in the
rear. Parking is available off road between the library and Golddiggers
in Timber Street.
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- May 13 A
Thousand Years of One Area - Martin Whittock
- June 10
With Whom did Your Ancestors Meet? - Colin Chapman
- Jul 8 Son
od Faversham, Sex in Shoreditch, Sins in Southampton - Rodney
Whale
Branch
Secretary:Mrs Mary
Tucker, 10 Littlecote Road, Chippenham, Wilts, SN14 0NY. Tel:
01249-446076
Devizes Branch:
Meets:
first and third Tuesdays of each month, 7.30 pm, Nurstead Centre,
Nurstead Road, Devizes.
- May 20
Society Extra Ordinary General Meeting
- Jun 3 The
Archives of the Future - Claire Skinner
- June 17
Trial and Tribulations of finding George Barrett- Mary Dyer
- Jul 1
Members Evening
- Branch Secretary, Mrs Barbara Fuller, 1 Estcourt Villas,
Estcourt Crescent, Devizes, SN10 1LS, Tel 01380 724379 Email
society@wiltshirefhs.co.uk
Malmesbury Branch:
Meets:
4th Wednesday of each month at 7.00 pm at Le Flambé Christian
Centre. Birdcage Walk, Malmesbury.
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- May 28 The
Origins of Some Wiltshire Towns - Ken Rogers
- 25 June:
Lydiard House - a Guided Tour. Meet at the house at 7.15pm
- 23 July: Conceptions
and Misconceptions - a talk by John Hurley
- 27 Aug:
Aliases, Errors, Oddities and Strange Beliefs - a talk by Doug
Jackson
- 24 Sep:
Understanding Title Deeds - a talk by Steve Hobbs
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Branch
Secretary: Jennifer Walker, Great Lype Farm, Charlton,
Malmesbury. tel:01666-823224
e-mails to
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Salisbury Branch:
Meets:
third Wednesday of each month 7.30pm,
Wilton
Community Centre, West St, Wilton.
- May 21
Aliases, errors, oddities, and strange beliefs - Doug Jackson
- Jun 18 Historic landscape of Cranborne Chase and West Wilts AONB.- Emma
Rose
- July 16
Members' evening
- Aug 20 Town
walk round Wilton - Mrs. Nancy Morland.
- Sept 17 The
library at Wiltshire Heritage Museum - Mrs Barbara Fuller.
- Oct 15 Care
in the Community since 1208 - Mrs Rita Burstow.
- Nov 19
Irish Migrants to Britain; patterns and problems - Dr Graham
Davis.
Programme
Secretary: Philip Rabbetts, 1 Rosery Court, Hindon Road, Dinton,
Salisbury, SP3 5EG Tel: 01722-716695
General Enquiries to Douglas Jackson
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Swindon Branch:
Meets:
alternate Thursdays, 7.15 pm,
Gorse
Hill Community Centre, Chapel Street, Gorse Hill, Swindon. Stuck
on a problem? Don't know where to find information? Need advice - then
our resident experts are there to help you..
- May 22
Swindon football - Dick Mattick
- June 5
Group Discussions - Members
- June 19
Marlborough - Merchant's House and SS Peter and Paul - Talk and
Walk About
- July 3
Newspapers- Richard Moore FSG
- July 17
Villages of South East Swindon - Paul Williams
- July 31
Three Men of the Cloth - Margaret Fay
- Aug 14
Bring an Old Book to talk About
- Aug 28
What's in the Census?- Richard Moore FSG
- Sept 11 The
Story of Jannah Lightfoot - Shelia Mitchell
- Sept 28 The
Wilts and Berks Canal - Jan Flanagan
- Oct 9 The
Areofilm Collection at NMRC - Mike Evans
- Oct 23 The
Wonderful Worl of Children - Margaret Williams
- Nov 6
Parish Records - Richard Moore FSG
- Nov 20
Facilities at Swindon Library - An 'old' favourite Roger
Trayhurn
- Dec 4 Any
Qouestios?- Members
- Dec 18
Christmas Evening - Tinker's Bag
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Branch
Secretary: Jim &
Doreen Scott, 59 Cloche Way, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon,
Wilts. SN2 7VN Tel:01793- 823632
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Trowbridge Branch:
Meets:
second Wednesday of each month (except during August), 7.30 pm, Bridge
House,
Stallard
Street, Trowbridge (enter via side door off the reserved parking
area)
- 13 May
Tommy Atkins - Steve Williams
- 11 June
Conceptions and Mis-conceptions - John Hurley
- 9 July Walk
About TBA
- 10 Sep
Development of Education and Schools in Wiltshire - Michael
Marshman
- 8 Oct
Fullers Earth Works - Stuart Burroughs
- 12 Nov
National Monuments - Elaine Davis
- 10 December
Social -
Branch
Secretary: Mrs
V Cantello, 39 Sarum Avenue, Melksham, Wilts. SN12 6BN, Tel
: 01225-702331
Westbury Branch:
Meets:
fourth Thursday each month, at 7:30p.m. The Methodist Church,
Station
Road, Westbury.
- 22 May –
“Something Out of Nothing” a talk on Canadian connections
- Persis Wiltshire
- 26 June –
“On Our Own Ground” a story of Wiltshire settlers at the
Cape of Good Hope - Sue MacKay
Contact: Mr Gary Palmer,
5 Silbury Close, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3TD. Telephone 01373 302060
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