Monthly Meetings – Doncaster and District Family History Society

Date

The last Wednesday of each month, except December.

Time

7.00pm – 9.00pm.

Normally it is 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start, but people do start arriving from about 6:30pm. However we can always do with a hand setting up!

Venue

Doncaster School for the Deaf
Race Course Roundabout
Leger Way, Doncaster
South Yorkshire, DN2 6AY
(opposite the Doncaster Race Course Exhibition Centre).

Parking

There is adequate free parking and facilities are available for the disabled.

Meetings are free to members; Visitors £3, from January 2017, (refunded if you join on the night).
It’s a good chance to meet with other members with the same hobby. You will be able to talk to others, obtain advice and be part of a vibrant Family History Society.
Each month there is a speaker, and the talks are all so varied.
On the Bookstall you will be able to purchase the Society’s and other publications. We have over 400 publications, most of which will be available at the meeting.
At the the Exchange Journal Table you can borrow journals form one of our fellow societies.
Our Journal, the Doncaster Ancestor, is also available every quarter, February, May, August and November.

2018

Date	Talk	Speaker
31 October	So You Think You Are British Just like “Who do You Think you Are”. are we as British as we would seem? Come along and find out the possibilities of who you are.	John Taylor
28 November	The British Empire The role of the British in the British Indian Empire. Did you have ancestors out in India? Do you know anything of their work and travels.	Edgar Holdryd-Doveton
December	NO MEETING

2019

Date	Talk	Speaker
30 January	Winwaedfield, Whitby and Dracula Come along and hear Eric’s talk with a difference.	Eric Houlder
27 February	AGM followed by Fraud & Bigamy in mid Victorian Britain The case of the Italian Imposter, Count Borromeo. Though this is just one of a number of names he would use, he spent most of his life defrauding individuals and businesses, and marrying or propositioning women. He was also well educated, multi lingual, well-travelled, a showman and British.	Richard Axe
27 March	Two Queens and a Countess This is not the life story of 3 ladies but an in depth talk on the interaction between the 3 the most colourful and charismatic women in Elizabethan history. Elizabeth I, Mary, Queen of Scots and Bess of Hardwick. A unique insight into a predominantly man’s world entered into and conquered by these 3 powerful women.	David Templeman
24 April	The Secret Life of Charles Dickens Hear all about one of Britain’s finest Victorian authors. His unusual family life and secretive history.	Pat Osbourne
29 May	Reflections on a Great War	Paul Grimley
26 June	The History of Mining	Pat McLoughlin
31 July	Story Tellers from the Workhouse Come & listen to more of the tales of the workhouse with the story tellers in costume acting the parts.	The Workhouse Storytellers
August	NO MEETING
25 September	The History of Liquorice Hear his story of the Wilkinson family the biggest growers of liquorice in the country. He was one of the last apprentice liquorice boilers to the firm.	Tom Dixon
30 October	A Funny Kind of Coffee Shop Jane will tell the story of a unique kind of coffee shop, how it started and what is it all about? Come along and find out more.	Jane Price
27 November	Pit Banners Hear all about the origins of mining banners, from their links to the trade unions, to their use on gala day. The talk covers the development of commercial banners, symbolism and meaning of how the ones are cared for by the National Coal Mining Museum where Anne is from.	Anne Bradley
December	NO MEETING

Please Note – There will occasionally be a change to the pre-advertised speaker due to circumstances beyond our control. If you are coming to hear a specific talk, please check our website before you travel or contact the Programme Secretary