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Branch Meetings
Click on the link to the branch to find out more information about the time, location and future meetings
| Date | Subject of Talk | Speaker | Branch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3rd Sep 2024 @ 1:30pm | Family history and links to the local publican trade | Val Anderson | North Tyneside |
| Wed 4th Sep 2024 @ 1:30pm | The Birtley Belgians | Valerie Greaves | Wansbeck |
| Wed 4th Sep 2024 @ 2pm | Joe the Quilter’s Cottage | Seb Littlewood | Newcastle |
| Wed 11th Sep 2024 @ 7pm | The Dead Man’s Penny | Joe Forsyth | NE Roots(PM) |
| Thu 12th Sep 2024 @ 2:30pm | What did your non military ancestor(s) – male or female – do for the war effort? | Members’ Forum | Tynedale |
| Mon 16th Sep 2024 @ 10am | Commonwealth War Graves | Elizabeth Smith | NE Roots(AM) |
| Tue 17th Sep 2024 @ 1pm | TBC | – | Blyth |
| Wed 18th Sep 2024 @ 1:30pm | Branch AGM + Members Forum | – | South Tyneside |
| Wed 18th Sep 2024 @ 1pm | Strange Cellers of Saddler St. | Dave Shotten | Belmont Durham |
| Wed 25th Sep 2024 @ 1pm | Resources available from the NDFHS | Kevin Johnson | Consett |
| Tue 1st Oct 2024 @ 1:30pm | “ Impressed….you will be”. Tales of the pressgang in 18th and early 19th Century. | Susan Lynn | North Tyneside |
| Wed 2nd Oct 2024 @ 1:30pm | ‘Pails and nails at Smails’: a history of the Family Ironmongers in Morpeth | Robert Young | Wansbeck |
| Wed 2nd Oct 2024 @ 2pm | Those Capable Collinsons | Anthea Lang | Newcastle |
| Wed 9th Oct 2024 @ 7pm | TBC | – | NE Roots(PM) |
| Thu 10th Oct 2024 @ 2:30pm | The Rise and Fall and Rise again of Seaton Delaval Hall | Elizabeth Finch | Tynedale |
| Mon 14th Oct 2024 @ 10am | DNA In Family History: Introduction and Examples | Professor John E. Heckels | NE Roots(AM) |
| Tue 15th Oct 2024 @ 1pm | TBC | – | Blyth |
| Wed 16th Oct 2024 @ 1:30pm | TBC | – | South Tyneside |
| Wed 16th Oct 2024 @ 1pm | The 1960s Plus My Part in them | Ben Haddon | Belmont Durham |
| Wed 23rd Oct 2024 @ 1pm | The Horsekeeper’s Daughter | Jane Gulliford Lowes | Consett |
| Sat 9th Nov 2024 @ 1:15pm | The Building of Durham Viaduct | David Butler | London |
Annual General Meeting
| Date | Location | Talk | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 13th July 2024 @ 11am | Learning Room, South Shields Museum | Presenter Ben Haddon whose talk is “Geordie Doon the Pit” | Address – South Shields Museum, Ocean Road, South Shields, NE33 2JA.
Museum is a few minutes walk from South Shields Metro. See here for more information on how to get to the Museum The meeting will start at 11am with refreshments available from 10:30am. |
Regional Events
This is a list of events that are happening in Northumberland or Durham, or that the Society is attending. They have not been organised by the Society and the Society is unable to provide further information about them. Anyone seeking further information should contact the organisers direct.
| Date | Location | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Exhibition | Durham University Library Website | Prince Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall | Durham University Library has asked the Society to share this link to their new online exhibition about Prince Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall: See here for more details |
| 22nd – 24th March 2024 | Hawick, Scottish Borders | Hawick Reivers Festival | See here for more details |
| Saturday 25th May 2024 10.30am to 3pm |
Newcastle City Library | Local History Month | See here for more details There is no need to book for this event |
Zoom Presentation by County Durham Forum for History and Heritage
Our Society is affiliated with the CDFHH, and members of our Society can attend their zoom presentations.
See CDFHH Website for more information on the group.
Details on how to connect to the meeting will be emailed to members.
If you have not received instructions before the day of the meeting, please email membership@ndfhs.org.uk with your name and membership number.
| Date | Subject of Talk | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 17th Sep | The Woman in Question | Tony Nicholson |
| 1st Oct | Durham County & its Turnpike Roads | David Butler |
| 19th Nov | Tony Blair | Anthony Atkinson |
Last updated: 29th August 2024
