Suffolk Family History Society
@sfhs1975.bsky.social
Founded in Lowestoft 1975, we celebrated our 50th birthday last year. We are keen amateur genealogists who want to encourage the study of family history, genealogy, heraldry & local history. Much more info on our website - https://suffolkfhs.co.uk/
On Wednesday 5th August Ipswich group welcome Dale Wiseman to talk about "The Life and Times of Lady Houston" at 19:30. Venue: Main Hall, Salvation Army Citadel, 558, Woodbridge Rd, Ipswich, IP4 4PH. Talks cost £2 for members/£3 for non-members Free parking
Lowestoft Group next meet 4th August when Thelma Waller will present "Bakers In the family" Venue: St Margaret’s Hall, Lowestoft. Doors open 19:00, talk starts 19:30. Lot of free parking. All welcome. Refreshments & chat after the talk. Members: £1.50, guests £2.00.
More from Suffolk Archives: Moving to using Archives Card system instead of SuffolkA rchives reader's tickets. Will continue to accept Suffolk Archives cards for a short period while we issue new Archives Cards.
News from Suffolk Archives - New Website: launches end of August. Improved search functionality and opportunity to browse through collections. There is important news re Reader's accounts. More information will be available on the website.
On Wednesday 5th August Ipswich group welcome Dale Wiseman to talk about "The Life and Times of Lady Houston" at 19:30. Venue: Main Hall, Salvation Army Citadel, 558, Woodbridge Rd, Ipswich, IP4 4PH. Talks cost £2 for members/£3 for non-members Free parking
Lowestoft Group next meet 4th August when Thelma Waller will present "Bakers In the family" Venue: St Margaret’s Hall, Lowestoft. Doors open 19:00, talk starts 19:30. Lot of free parking. All welcome. Refreshments & chat after the talk. Members: £1.50, guests £2.00.
A useful reminder to check surname variations, there are more than you might think - an article by Adrian Pye in 2011 edition of Roots gives some good examples - here's one for the surname CATCHPOLE - fairly simple? 21 variations
Sudbury group 28 July 2:30pm Pip Wright presents"Suffolk Smugglers" at Long Melford Village Hall, Hall St, CO10 9JQ. Free parking. £2.50 SFHS members & £3.00 non-members. Refreshments after talk #FamilyHistory
We will soon have another marriage Index CD/download available. Dunwich Deanery 1538-1649 Parishes covered with years relevant in the photo
Lowestoft Group next meet 7 July Louise Kennedy presents "Thomas Alert" Venue: St Margaret’s Hall, Lowestoft. Doors open 19:00, talk starts 19:30. Lot of free parking. All welcome. Refreshments & chat after the talk. Members: £1.50, guests £2.00.
Lowestoft Group next meet 7 July Louise Kennedy presents "Thomas Alert" Venue: St Margaret’s Hall, Lowestoft. Doors open 19:00, talk starts 19:30. Lot of free parking. All welcome. Refreshments & chat after the talk. Members: £1.50, guests £2.00.
Sudbury group 30 May at 2:30pm are having a Quiz - general questions- all welcome at Long Melford Village Hall, Hall St, CO10 9JQ. Free parking. £2.50 SFHS members & £3.00 non-members. Refreshments after talk #FamilyHistory
SNAPPI/Liberty of St Etheldreda Inquests Index: We have been able to finish the index with the years 1922-33 so another c600 entries. Members can go into SNAPPI, select name search & specify the Inquests as the dataset to search. We have more material in the pipeline to add soon
Our Bury Group have their next meet on 25th. Wendy Allen presents: Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Genealogical Mistakes. 7pm at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Symonds Road, Bury St Edmunds IP32 7DZ. Ample free parking. Free entry
Dunwich Deanery. 34 parishes covered (as listed on graphic) CD’s & Downloads available from www.suffolkfhs.co.uk... for £10 plus p+p: Members enjoy a 20% discount (exc postage)
Sudbury group 30 May at 2:30pm are having a Quiz - general questions- all welcome at Long Melford Village Hall, Hall St, CO10 9JQ. Free parking. £2.50 SFHS members & £3.00 non-members. Refreshments after talk #FamilyHistory
Our Bury Group have their next meet on 25th. Wendy Allen presents: Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Genealogical Mistakes. 7pm at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Symonds Road, Bury St Edmunds IP32 7DZ. Ample free parking. Free entry
And there we go. Excellent. Has grown quickly.
We now have 499 followers. Thank you to all. Hopefully to be followed shortly by a message that we’ve broken through 500.
We have had an enquiry “We are trying to find photos of our grandfather Charles James Bird -landlord of Prince Albert pub in Lowestoft for many years, we found his name on the 1911 census” Our Lowestoft group are checking, but maybe others can help?? Anyone any photos?
Suffolk FHS next Zoom Monday 15th June @ 19:30 UK time. Dr Vicky Holmes will discuss Coroners Inquests as a source. Open to all, but each request for registration will be checked & manually approved, Register using this link. tinyurl.com/CoronerInq Registration will close at mid-day on 15th.
Meeting Registration - Zoom
Vicky Holmes
tinyurl.com
East Sfk Illustrated Dennington Village
East Suffolk Illustrated - continued Ruins of the Priory, Mendham
#GenHour: applications are now open for 14-17-year-olds to join our online Future Family Historians. Participants will build research, writing and analytical skills while exploring careers in archives, museums, genealogy and heritage. Find out more and apply at sog.org.uk/support-us/v...
Next meet of the Ipswich Group is Wednesday 3rd June. Lucy Reynoldson will present "“What’s New on FamilySearch.org” Details on poster attached
Lowestoft Group next meet 2 June Kevin Pulford will talk on "What to do when Your Search Fails" Venue: St Margaret’s Hall, Lowestoft. Doors open 19:00, talk starts 19:30. Lot of free parking. All welcome. Refreshments & chat after the talk. Members: £1.50, guests £2.00.
