The Hampshire Family Historian | Vol.48 No.4 | March 2022

Local Group Programmes

Contact: Organisers: Fiona Ranger and Kay Lovell Email: international@hgs-online.org.uk

All meetings are via Zoom and at various UK times to allow overseas members to join in, International Group

Forthcoming Meetings:

April 2nd at 10:00 am Nick Saunders This talk reveals what happened on the beach at Naish, Barton on Sea in 1825 when smugglers and Revenue men came into conflict. It gives an overview of smuggling on the Hampshire coast at that time. June 1st at 8:00 pm TBA An armed incident at Barton on Sea

Contact: Organisers: Fiona Ranger and Kay Lovell Email: international@hgs-online.org.uk

All meetings are via Zoom and at various UK times to allow overseas members to join in, National Group

March 2nd Ann Ballard Her talk will show how heraldry can unlock some vital clues in research, help identify local families, and how heraldic sources are valuable in wider family history research. May 4th Frosts, Freezes and Fairs Ian Currie Britain’s severest winters over the last 1,000 years, and how we coped and even benefited from them. How did 17th century watermen make a living when the rivers froze over? What activities took place on the ice-covered rivers, including the famous 1814 Thames Frost Fair? You will also have an opportunity to meet other people who share the same enthusiasm for their Hampshire ancestry. All our skills and expertise can be shared with open discussions at the beginning of each session which will then be followed by our speaker’s presentation. You may help someone break down a ‘brick wall’ in their research, or perhaps one of yours may come tumbling down! A meeting will be held every two months, on a Wednesday evening at 7.30 pm. We will be online from 7.00pm to enable a general discussion with everyone. Forthcoming Meetings: Heraldry Group Co-Organisers are Fiona Ranger and Kay Lovell Following on from this year’s success of the International Group we wanted to establish a similar group for our members who do not live in Hampshire. Our aim is to provide online talks and presentations to inspire and help you with your research. Wherever you are in the UK, if you have Hampshire roots, this is your opportunity to join us for virtual meetings tailored for your needs. Our speakers will be able to provide details of places within Hampshire where your ancestors may have lived and worked. We will also be covering a wider range of topics which are relevant to family historians researching their ancestors.

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