The Hampshire Family Historian | Volume 50 No.1 | June 2023

Local Group Programmes

Forthcoming Meetings: All meetings at 7:30pm

Supermarine at Hursley Park: From Spitfire to Scimitar

June 13th

Dave Key Tony Cross

Hampshire Memorials

July 11th

August 8th Eric Reed September 12th Quarantine & Social Distancing in Tudor Southampton Cheryl Butler Guided Walk of Hedge End

Contact: Jane Painter Email: fareham@hgs-online.org.uk

Fareham Evening Group Meetings are normally held from 7.15 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month at the Wallington Village Hall, Broadcut, Fareham.

No reports received Forthcoming Meetings:

No details available

Contact: Email: fleetandfarnborough @hgs-online.org.uk

The group normally meets at the United Reform Church Hall, Kings Rd, Fleet GU51 3AF second Thursday of every month except August at 7.30pm. Fleet & Farnborough Reports by Carol Gomm (January) Posted in the Past – Helen Baggott

Helen’s Zoom talk was not about the history of postcards but the stories behind them and Helen began with the first postcard her father bought 20 years ago at a car boot sale. His interest was in the stamp as it was posted in the USA but hers was in the recipient, a Pte Gilbert Freeman at the Chelsea Barracks a couple of years before WW1. In the same way that we construct a family tree she followed the family of Gilbert and a fascinating story emerged to provide a snapshot of their lives. The next postcard concerned the Whitford family of silversmiths, one of whom had a connection to Great Ormond Street Hospital. Leading on from that were two postcards sent to children in hospital, with Helen directing us to www.h.harp.org to find details of hospitalized children. Finally, a postcard sent to Mrs Jones

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