The Hampshire Family Historian | Volume 50 No.2 | Sept 2023

Local Group Programmes

Meetings Some groups are having their meetings online or as hybrids with people at the venue and via Zoom. To join these please email the group leader for details. Please check the HGS Website for the latest details of where/how the meetings will take place. You can join in with the international or national group meetings by Zoom.

Contact: Jane Hurst – 82, The Butts, Alton, Hants GU34 1RD Tel: 01420 86701 Email: janehurst1@gmail.com

Alton Meetings are normally held monthly on the second Monday at 7:30 p.m. in All Saints Church Hall, Queens Road, Alton.

(June) Meeting Our first item was a puzzle - a postcard showing Prince Henry of Germany, the then American President's wife, Alice, and a yacht! After much research - it seems that Prince Henry went to America to take delivery of the Meteor which was launched by Alice. Our member usually collects postcards of Bexhill in Sussex and one of these (a small studio group by a Bexhill photographer) was also a puzzle. On the back, it mentioned Mabel, Pamela, myself and the baby. Who were they and when was it taken? Possibly around WWI from the fashions. Another interesting picture was of the area called Plotlands in Essex. It was divided into plots which were sold off and people erected wooden buildings on them - one of which belonged to Florence Tadloo. This development is similar to that which happened in Beech near Alton in Hampshire. A set of cards were also shared. These had belonged to Altonian, Barbara Small who attended St Lawrence's Church and joined the Girl's Friendly Society. Over the years, she had entered many competitions for crafts held by the Society and she had kept all the cards to do with them and they tell a story of group which no longer seems to exist. Sadly, Barbara has now died but her cards will, hopefully, go to the Record Office for others to share. Forthcoming Meetings:

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Are you looking for that elusive family history book? Or one on local history? Perhaps we can help – contact Tony at bookstall@hgs-online.org.uk

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