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

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:

October 4th 8:00 pm: [BST] Agricultural unrest and the Swing riots in southern England 1830-32 Dr Judith Hill - via Zoom The riots took place against the increasing pauperisation of labourers and the attacks struck at the very roots of social cohesion. December 2nd 10:00 am: [GMT] Young Dickens and How He 'Invented' Christmas Ian Porter - via Zoom The talk starts with Dickens' early life before he became a writer, then you hear of his writing success and fame not leading to financial stability and thus his need to write a money-spinner, which turned out to be A Christmas Carol. I then change tack to give a brief history of Christmas prior to Victorian Times, before linking it with Dickens, and how he was important in bringing about some of the aspects of modern Christmases that we still enjoy today.

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

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

Group Co-Organisers are Fiona Ranger and Kay Lovell. All meetings via Zoom at 7:30pm Forthcoming Meetings:

September 6th Sarah Pettyfer This talk will provide an introduction to Manorial Records: what they are, why use them, and where to find them. Sarah will also include some of the key challenges they can present and how to overcome them. November 1st Portsmouth's Roller Skating Past 1875 - 1950s Sue Shuttleworth - via Zoom Sue wrote Farm's and Market Gardens on Portsea Island 1770-1880, Portsmouth Paper No. 61. She has been working on her family history for the past six years and has become fascinated in their skating connection with the Bandstand Roller Skating Rink on Southsea Common. Manorial records

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