Day Date Events
Saturday 16th May

Nunhead Cemetary Open Day

Linden Grove, London SE15 3LP

nunhead




Wednesday 27th May, 2.30pm

Lingfield & Dormansland Community Centre,  High St, Lingfield, RH7 6AB

Ian Everest

Shepherds of the South Downs

Central to Sussex farming in past centuries and to the economy of the area, were the thousands of sheep that grazed on the Downs. The shepherds, who spent their solitary lives caring for their flocks, were a familiar part of the local countryside. Ian tells their story.





Wednesday 24th June, 2.30pm

Lingfield & Dormansland Community Centre,  High St, Lingfield, RH7 6AB

Peter Connelly, Curator :- East Surrey Museum 

East Surrey Museum has been collecting items that illustrate life in the local area for many years and now has a huge collection of artefacts.  Peter will bring a collection of everyday items from the 1950s and 1960s not seen today and that many of us will have forgotten about.





Wednesday 22nd July, 2.30pm

Lingfield & Dormansland Community Centre,  High St, Lingfield, RH7 6AB

Members’ Meeting:- At our next meeting, we invite everyone to bring along a personal item that others might find interesting—an old photograph, a family heirloom, a vintage tool, a letter, or any object with a story behind it. These meaningful pieces from your own life can spark fascinating conversations, uncover shared connections, and help us see our community’s past through new eyes.





Wednesday.

23rd Sept.

2.30pm

Lingfield & Dormansland Community Centre,  High St, Lingfield, RH7 6AB

Geoff Fairbairn

Introduction to the National Library of Scotland Map Collection

It does not matter it you do not have any Scottish ancestors as this map collection covers the whole of the British Isles. Geoff will explain how to search the database, the different map editions plus how to layer maps over one another.





Saturday 3rd October

Family History Show, London

Kempton Park Racecourse, Staines Road, Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5AQ









Saturday 24th October

Oxfordshire Family History Society Fair

The Cherwell School, Marsten Road, Oxford OX2 7EE





Saturday 7th November

West Surrey Family History Society Fair

Woking Leisure Centre, Kingfield Road, Woking GU22 9BA