BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Kent Family History Society Events - ECPv6.17.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Kent Family History Society Events X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://kfhs.uk/events X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Kent Family History Society Events REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261016T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261016T210000 DTSTAMP:20260918T121335Z CREATED:20260918T093511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T121335Z UID:121-1792177200-1792184400@kfhs.uk SUMMARY:Canterbury - The Ancestor I would most like to meet\, OR the one I'd run a mile to get away from & why! DESCRIPTION:Friday 16th October 2026\, 19:00-21:00\nLower Hardres Village Hall Street End Lower Hardres Canterbury CT4 5NP\nCanterbury – Members short talks\nCanterbury Branch meeting place from March 2026 Lower Hardres Village Hall CT4 5NP \nWe open at 6:30pm for 7pm start \nAbout the Meeting:\nThis evening members have been invited to give a 5/10min talk on their family research on the theme of: The Ancestor I would most like to meet OR the one I’d run a mile to get away from and why! \nA chance to give a favourite ancestor the recognition they deserve or to let one of the skeletons out of the family research cupboard. \nAll are Welcome\, Members £5 – Guests £6 URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/canterbury-the-ancestor-i-would-most-like-to-meet-or-the-one-id-run-a-mile-to-get-away-from-why/ LOCATION:Lower Hardres Village Hall\, Street End Lower Hardres\, Canterbury\, CT4 5NP END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T223000 DTSTAMP:20260918T121347Z CREATED:20260918T091133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T121347Z UID:117-1792006200-1792017000@kfhs.uk SUMMARY:Maidstone - Boxley Village DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 14th October 2026\, 19:30\nMote Park Indoor Bowls Club\, Willow Way\, Maidstone ME15 7RN\nMaidstone – speaker Robin Ambrose\nBoxley The Story of an English Parish authors: Robin Ambrose and Daevid Hook \nAll are welcome to attend: Guests £5 – Members £1 \n(Amazon link to the book) \nAbout the talk:\nRobin Ambrose co-wrote a book ‘Boxley The Story of an English Parish’ together with Daevid Hook in 1999. They were looking at the past and the present and some of the local people\, including the Whatman and Lushington families who have memorials and headstones in the churchyard. \nAbout the speaker:\nRobin has extensive knowledge of the village and also wrote ‘Boxley URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/maidstone-boxley-village/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261013T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261013T210000 DTSTAMP:20260918T121358Z CREATED:20260918T090146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T121358Z UID:114-1791919800-1791925200@kfhs.uk SUMMARY:Deal - ‘Where did they go?’ Emigration in the 19th century' DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 13th October 2026\, 19:30-21:00\nThe Cleary Room\, The Landmark Centre\, 129 High Street\, Deal\, Kent CT14 6BB\nDeal – speaker Margaret Wills \nWe open at 7 pm for 7:30 pm start\nMembers £5 Guests £7.50. \nAbout the Talk\nThe 19th century was the age of mass migration when several million people left Britain to seek a ‘better life’. This talk will explore some of the places they may have gone to in their search for that better life. \nAbout the speaker\nMargaret Wills is a member of Kent FHS and is currently on the Society’s Executive committee on which she represents the Deal & District Branch. URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/deal-where-did-they-go-emigration-in-the-19th-century/ LOCATION:The Cleary Room\, The Landmark Centre\, 129 High Street\, Deal\,\, Deal\, Kent\, CT14 6BB\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261006T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261006T113000 DTSTAMP:20260918T153442Z CREATED:20260918T085232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T153442Z UID:109-1791280800-1791286200@kfhs.uk SUMMARY:Zoom - Remember then: memories of 1946-1969 and how to record your own DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 6th October 2026\, 10:00-11:30\nonline via zoom\nVirtual speaker - Dr Janet Few\nIf you can't make this Live talk a Recording will be broadcast later today at 8pm (UK). Convert to times in your own part of the world here < World Clock >. \nAbout the talk\nThis talk describes the results of a project during which eighty women recorded their memories of life in Britain during the pivotal period 1946-1969 – a time when we moved from liberty bodices to mini skirts and from ration books to ready meals. We saw the emergence of youth culture\, the comprehensive education system\, conspicuous consumerism and feminism. Either come and reminisce or discover what life was like at the time. \nThis talk is much more than just a collection of memories. The techniques described will help both men and women\, of all ages\, to start writing reminiscences of their own. \nAbout the speaker\nJanet Few is an experienced and qualified family\, social and community historian who lectures regularly on these subjects throughout the UK and overseas. She has spoken at many national and international genealogical events and is also a well known author. Her particular interests include women's history\, the history of the marginalised and seventeenth century social history. She is actively involved in several family and local history societies and is currently serving as the President of the Family History Federation. Virtual and in-person talks and interactive workshops given. There is more information on her website The History Interpreter \nAbout Virtual talks for Kent Family History Society's members.\n• Register in advance - Zoom will email you joining details.\n• Please join the meeting between 15 and 5 minutes before the start time.\n• It can be helpful to download Zoom's free app - but it is not obligatory.\n• Can't attend after registering? - Let us know via the link in the joining email \n\n\n\n\n\n\nZOOM - Book Online Here URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/zoom-remember-then-memories-of-1946-1969-and-how-to-record-your-own/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260929T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260929T213000 DTSTAMP:20260918T145916Z CREATED:20260918T083840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T145916Z UID:100-1790688600-1790717400@kfhs.uk SUMMARY:Ashford - Outdoor Meeting DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 29th September 2026\, 13:30\nWillesborough Windmill\, Hythe Road\, Ashford\, Kent TN24 0QG\nAshford – Booked members \nWe will not be at the Barn this evening as members will be at an outdoor meeting this afternoon \nCharing Village Walk and afternoon tea is open only to those members who booked and paid in advance. URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/ashford-outdoor-meeting/ LOCATION:Willesborough\, Willesborough Windmill\, Hythe Road\, Ashford\, Kent\, TN24 OQG\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260924T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260924T143000 DTSTAMP:20260918T122024Z CREATED:20260918T082322Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T122024Z UID:96-1790256600-1790260200@kfhs.uk SUMMARY:Medway - What did your Agricultural Labourer ancestors actually do? DESCRIPTION:Thursday 24th September 2026\, 13:30-14:30\nSwaine Vestry\, St Nicholas Church\, High Street\, Rochester ME2 4UB\nMedway – Discussion\nAbout the Topic\nWhat did your Agricultural Labourer ancestors actually do?’\nThis will be a general group discussion with contributions and questions welcome from all. \nMeeting open to all\nNon-Medway Group members and other Guests:  £6 URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/medway-what-did-your-agricultural-labourer-ancestors-actually-do/ LOCATION:Swain Vestry\, St Nicholas Church\, High Street\, Rochester\, ME2 4UB\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260918T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260918T210000 DTSTAMP:20260918T121433Z CREATED:20260918T081642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T121433Z UID:93-1789758000-1789765200@kfhs.uk SUMMARY:Canterbury - Researching Police Ancestors DESCRIPTION:Friday 18th September 2026\, 19:00-21:00\nLower Hardres Village Hall Street End Lower Hardres Canterbury CT4 5NP \nCanterbury – speaker Dr Anne Logan \nDr Ann Logon\, Emeritus Reader in Social Science University of Kent \nWe open at 6:30pm for 7pm start\nAll are Welcome\, Members £5 – Guests £6 \nAbout the Speaker: Dr Anne Logan is a historian specialising in 19th & 20th century British social history and women’s history. She has been a lecturer at Kent since 2001 and is currently an Emeritus Reader in Social Science. Anne is widely published with many articles and books about her main research interests of\, gender\, criminal justice policy-making and social work in the period 1900 to 1960. URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/canterbury-researching-police-ancestors/ LOCATION:Lower Hardres Village Hall\, Street End Lower Hardres\, Canterbury\, CT4 5NP END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260918T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260918T170000 DTSTAMP:20260918T121445Z CREATED:20260918T103902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T121445Z UID:130-1789718400-1789750800@kfhs.uk SUMMARY:Zoom - Medicine and Poverty: a study of the Poor Law Medical Services in East Kent: 1834 – 1870. DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 3rd November 2026\, 20:00-21:30online via zoom\nVirtual speaker - Kevin Field \nIf you can't make this Live talk a Recording will be broadcast tomorrow at 10am (UK).Convert to times in your own part of the world clock here \nAbout the talk\nThe talk looks at the medical care in some East Kent workhouses in the forty six years following the introduction of the New Poor Law Act of 1834. It considers how different Guardians of the Poor implemented the Act and explores reasons for the variation between the unions when applying the 1834 Act. \nAbout the speaker\nKevin Field is retired and lives in Folkestone. The subject of his talk on medical care provided by the Poor Law is from his MA studies at Christchurch University\, Canterbury. \nAbout Virtual talks for Kent Family History Society's members.\n• Register in advance - Zoom will email you joining details.• Please join the meeting between 15 and 5 minutes before the start time.• It can be helpful to download Zoom's free app - but it is not obligatory.• Can't attend after registering? - Let us know via the link in the joining email \n  \n(Public Domain - Image is Oliver asks for more" from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens image by George Cruikshanks 1911) \n\n\n\n\n\n\nZOOM - Book Online Here URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/zoom-medicine-and-poverty-a-study-of-the-poor-law-medical-services-in-east-kent-1834-1870/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260918T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260918T170000 DTSTAMP:20260918T150903Z CREATED:20260918T085817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T150903Z UID:112-1789718400-1789750800@kfhs.uk SUMMARY:Recording - Remember then: memories of 1946-1969 and how to record your own (Recording) DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 6th October 2026\, 10:00-11:30\nZoom Recording\nRecording of Dr Janet Few’s talk \n\nAbout the talk\nThis talk describes the results of a project during which eighty women recorded their memories of life in Britain during the pivotal period 1946-1969 – a time when we moved from liberty bodices to mini skirts and from ration books to ready meals. We saw the emergence of youth culture\, the comprehensive education system\, conspicuous consumerism and feminism. Either come and reminisce or discover what life was like at the time. \nThis talk is much more than just a collection of memories. The techniques described will help both men and women\, of all ages\, to start writing reminiscences of their own. \nAbout the speaker\nJanet Few is an experienced and qualified family\, social and community historian who lectures regularly on these subjects throughout the UK and overseas. She has spoken at many national and international genealogical events and is also a well known author. Her particular interests include women’s history\, the history of the marginalised and seventeenth century social history. She is actively involved in several family and local history societies and is currently serving as the President of the Family History Federation. Virtual and in-person talks and interactive workshops given. There is more information on her website The History Interpreter \n \n  URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/recording-remember-then-memories-of-1946-1969-and-how-to-record-your-own-recording/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR