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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
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T223000
DTSTAMP:20260918T121347Z
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261016T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261016T210000
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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
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261024T110000
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SUMMARY:Zoom - 52nd AGM Talk: Family history and the media: behind the scenes of Who Do You Think You Are
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 24th October 2026\, 10:00-11:00\nonline via zoom\nVirtual - speaker Dr Nick Barratt\n\nConvert to times in your own part of the world Here.\nThe talk will be before the AGM - Details about how to vote etc. will be published closer to the date. \nAbout the talk: Please Note: this talk will NOT be recorded.\nExploring the impact of Who Do You Think You Are on the way we research our family stories\, with an explanation of how the show was first conceived and produced. \nAbout the speaker\nDr Nick Barratt is an author\, broadcaster and historian best known for his work on BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are. He is the Executive Director of Student Journey at Royal Holloway\, University of London\, a fellow of the Royal Historical Society\, a teaching fellow at the University of Dundee and a visiting fellow at the Open University. Nick is the President of the Hampshire Genealogical Society\, and a past President of the Family History Federation. \n\n\nZOOM - Book Online Here
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/zoom-52nd-agm-talk-family-history-and-the-media-behind-the-scenes-of-who-do-you-think-you-are/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Ashford - Folklore of East Kent
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 27th October 2026\, 19:30-21:00\nWillesborough Windmill\, Hythe Road\, Ashford\, Kent TN24 0QG\nAshford – speaker Sue Duckworth \nWe open from 7pm for a 7:30pm start. \nAll are welcome to join in this evenings meeting \nMembers £5 – Non-members £7 \nAbout the Talk:\nQuirky and little-known facts emerge in this talk about local customs and the folk who lived in the East of Kent. Hoodening\, Wassailing and the Blessing of the Sea are a few of the unusual but traditional events\, many of which\, still take place in the area today. \nAbout the Speaker:\nSue Duckworth is a professional Blue Badge Guide for the South/South East of England\, Canterbury Cathedral and a Green Badge Guide for Canterbury City since 2012. She lives near Ashford in Kent and before becoming a Guide\, she worked as a Librarian in Kent for almost 20 years. Sue still enjoys bringing her talks to life through stories.
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/ashford-folklore-of-east-kent/
LOCATION:Willesborough\, Willesborough Windmill\, Hythe Road\, Ashford\, Kent\, TN24 OQG\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261029T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261029T143000
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SUMMARY:Medway - Fire
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 29th October 2026\, 13:30-14:30\nSwaine Vestry\, St Nicholas Church\, High Street\, Rochester ME2 4UB\nMedway – with Hilary Blanford
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/medway-fire/
LOCATION:Swain Vestry\, St Nicholas Church\, High Street\, Rochester\, ME2 4UB\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261104T233000
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SUMMARY:Recording - Medicine and Poverty: a study of the Poor Law Medical Services in East Kent: 1834 – 1870.
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 04th November 2026\nonline via zoom\nRecording of Keith Fields talk\nVirtual speaker – Kevin Field \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. \n(Public Domain – Image is Oliver asks for more” from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens image by George Cruikshanks 1911)
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/recording-medicine-and-poverty-a-study-of-the-poor-law-medical-services-in-east-kent-1834-1870/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261111T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261111T213000
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SUMMARY:Maidstone - Honouring the Fallen
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 11th November 2026\, 19:30\nMote Park Indoor Bowls Club\, Willow Way\, Maidstone ME15 7RN\nMaidstone – Discussion evening \nAll are welcome to attend – Guests £2 payable on the door. \nAbout the Meeting: Honouring the Fallen.\nA group discussion to talk about family members who died in the service of their country\, in whatever conflict. Also to learn more about the Commonwealth War Graves in the churchyards we have recently transcribed.
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/maidstone-honouring-the-fallen/
LOCATION:Mote Park\, Mote Park Indoor Bowls Club\, Maidstone\, Kent\, ME15 7RN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261124T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261124T210000
DTSTAMP:20260918T121046Z
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UID:152-1795548600-1795554000@kfhs.uk
SUMMARY:Ashford - Christmas Social and Quiz
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 24th November 2026\, 19:30-21:00\nWillesborough Windmill\, Hythe Road\, Ashford\, Kent TN24 0QG\nAshford – Branch Social & Quiz \nWe open from 7pm for a 7:30pm start. \nMembers £5 – Non-members £7 \nThis evening is a Members Social and Quiz and will be the last meeting of the branch for 2026. We will resume meeting from the last Tuesday in April 2027. \nWe wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2026 and a Happy New Year from all at Ashford Branch
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/ashford-christmas-social-and-quiz/
LOCATION:Willesborough\, Willesborough Windmill\, Hythe Road\, Ashford\, Kent\, TN24 OQG\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261201T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261201T113000
DTSTAMP:20260918T121958Z
CREATED:20260918T121734Z
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SUMMARY:Zoom - The History of Christmas & Wassailing
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 1st December 2026\, 10:00-11:30\nonline via zoom\nVirtual speaker – Robin Burton\n\nPublic speaker and musician – Robin Burton \nIf you can’t make this Live talk a Recording will be broadcast later today at 8pm (UK)\nConvert to times in your own part of the world clock here. \nAbout the talk\nWe all think that we know what makes a “traditional” Christmas. A home with the family eating turkey. Expecting presents from Santa Claus and so on. This talk shows how much of what we think goes to make up a traditional Christmas is a relatively modern idea. The Victorians fundamentally changed this festival. \nThis talk looks at what makes for a truly traditional Christmas and the central role played in that by the custom of wassailing. \nAbout the speaker\nRobin Burton has a lifetime of experience in marketing and business development\, a career that has taken him around the world. He now offers consultancy in marketing\, business development and event management. He has a great love of music and gives talks with music\, centred mostly on our English heritage of folk music and customs\, either solo\, with an actor friend or with his group Swing Rioters \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 \nRegistration is not open yet – please return to register closer to the date of the talk.
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/zoom-the-history-of-christmas-wassailing/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261201T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261201T233000
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CREATED:20260918T122405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T122530Z
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SUMMARY:Recording - The History of Christmas & Wassailing
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 1st December 2026\nZoom Recording Available\nVirtual speaker – Robin Burton\n\nPublic speaker and musician – Robin Burton \nAbout the talk\nWe all think that we know what makes a “traditional” Christmas. A home with the family eating turkey. Expecting presents from Santa Claus and so on. This talk shows how much of what we think goes to make up a traditional Christmas is a relatively modern idea. The Victorians fundamentally changed this festival. \nThis talk looks at what makes for a truly traditional Christmas and the central role played in that by the custom of wassailing. \nAbout the speaker\nRobin Burton has a lifetime of experience in marketing and business development\, a career that has taken him around the world. He now offers consultancy in marketing\, business development and event management. He has a great love of music and gives talks with music\, centred mostly on our English heritage of folk music and customs\, either solo\, with an actor friend or with his group Swing Rioters
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/recording-the-history-of-christmas-wassailing/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261209T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261209T213000
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SUMMARY:Maidstone - Christmas Social & discussion; Unusual names
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 9th December 2026\, 19:30\nMote Park Indoor Bowls Club\, Willow Way\, Maidstone ME15 7RN\nMaidstone – Social & Discussion evening \nAll are welcome to attend – Guests £2. \nAbout the Meeting:\nChristmas Social & group discussion: Unusual names in our family trees. \nDid certain forenames or maternal surnames pass through the generations? \nThis will be our last meeting for 2026. \nOur next meeting will be on:\nWednesday 10th March 2027 – details to be advised. \nPublic Domain image – Mr. Fezziwig’s Ball\, a famous illustration by artist John Leech from the first edition of Charles Dickens’s 1843
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/maidstone-christmas-social-unusual-names/
LOCATION:Mote Park\, Mote Park Indoor Bowls Club\, Maidstone\, Kent\, ME15 7RN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270105T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270105T211500
DTSTAMP:20260918T142244Z
CREATED:20260918T124301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T142244Z
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SUMMARY:Zoom - Domestic Service before the Great War
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 5th January 2027\, 20:00-21:15\nOnline via Zoom\nVirtual – speaker Ian Porter \nA recording of this talk will be broadcast on Wednesday 6th January 2027\, at 10am [UK].\nConvert to times in your own part of the world clock here. \nAdvanced Registration closes: Monday 4th January 2027 at 5pm (UK) \nAbout the Talk\nWhat it was really like to be in domestic service? TV series\, such as Downton Abbey\, paint a fairly rosy picture of service. In this talk Ian will tell us what servants’ lives and jobs were really like. \nAbout the Speaker\nIan Porter is a novelist\, historian and walks guide in London. He studied 19th Century Urban Poverty in England at the University of Birmingham and was awarded the Chancellor’s Prize for outstanding achievement. He is currently the owner of London Town Walks and is a highly regarded public speaker and writer on the Victorian East End. He is the author of the highly acclaimed Whitechapel\, set amidst the 1888 murders\, whilst his second novel is set in the world of suffragettes. \nAbout Virtual talks for Kent Family History Society’s members.\n• Register in advance – Zoom will send you the joining details.\n• Meetings open 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. \nNon-members please Join Us to access talks \nRegistration is not open\, please return to register closer to the date of the event.
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/zoom-domestic-service-before-the-great-war/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270106T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270106T233000
DTSTAMP:20260918T125518Z
CREATED:20260918T125518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T125518Z
UID:181-1799229600-1799278200@kfhs.uk
SUMMARY:Recroding – Domestic Service before the Great War
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 06th January 2027\, From 10.00am\nOnline via Zoom RECORDING\nVirtual – speaker Ian Porter \nAbout the Talk\nWhat it was really like to be in domestic service? TV series\, such as Downton Abbey\, paint a fairly rosy picture of service. In this talk Ian will tell us what servants’ lives and jobs were really like. \nAbout the Speaker\nIan Porter is a novelist\, historian and walks guide in London. He studied 19th Century Urban Poverty in England at the University of Birmingham and was awarded the Chancellor’s Prize for outstanding achievement. He is currently the owner of London Town Walks and is a highly regarded public speaker and writer on the Victorian East End. He is the author of the highly acclaimed Whitechapel\, set amidst the 1888 murders\, whilst his second novel is set in the world of suffragettes. \n 
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/recroding-domestic-service-before-the-great-war/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270202T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270202T111500
DTSTAMP:20260918T142228Z
CREATED:20260918T131948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T142228Z
UID:183-1801562400-1801566900@kfhs.uk
SUMMARY:Zoom - Family Photography; Past\, Present and Future
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd February 2027\, 10:00-11:15\nOnline – via Zoom\nVirtual – speaker Stephen Gill  \nA Recording will be broadcast later today at 8pm (UK) \nConvert to times in your own part of the world clock here. \nSpeaker on photograph recognition and restoration. \nAbout the Talk\nFamily Photography; Past\, Present and Future – is a light-hearted look at how photography evolved over 175 years from vanity purchase to an everyday event. Also\, what is happening to photographs from our own immediate past and how to ensure that photographs from now are available to our descendants \nAbout the Speaker\nStephen Gill is a professional photographer and a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. He is a qualified teacher of photography and taught digital photography at Blackburn College before starting his own photo-restoration business. \nDuring lockdown\, he started writing his first book on dating old photographs and has since published four volumes on the subject. He regularly speaks around the world about uncovering the stories behind historical photos. \nAbout Virtual talks for Kent Family History Society’s members.\n• Register in advance – Zoom will send you the joining details.\n• Meetings open 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 joining email link \nNon-members please Join Us to access talks \nRegistration is not open\, please return to register closer to the date of the event.
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/zoom-family-photography-past-present-and-future/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270202T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270202T111500
DTSTAMP:20260918T142449Z
CREATED:20260918T132637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T142449Z
UID:185-1801562400-1801566900@kfhs.uk
SUMMARY:Recording - Family Photography; Past\, Present and Future
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd February 2027\, 10:00-11:15\nZoom RECORDING\nVirtual – speaker Stephen Gill  \nSpeaker on photograph recognition and restoration. \nAbout the Talk\nFamily Photography; Past\, Present and Future – is a light-hearted look at how photography evolved over 175 years from vanity purchase to an everyday event. Also\, what is happening to photographs from our own immediate past and how to ensure that photographs from now are available to our descendants \nAbout the Speaker\nStephen Gill is a professional photographer and a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. He is a qualified teacher of photography and taught digital photography at Blackburn College before starting his own photo-restoration business. \nDuring lockdown\, he started writing his first book on dating old photographs and has since published four volumes on the subject. He regularly speaks around the world about uncovering the stories behind historical photos. \nNon-members please Join Us to access talks
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/recording-family-photography-past-present-and-future/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270302T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270302T211500
DTSTAMP:20260918T142216Z
CREATED:20260918T133053Z
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SUMMARY:Zoom - Lifeboats and Lighthouses - a tour around the coast exploring stories of heroism
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd March 2027\, 20:00-21:15\nOnline – via Zoom\nVirtual – speaker Helen Baggott \nIf you can’t make this talk a recording will be broadcast tomorrow 3rd March 2027 at 10am (UK) \nConvert to times in your own part of the world clock here. \nAbout the Talk\nUsing postcards sent more than a hundred years ago\, this illustrated talk\, will look at some of the coastal landmarks that reveal stories written by our ancestors. As well as sharing the stories of who sent and received some of the postcards\, this talk will also explore the families who called ‘the lighthouse’ their home. \nAbout the Speaker\nHelen Baggott is an editor\, speaker and writer from Dorset. Her most recent project is researching the stories behind postcards sent more than 100 years ago. So far\, she has published three collections of stories under the theme Posted in the Past\, plus a series of genealogical novels; Memories from the Future. She has also written for regional and national magazines including: This England\, Discover Your Ancestors\, Who Do You Think You Are?\, Picture Postcard Monthly and The Card Scene\, and has also contributed to Family Tree magazine’s blog. Her work has been recognised by national newspapers as both a Postcard and Heirloom Detective. Through the power of Zoom\, Helen speaks to groups on both sides of the Atlantic and Australia and has been a speaker at a number of online genealogy shows and a guest speaker for the Society of Genealogists. \nAbout Virtual talks for Kent Family History Society’s members.\n• Register in advance – Zoom will send you the joining details.\n• Meetings open 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 joining email link. \nNon-members please Join Us to access talks \nRegistration is not open\, please return to register closer to the date of the event.
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/zoom-lifeboats-and-lighthouses-a-tour-around-the-coast-exploring-stories-of-heroism/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270303T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270303T233000
DTSTAMP:20260918T133254Z
CREATED:20260918T133254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T133254Z
UID:190-1804068000-1804116600@kfhs.uk
SUMMARY:Recording - Lifeboats and Lighthouses - a tour around the coast exploring stories of heroism
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 03rd March\, From 10.00am\nZoom RECORDING\nVirtual – speaker Helen Baggott \nAbout the Talk\nUsing postcards sent more than a hundred years ago\, this illustrated talk\, will look at some of the coastal landmarks that reveal stories written by our ancestors. As well as sharing the stories of who sent and received some of the postcards\, this talk will also explore the families who called ‘the lighthouse’ their home. \nAbout the Speaker\nHelen Baggott is an editor\, speaker and writer from Dorset. Her most recent project is researching the stories behind postcards sent more than 100 years ago. So far\, she has published three collections of stories under the theme Posted in the Past\, plus a series of genealogical novels; Memories from the Future. She has also written for regional and national magazines including: This England\, Discover Your Ancestors\, Who Do You Think You Are?\, Picture Postcard Monthly and The Card Scene\, and has also contributed to Family Tree magazine’s blog. Her work has been recognised by national newspapers as both a Postcard and Heirloom Detective. Through the power of Zoom\, Helen speaks to groups on both sides of the Atlantic and Australia and has been a speaker at a number of online genealogy shows and a guest speaker for the Society of Genealogists. \nNon-members please Join Us to access talks
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/recording-lifeboats-and-lighthouses-a-tour-around-the-coast-exploring-stories-of-heroism/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270310T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270310T213000
DTSTAMP:20260918T133517Z
CREATED:20260918T133459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T133517Z
UID:193-1804707000-1804714200@kfhs.uk
SUMMARY:Maidstone - Branch Open Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 10th March 2027\, 19:30\nMote Park Indoor Bowls Club\, Willow Way\, Maidstone ME15 7RN\nMaidstone – to be advised \nOutside the entrance to Mote Park Indoor Bowls Club\, Willow Way\, Maidstone ME15 7RN
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/maidstone-branch-open-meeting/
LOCATION:Mote Park\, Mote Park Indoor Bowls Club\, Maidstone\, Kent\, ME15 7RN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270406T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270406T111500
DTSTAMP:20260918T142207Z
CREATED:20260918T135324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T142207Z
UID:196-1807005600-1807010100@kfhs.uk
SUMMARY:Zoom - William Cuffay and the Chartist Movement
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 6th April 2027\, 10:00-11:15\nOnline via Zoom\nVirtual – speaker Dr Jeremy Clarke \nConvert to times in your own part of the world clock here. \nIf you can’t make it this morning a recording will be broadcast later today at 8pm (UK) \nAbout the Talk\nWilliam Cuffay\, son of a former slave\, was born on St Kitts in the Caribbean. He settled in Chatham where he became a journeyman tailor. But when the new tailors’ union went on strike in 1834\, he lost his job. A leading figure in the Chartist movement (Britain’s first popular mass political movement) he was transported to Australia for allegedly planning an uprising against the British government. \nAbout the speaker:\nDr Jeremy Clarke is Education Officer for Medway Council’s Heritage Team. He gained his PhD at the University of Kent and has been in museum education for over 19 years. \nAbout Virtual talks for Kent Family History Society’s members.\n• Register in advance – a joining link will be sent to you.\n• Meetings open 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. \nNon-members please Join Us to access talks \nRegistration is not open\, please return to register closer to the date of the event. \nlithograph in post – The National Portrait Gallery by William Paul Dowling\nWilliam Cuffay by William Paul Dowling circa 1838 \n 
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/zoom-william-cuffay-and-the-chartist-movement/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270406T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270406T213000
DTSTAMP:20260918T142552Z
CREATED:20260918T135659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T142552Z
UID:199-1807041600-1807047000@kfhs.uk
SUMMARY:Recording - William Cuffay and the Chartist Movement
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 6th April 2027\, From 20.00 –\nOnline via Zoom\nVirtual – speaker Dr Jeremy Clarke \nConvert to times in your own part of the world clock here. \nIf you can’t make it this morning a recording will be broadcast later today at 8pm (UK) \nAbout the Talk\nWilliam Cuffay\, son of a former slave\, was born on St Kitts in the Caribbean. He settled in Chatham where he became a journeyman tailor. But when the new tailors’ union went on strike in 1834\, he lost his job. A leading figure in the Chartist movement (Britain’s first popular mass political movement) he was transported to Australia for allegedly planning an uprising against the British government. \nAbout the speaker:\nDr Jeremy Clarke is Education Officer for Medway Council’s Heritage Team. He gained his PhD at the University of Kent and has been in museum education for over 19 years. \nAbout Virtual talks for Kent Family History Society’s members.\n• Register in advance – a joining link will be sent to you.\n• Meetings open 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. \nNon-members please Join Us to access talks \nRegistration is not open\, please return to register closer to the date of the event. \nlithograph in post – The National Portrait Gallery by William Paul Dowling\nWilliam Cuffay by William Paul Dowling circa 1838 \n 
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/recording-william-cuffay-and-the-chartist-movement/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270414T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270414T223000
DTSTAMP:20260918T135916Z
CREATED:20260918T135916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T135916Z
UID:201-1807731000-1807741800@kfhs.uk
SUMMARY:Maidstone - Branch AGM & Transcription evening
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 14th April 2027\, 19:30\nMote Park Indoor Bowls Club\, Willow Way\, Maidstone ME15 7RN \nMaidstone – AGM + Transcriptions \nAbout the Meeting\nWe will start with the branch AGM\, which is an extremely short meeting to elect our committee for the coming year and to accept the branch accounts. We will then put our minds to transcribing documents for the members area of this website. All are welcome to attend and join in transcribing but guests may not vote at our AGM.
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/maidstone-branch-agm-transcription-evening/
LOCATION:Mote Park\, Mote Park Indoor Bowls Club\, Maidstone\, Kent\, ME15 7RN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270504T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270504T211500
DTSTAMP:20260918T142159Z
CREATED:20260918T140254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T142159Z
UID:203-1809460800-1809465300@kfhs.uk
SUMMARY:Zoom - Hidden legacies: What Chancery Records Reveal about our ancestors
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 4th May 2027\, 20:00-21:15\nOnline – via Zoom\nVirtual – speaker Sarah Pettyfer \nIf you can’t make this talk a recording will be broadcast tomorrow 5th May 2027 at 10am (UK) \nConvert to times in your own part of the world clock here. \nAbout the Talk\nChancery records are one of the most under used resources for family history but can reveal so much about our ancestors’ lives\, their family\, social and business connections\, and their property. This talk will look at who and why our ancestors may have become involved in Chancery court case and explore the hidden stories to be found. \nAbout the Speaker\nSarah Pettyfer is a professional family\, house and local historian and author. She is an active member of the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives (AGRA). She holds the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies (IHGS) Diploma in Genealogy. Drawing on her background as a family law solicitor\, her particular areas of interest are legal records\, in particular deeds\, Manorial court and Chancery court records. Although Sarah remain a member of the Law Society although\, is she is no longer practising as a family law solicitor. \nAbout Virtual talks for Kent Family History Society’s members.\n• Register in advance – Zoom will send you the joining details.\n• Meetings open 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 joining email link. \nNon-members please Join Us to access talks \nRegistration is not open\, please return to register closer to the date of the event.
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/zoom-hidden-legacies-what-chancery-records-reveal-about-our-ancestors/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270505T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270505T233000
DTSTAMP:20260918T140508Z
CREATED:20260918T140508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T140508Z
UID:206-1809511200-1809559800@kfhs.uk
SUMMARY:Recording - Hidden legacies: What Chancery Records Reveal about our ancestors
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 05th 2027\, 10.00am\nZoom RECORDING\nVirtual – speaker Sarah Pettyfer \nAbout the Talk\nChancery records are one of the most under used resources for family history but can reveal so much about our ancestors’ lives\, their family\, social and business connections\, and their property. This talk will look at who and why our ancestors may have become involved in Chancery court case and explore the hidden stories to be found. \nAbout the Speaker\nSarah Pettyfer is a professional family\, house and local historian and author. She is an active member of the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives (AGRA). She holds the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies (IHGS) Diploma in Genealogy. Drawing on her background as a family law solicitor\, her particular areas of interest are legal records\, in particular deeds\, Manorial court and Chancery court records. Although Sarah remain a member of the Law Society although\, is she is no longer practising as a family law solicitor. \nNon-members please Join Us to access talks
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/recording-hidden-legacies-what-chancery-records-reveal-about-our-ancestors/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270512T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270512T213000
DTSTAMP:20260918T140638Z
CREATED:20260918T140629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T140638Z
UID:208-1810150200-1810157400@kfhs.uk
SUMMARY:Maidstone - Branch Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 12th May 2027\, 19:30\nMote Park Indoor Bowls Club\, Willow Way\, Maidstone ME15 7RN\nMaidstone – to be advised \nAbout the Meeting: Details to be advised
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/maidstone-branch-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270601T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270601T111500
DTSTAMP:20260918T141701Z
CREATED:20260918T141152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T141701Z
UID:211-1811844000-1811848500@kfhs.uk
SUMMARY:Zoom - "The cathedral stands grand and unhurt" ..... "though the streets burn": the bombing of Canterbury in 1942.
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 1st June 2027\, 10:00-11:15\nOnline via Zoom\nVirtual – speaker Julian Waltho \nIf you can’t make this morning’s talk a recording will be broadcast today at 8pm (UK) \nConvert to times in your own part of the world clock here \n \nAbout the Talk\nJust after midnight on 31st May/1st June\, 85 years ago\, the citizens of Canterbury awoke to the first heavy bombing of the city. There had been strafing and bombs dropped by aircraft returning from major industrial targets but this was the first time the City of Canterbury\, a market town\, had been the prime target of an air raid. Two more raids followed in the same week with a further raid on 31st October 1942. In these four raids 76 people lost their lives\, whilst many more were injured and made homeless. These four raids are often referred to as the Baedeker Raids. Why were they called the Baedeker Raids\, why did Hitler order a heavy raid on a non industrial target\, and how did the city and citizens cope? \nAbout the speaker:\nJulian Waltho\, a history graduate of Oxford University\, taught History for 12 years in international schools in Rome Italy becoming fluent in Italian. Returning home he took up teaching posts in Kent and was 6th Form Head at Chatham House Grammar School\, Ramsgate\, and Deputy Head followed by Head Master of Kent College Senior School\, Canterbury. Upon retirement Julian has kept up his great interest in History becoming qualified both as a Green Badge Guide and a guide in Canterbury Cathedral. Recently he has been heavily involved with commemorating the civilian casualties of WWII. This resulted in an information board being placed in the Cty Cemetery at Westgate Court Avenue\, which is the final resting place for many who died due to enemy action in WWII. Julian is currently undertaking more research into the fourth raid on Canterbury on 31st October 1942. \nAbout Virtual talks for Kent Family History Society’s members.\n• Register in advance – a joining link will be sent to you.\n• Meetings open 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. \nNon-members please Join Us to access talks \nRegistration is not open\, please return to register closer to the date of the event.
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/zoom-the-cathedral-stands-grand-and-unhur-the-bombing-of-canterbury-in-1942/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270601T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270601T233000
DTSTAMP:20260918T141616Z
CREATED:20260918T141616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T141616Z
UID:215-1811880000-1811892600@kfhs.uk
SUMMARY:Recording - "The cathedral stands grand and unhurt" ..... "though the streets burn": the bombing of Canterbury in 1942.
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 1st June 2027\, 20.00\nZoom RECRODING\nVirtual – speaker Julian Waltho \n \nAbout the Talk\nJust after midnight on 31st May/1st June\, 85 years ago\, the citizens of Canterbury awoke to the first heavy bombing of the city. There had been strafing and bombs dropped by aircraft returning from major industrial targets but this was the first time the City of Canterbury\, a market town\, had been the prime target of an air raid. Two more raids followed in the same week with a further raid on 31st October 1942. In these four raids 76 people lost their lives\, whilst many more were injured and made homeless. These four raids are often referred to as the Baedeker Raids. Why were they called the Baedeker Raids\, why did Hitler order a heavy raid on a non industrial target\, and how did the city and citizens cope? \nAbout the speaker:\nJulian Waltho\, a history graduate of Oxford University\, taught History for 12 years in international schools in Rome Italy becoming fluent in Italian. Returning home he took up teaching posts in Kent and was 6th Form Head at Chatham House Grammar School\, Ramsgate\, and Deputy Head followed by Head Master of Kent College Senior School\, Canterbury. Upon retirement Julian has kept up his great interest in History becoming qualified both as a Green Badge Guide and a guide in Canterbury Cathedral. Recently he has been heavily involved with commemorating the civilian casualties of WWII. This resulted in an information board being placed in the Cty Cemetery at Westgate Court Avenue\, which is the final resting place for many who died due to enemy action in WWII. Julian is currently undertaking more research into the fourth raid on Canterbury on 31st October 1942. \nNon-members please Join Us to access talks
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/recording-the-cathedral-stands-grand-and-unhur-the-bombing-of-canterbury-in-1942/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270609T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270609T213000
DTSTAMP:20260918T141918Z
CREATED:20260918T141848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T141918Z
UID:217-1812569400-1812576600@kfhs.uk
SUMMARY:Maidstone - Branch Open Meeting Jun27
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 9th June 2027\, 19:30\nMote Park Indoor Bowls Club\, Willow Way\, Maidstone ME15 7RN \nMaidstone – to be advised \nAbout the Meeting\nDetails to be advised
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/maidstone-branch-open-meeting-jun27/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270706T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270706T211500
DTSTAMP:20260918T142849Z
CREATED:20260918T142819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T142849Z
UID:222-1814904000-1814908500@kfhs.uk
SUMMARY:Zoom - The rural fiction of S. C. Nethersole
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 6th July 2027\, 20:00-21:15\nOnline – via Zoom\nVirtual-speaker Dr Michelle Crowther \nIf you can’t make this talk a recording will be broadcast tomorrow\, Wednesday 7th July 2027 at 10am (UK)\nConvert to times in your own part of the world clock here. \nAbout the Talk\nThis talk will explore the works of Susie Colyer Nethersole (1869-1956)\, the author of 8 novels set in East Kent\, and consider the ways in which she wrote about the Kentish landscape. Her attention to detail is finely observed through weather and the changing seasons. Her stories show a tough grittily realistic rural life for her characters\, who struggle as well as thrive\, as modernity threatens their traditions. It’s her “warts and all” portrayal of Kent’s rural past that marks her out as more than just a writer of romance fiction. \nAbout the Speaker: Dr Michelle Crowther is an Academic Librarian at Christ Church University Canterbury and co-lead of the Kent Maps Online project. Her research interests include Victorian and Edwardian literature\, manuscript magazines\, biography\, rural writers\, and 19th century Canterbury. \nAbout Virtual talks for Kent Family History Society’s members.\n• Register in advance – Zoom will send you the joining details.\n• Meetings open 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 joining email link. \nNon-members please Join Us to access talks
URL:https://kfhs.uk/events/all_events/zoom-the-rural-fiction-of-s-c-nethersole/
LOCATION:Zoom
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