Powys Family History Society - Meetings Page

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Brecknock Group (Breconshire)

Meetings are held at Kensington Churchroom, Watergate, Brecon at 7.30 pm. Car park close by.
Apart from Oct 2007 meeting

Monday 29th October 2007 at the Village Hall, Trecastle
Hilary Williams and Philip Whitcombe
How to start and develop your Family Tree, and how to make the best use of the internet.

Monday 26th November 2007
Steve Clarke
An illustrated talk on Archaeology, including local excavations near Brecon and Hay-on-Wye

Sunday 27th January 2008
Annual Lunch

Monday 25th February 2008
Alan Jobbins
The remarkable life and times of the Reverend Thomas Price, of Cwmdu.

Monday 31st March 2008
Roger Morgan
The Battle of Rorke's Drift, together with examples of clothing, equipment of the time.

Monday 28th April 2008
Tudor Watkins
Railways into Brecon Part 2

Monday 19th May 2008
Dr Derek Bissell
Samuel Johnson and his Dictionary

Monday 30th June 2008
Group AGM and Research Evening

Montgomeryshire Group

Saturday 28th October 2006 - Dating Montgomeryshire Photographs.
An illustrated talk by Lloyd Lewis. United Reform Church Schoolroom, New Church Street, Newtown at 2pm.

Saturday 25th November 2006 - 'Found People' Unexpected traces of individuals among the records of Powys County Archives.
An illustrated talk by Gavin Hooson at the Flash Leisure Centre, Welshpool.

Saturday 24th February 2006 - Research Afternoon.
The group library will be available, together with marriage index and census returns, assistance with your queries.

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Radnorshire Group

Radnor Group Secretary - Ann Roberts

Refreshments are served after the meetings.

Meetings of the Radnor Group are held at 7pm in Llandewy Ystradenny Village Hall.

Thursday 31st July 2008
Sadie Cole - History of the Post Office in Radnorshire

August - NO Meeting

Thursday 25th September 2008
Brian Lawrence - Pandora's Box. (Items your grandmother might recognise !!)

Thursday 30th October 2008
Alwyn Batley - 'The Chapels and Churches of Radnorshire'

Thursday 27th November 2008
Lady Davies - David Davies; Industrialist and Entrepeneur

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Crickhowell & District Local History Society

List of Speakers for 2007

March, Wed 21st
The Suffragettes in Wales, Dr Ryland Wallace

April, Wed 18th
18th Century Theatre, Sister Bonaventure

May, Wed 16th
Major David Pryce - East India Company, Mr Ken Jones

June, Wed 20th
Bowmen of the Rose, Mr Mike Jones

September, Wed 19th
To be Confirmed

October, Wed 17th
Monmouthshire Police, Mrs Margaret Gregory

November, Wed 21st
One Hundred Years of Engineering, Mr Robin Williams