June meeting – Mike Petty

June Meeting – Mike Petty – A Fenland History Saver Shares All.  Mike, a well-known and much respected local historian, known to many as the past Local Studies Librarian for Cambridgeshire, came to share his love and appreciation for local history, as well as his sources and findings. It was a very detailed talk to […]

May meeting – Bridget Hunter

May Meeting – Bridget Hunter: Adoption  Bridget spoke to us about an interesting, and emotive, subject – adoption. At the conclusion of Bridget’s presentation, members took the opportunity to offer their own, personal, experiences of adoption within their families. This was a most heartfelt and frank discussion from both sides of adoption, as well as […]

April 2022 meeting

April Meeting – Sue Paul Our April meeting saw the return of Sue Paul. It is always a pleasure to hear about the more unusual sources of information she discovers as she carries out her research. Her journey started with the discovery of a chest of documents in 1913, in the attic of a house […]