Old Society News, 1998-2009

April 2009:   2009 AGM and Family History Day

The 2009 AGM and Family History Day was held at Dartford.

Feb 2009:   Who Do You Think You Are Live

Read about WDYTYA Live at Olympia.

Dec 2008:   Hextable DVD

Hextable DVD available.

Oct 2008:   Pocahontas Weekend

Details of the Pocahontas weekend held at Gravesend.

Sep 2008:   DNA

Details of the DNA for Family History.

May 2008:   Who Do You Think You Are Live

Read about WDYTYA Live at Olympia.

April 2008:   2008 AGM and Family History Day

The 2008 AGM and Family History Day was held at Sevenoaks School.

March 2008:   Committee Annual Report

See the 2007/08 Committee Annual Report.

June 2007:   Taskholders Meeting

On Saturday 16th June the Society held a Taskholders Meeting at Dartford Technical College.

May 2007:   SoG Family History Fair

The Society attended the Who Do You Think You Are Family History Show at Olympia. Click here for photos.

Apr 2007:   Society AGM

The Society's 2007 AGM was held at Cobham Hall on 14th April. Click for a report & photos.

Oct 2006:   Library Display

A family history display was mounted at Bromley Library. Read more...

Sep 2006:   FFHS Web Award

In 2006 we won the annual FFHS-run competition for the best family history website. See FFHS Website Award 2006.

Apr 2006:   SoG Family History Fair

The Society had a stall at the Society of Genealogists FH Show at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster. Click here for a photo.

Apr 2006:   AGM, 'A Day in the Darent Valley'

The Society's AGM was held at Eynsford Village Hall, Eynsford, Kent on Saturday 22nd April. Click here for the programme and photographs.

Apr 2005:   AGM, 'Greenhithe - Its River, Follies & Abbey'

The Society's AGM was held at Knockhall Community Primary School, Greenhithe, Kent on Saturday 23rd April.

Jan 2001:   New Society Library

See the Society Library page.

Jun 2000:   Computer Branch

The inaugural meeting of the Computer Branch took place in June.

May 2000:   Mailing List

The Society launched its own Internet Mailing List, hosted on Rootsweb and run by Society member Denise Rason. For more information, please see the Mailing List information page.

Oct 1999:   New Census Publication

The Society announced the publication of the 1851 Census Index of Greenwich parish, the last in the series. The booklet comprises some 214 pages and contains almost 35,000 names, together with a list of streets and a specially written introduction by Susan Pittman giving a comprehensive history of the area in the 19th century.

Sep 1999:   'Time & Tide' conference

Celebrating the 21st birthday of the Society, the successful 'Time & Tide' conference was held at the Avery Hill Campus of the University of Greenwich over the weekend of 3-5 September 1999.

May 1998:   New Publications

The Society launched two new booklets:

• West Kent Sources 3rd Edition (120pp.) is a comprehensive guide to researching your ancestors in west Kent (the Diocese of Rochester). All sections are fully revised, and new sections have been added. It includes a parish gazetteer which lists in detail the parish registers, transcripts and other parish records for each of the ancient parishes in west Kent, as well as for the modern parishes formed in the 19th century.
• Memories of Lewisham (72pp.) was written in 1963 by local resident William James Golsby (1888-1966), who relates his memories of the town around 1900, and describes many of the local shops and the people he knew. We are grateful to his son David Golsby who sent the text for publication from his home in Canada.