Hertfordshire People - March 2016

I have just received the latest copy of Hertfordshire People, - The Quarterly Journal of the Hertfordshire Family History Society, and as always it is packed with information. Items I personally found particularly interesting were:
My Favourite First World War Relative told the story of C S M Herbert Henry Stone and is an interesting example of what you can find out about your soldier relatives.

What's New at HALS - I was most interested to see that some military service tribunal records had survived, and there some farm surveys relating to the First Worl Dar

Hertfordshire Firsts ...... described the origins of steeplechasing.

As I live in Tring I was thrilled by the article A Female Pauper Apprentice's Life at Tring Silk Mill and the article paints a bleak picture of the working conditions pauper girls were require to work under.

The Book Review section covers a number of interesting volumes and I am planning to purchase two relating to the canals and the First World War - and if I have time reviews will appear on my web site.

I have also noted some Dates for my Diary - included future Society Meetings and also some others. I don't think I will have time to go to Who do you think you are at Birmingham in April but will try and make the Buckinghamshire FHS Open Day at Aylesbury on 23rd July, as my mother's family tree has Aylesbury branches going back to about 1600.

Hertfordshire People No 129 now out

The picture shows "Minnie"

The latest issue of Hertfordshire People is now out - and members of the Herts Family History Society can now get it by email. It contains the usual collection of news, stories, etc., and as usual I will briefly report on the items that interest me - in the hope that it might tempt non-members to join and receive a copy themselves.

Needless to say First World War research and activities are mentioned. Over the years the Society has produced many booklets of Memorial Inscriptions and they plan to produce one of the War Memorials so far recorded, including details from family graves and memorials which could easily be overlooked. There is also an article on the exhibition to be held in Bushey in August (Details at www.busheyworldwarone.org.uk) which you might like to note for your diary if you are in Hertfordshire this summer. I also note that that the next issue will give details of a competition to write about what your relative during the War. There is also a list of relevant events being organised at HALS.

Hertfordshire People - December 2012

The December issue of Hertfordshire People has just arrived, and contains the usual list of goodies (which you will know about if you are already a member of the Herts Family History Society). For those who live near enough to attend the Society Meetings at Woolmer Green are:

December 16

Livery Companies of the City of London

Computer Group: On-line Maps for Family History

January 26

Hoo's Who 100 Years Ago: Luton Hoo Estate Workers c 1900.

February 23

All Roads Lead to Smithfield

And while I am mentioning dates don't forget the Who Do You Think You Are fair on 22-24 February, 2013

Hertfordshire People, September 2012 Issue

This is the Journal of the Hertfordshire Family History Society and has just arrived and I noted the following items - which might tempt you to become a member and get your own copy!

• To save postage there is an question about whether a pdf version of the Journal would be viable. Clearly this would be of particular interest to overseas members (and prospective members) as it would ensure quick delivery and greatly reduce postal cost.
• There is a competition (members only) for a piece "My Favourite Ancestor"
• Whats new at Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies (HALS) includes a list of interesting records that are now available in the online name search facility.
• There is a review of the book St Albans through Time
• There is an item about Aerofilms - a company whose air photographs are currently going online from 1919 to 1959 at www.britainfromabove.org.uk. Sounds very interesting and I will be reviewing the site here soon.
• There are articles on The Pattern family of Barley and the Cotton family of Hitchin

Future meetings (see Society Web Site for details):

Sept 29: Poverty & Madness from Stepney to Colney Hatch

Oct 27: Looking for Lillian (Correcting a Family Myth)

Nov 24: The Streets of London

Dec 15: Livery Companies of the City of London

Hertfordshire People - June 2012

For those of you who have not yet joined the Hertfordshire Family History Society I will briefly summarize what you are missing - by listing the main articles:

• My Pallet Family (connections with Cheshunt)
• Theatrical Goings-on in Cottered and Ardeley
• The Churchyard of the Abbey Parish of St Albans
• Introduction to St Mary's Rickmansworth
• Royal Hertfordshire
• Port Vale Chapel, Hertford (Book review of Enclosed by Grace ,Records of the Church meeting at Port Vale Chapel, Hertford)
• The St Albans Pub Data Base
• Reports on Main Meetings ( London by Dickens, Seen through their eyes - How did things appear to our ancestors, What happened to Lucy - records for tracing adoptees, foundlins and Empire children)
• Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
• A Hertfordshire Heraldic Miscellany - The Armorial Bookstamp of James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam

If you want to know more about any of the above why not join the society - and if you live in or near Hertfordshire the next meetings, at Woolmer Green Village Hall are:

• June 30: Weird & Wonderful Weddings
• July 28: Counting the People - How the Census was taken.

The Latest Issue of Hertfordshire People

The latest issue has arrived and contains the usual selection of news and articles that one can expect from the Hertfordshire Family History Society.  

I enjoyed Jackie Robinson's account Brick Wall after Brick Wall for my Rowley Research and was interested that Daniel Butler was listed twice in the 1871. When people were away from home on census night it seems that sometimes they were recorded twice - and perhaps sometimes they were not recorded at all! John Sly's tale of A Light Brigade Charger's Grave in Hertfordshire shows that even a simple grave in a churchyard can have links to historical events. Of course, if you want to read these articles, or any of the others I don't have time to mention you can get a copy for yourself by joining the society.

I am noting the date of the March meeting What happened to Lucy? on March 31st, in my diary but because of medical procedures timetabled earlier in the week I may not be able to get there. With any luck the cataract operation will mean that I will be able to drive again in time to hear Alan Ruston talk on Was Your Ancestor a Dissenter or Nonconformist? (April 28 & AGM)  and Daphne Knott talking on Treasures from the Hertfordshire Archives (26 May). (Details of Forthcoming Meetings).

Whenever I next attend I will be making for the bookstall as I note from the current issue that the Memorial Inscriptions booklet for Northchurch is now available, and that for St Albans Abbey Churchyard is coming soon. I will also be planning to spin the Herts Marriage Links CD. (Publication List).