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Huntingdonshire Local History Society Lecture Programme for 2007 to 2008
All lectures are booked for Thursday evenings at Pathfinder House, Huntingdon, to begin at 7.30pm, unless otherwise stated
Please note that the car park will not be available,
the nearest
car park is that accessed alongside the Waitrose ramp with a pedestrian exit
onto St Mary's Street.
Non-members are welcome to attend.
14th November 2007 C.C.C ANNUAL 17c LECTURE Witchcraft by Malcolm Gaskill.
The venue will be Hinchingbrooke House.
15th November 2007 Must Farm Whittlesey by Mark Knight.
At
the CAS Spring Conference in March 2007 Mark Knight of Cambridge
University presented a paper giving initial results of excavations at
Must Farm, a Fen edge site "as exciting, if not more so than at Flag
Fen." Mark will bring us the latest information. Apologies
to readers of Conduit where the site was described as Marsh Farm !!!.
7th December 2007 Christmas Musical Evening with The Bridge Singers
at Huntingdon Town Hall
The Bridge Singers
will entertain us.
Members are as usual requested to bring some
seasonal fare to add to the drinks etc. provided
and may of course
bring guests.
Admission is £4.00 per person payable in
advance.
Tickets will not be issued but an attendance list will
be kept at the door.
To assist in catering please send cheques payable to Huntingdonshire Local History Society
to the following address: David Cozens, 70, Upwood Road, Bury, Ramsey, PE26 2PA
before 15th November.
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24th January 2008 Animals in Brasses by Peter Heseltine.
Peter
has written about local brasses for our Records of Huntingdonshire and
is the author of The Brasses of Huntingdonshire. The study of
church brasses is usually associated with genealogy and costume so this
lecture will provide an added asset.
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28th February 2008 St Felix by Norman Fahy
Norman
has been studying the impact of seventh century Bishop Felix upon East
Anglian history. He will explain among other things the links
between Castle Rising in Norfolk and the abbey at Ramsey.
20th March 2008 Enigma by Hugh Davies.
Huntingdonshire
provided numerous air bases for those taking direct actionto destroy
enemy infrastructure during the second world war. There were also
covert activities supporting resistance movements and there were code
breakers, the subject of this lecture. .
10th April 2008 Artists along the Ouse by Bridget Flanegan
The River Ouse and the meadows alongside have inspired many artists over the years. Bridget will review their work.
1st May 2008 51st Annual General Meeting
9th to 11th May 2008 Projected visit to the North West and to North Wales.
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