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Upcoming Meetings
All meetings are held at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Claygate KT10 0JP, and start at 2.30pm
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Saturday, 8 March
Suffrage to Sisterhood
A Speaker from Elmbridge Museum
Everyone’s heard of the Suffragettes, but what happened to them after women got the vote? Come along to this talk, on International Women’s Day, to discover the little-explored sequel to the suffrage story.
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Saturday, 12 April
A Very Happy Little World: 150 Years of Sailing on the Thames
Mark Laity
Thames Sailing Club in Kingston is the oldest river sailing club in the country, established in 1870. The club’s archivist will talk about the early days of leisure sailing on the Thames in the wider context of the social and local changes over the period.
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Saturday, 17 May
Film Making in Walton-on -Thames
Dr Simon Brown
From humble beginnings, the film pioneer Cecil Hepworth’s work came to be seen as the pinnacle of what British cinema could achieve. This talk will explore the history of Hepworth’s Walton studio, and will profile the local figures who helped to make the town a key film hub of the silent era.
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Saturday, 14 June
Genealogy: A Personal Case Study
Janet Heskins
Janet will take us through the story of her work on tracing her family tree, providing insights into the many relevant techniques and information sources that can be used, as well as highlights from her own findings.