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Branch Meetings

Click on the link to the branch to find out more information about the time, location and future meetings

Date Subject of Talk Speaker Branch
Tue 4th Feb 2025 @ 1:30pm River Tyne Pilots Ann Clouston North Tyneside
Wed 5th Feb 2025 @ 1:30pm Happy Days – digging up Northumberland’s past Barry Mead Wansbeck
Wed 5th Feb 2025 @ 2pm Newcastle Town Moor Pat Lowery Newcastle
Wed 12th Feb 2025 @ 7pm The Elusive Mr. Cruickshank Joe Forsyth NE Roots(PM)
Thu 13th Feb 2025 @ 2:30pm Using Family History as a work tool John Parker Tynedale
Mon 17th Feb 2025 @ 10am James Wallace – from Tyneside to Tasmania Anne Wallace NE Roots(AM)
Tue 18th Feb 2025 @ 1pm Blyth in the 1900’s Mick Killen Blyth
Wed 19th Feb 2025 @ 1:30pm THE NEWBIGGIN GENEALOGY PROJECT HILTON DAWSON South Tyneside
Wed 19th Feb 2025 @ 1pm The Suffragettes Alan Smith Belmont Durham
Wed 26th Feb 2025 @ 1pm Medomsley to Miramachi John Banham Consett
Tue 4th Mar 2025 @ 1:30pm Seaton Sluice Tony Stephenson North Tyneside
Wed 5th Mar 2025 @ 1:30pm The History of the Northumbrian Pipes Kim Bibby – Wilson Wansbeck
Wed 5th Mar 2025 @ 2pm When Bonaparte came to Bensham Theresa Brolly Newcastle
Sat 8th Mar 2025 @ 1:15pm Members’ Session – London
Wed 12th Mar 2025 @ 7pm Members Forum – What are your experiences of DNA Testing – NE Roots(PM)
Thu 13th Mar 2025 @ 2:30pm AGM and Gibside in the Derwent Valley David Butler Tynedale
Mon 17th Mar 2025 @ 10am My Grandfathers clock Graeme Davison NE Roots(AM)
Tue 18th Mar 2025 @ 1pm Emily Davison Chris Killen Blyth
Wed 19th Mar 2025 @ 1:30pm MEMBERS FORUM – ‘MINING IN SOUTH TYNESIDE’ – South Tyneside
Wed 19th Mar 2025 @ 1pm Hannah’s Daughter Margaret Hedley Belmont Durham
Wed 26th Mar 2025 @ 1pm Member Forum: Favourite family history photo.
A photo mystery		 – Consett

50th Anniversary

Date Location Talk Details
Saturday 14th June 2025 @ 10am Brunswick Church, Newcastle upon Tyne To be confirmed Address – Brunswick Methodist Church, Brunswick Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne. NE1 7BJ

The Church is a few minutes walk from Monument Metro.

See here for more information on how to get to the Church

Places are limited to 100 people, so booking is essential. Booking form

Annual General Meeting

Date Location Talk Details
Saturday 12th July – Time TBC To be confirmed To be confirmed To be confirmed

Regional Events

This is a list of events that are happening in Northumberland or Durham, or that the Society is attending. They have not been organised by the Society and the Society is unable to provide further information about them. Anyone seeking further information should contact the organisers direct.

Date Location Event Details
Online Exhibition Durham University Library Website Prince Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall Durham University Library has asked the Society to share this link to their new online exhibition about Prince Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall:
See here for more details
Monday
17th February 2025
2pm – 4pm		 Society of Genealogists via zoom Researching in the North East (Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear) See HERE for more details and booking information. Free admission

Zoom Presentation by County Durham Forum for History and Heritage

Our Society is affiliated with the CDFHH, and members of our Society can attend their zoom presentations.
See CDFHH Website for more information on the group.

Details on how to connect to the meeting will be emailed to members.
If you have not received instructions before the day of the meeting, please email membership@ndfhs.org.uk with your name and membership number.

Date Subject of Talk Speaker
17th Sep The Woman in Question Tony Nicholson
1st Oct Durham County & its Turnpike Roads David Butler
19th Nov Tony Blair Anthony Atkinson

Last updated: 11th February 2025