Bookmarks to sections below
- Branch Meetings
- 50th Anniversary conference
- Annual General Meeting
- Regional Events
- County Durham Forum for History and Heritage
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 1st Apr 2025 @ 1:30pm | Northumberland Schools | Christopher Tipple | North Tyneside |
| Wed 2nd Apr 2025 @ 1:30pm | Members’ Forum – A Piece of Paper | – | Mid & North Northumberland |
| Wed 2nd Apr 2025 @ 2pm | The Pease Family of Pendower Hall | Richard Bliss | Newcastle |
| Wed 9th Apr 2025 @ 7pm | Searching for my biological family | Liz Connelly | NE Roots(PM) |
| Thu 10th Apr 2025 @ 2:30pm | Prizes, Awards and Medals | Members’ Forum | Tynedale |
| Mon 14th Apr 2025 @ 10am | Criminals of the NE to the Swan River Colony 1850-1868 | Christine Seal | NE Roots(AM) |
| Tue 15th Apr 2025 @ 1pm | The Sea Is In My Blood | David Hastings | Blyth |
| Wed 16th Apr 2025 @ 1:30pm | TYNESIDE ON FILM | TONY STEHENSON | South Tyneside |
| Wed 16th Apr 2025 @ 1pm | Carpet Weaving in Durham | David Butler | Belmont Durham |
| Wed 23rd Apr 2025 @ 1pm | The 1851 Census in Durham City | David Butler | Consett |
| Tue 6th May 2025 @ 1:30pm | Getting the most from the NDFHS website | Kevin Johnson | North Tyneside |
| Wed 7th May 2025 @ 1:30pm | Jacobites in Northumberland | Liz Finch | Mid & North Northumberland |
| Wed 7th May 2025 @ 2pm | St Peter’s Basin, Newcastle | Elizabeth Cowans | Newcastle |
| Thu 8th May 2025 @ 2:30pm | The West Road Cemetery Project (Prudhoe) | Ed Graham | Tynedale |
| Wed 14th May 2025 @ 7pm | Thomas Richardson MP (6th June 1868 – 22nd October 1928) | Bill Richardson | NE Roots(PM) |
| Mon 19th May 2025 @ 10am | People and their Places in the Ordnance Survey Name Books for Northumberland c. 1860 | Diana Whaley | NE Roots(AM) |
| Tue 20th May 2025 @ 1pm | A Street Through Time | Prof. John Heckels | Blyth |
| Wed 21st May 2025 @ 1:30pm | THE HISTORY OF A HOUSE | ANN FRANKLIN | South Tyneside |
| Wed 21st May 2025 @ 1pm | Richard Granger | John North | Belmont Durham |
| Wed 28th May 2025 @ 1pm | Women of they Durham Coalfield – Hannah’s Daughter | Margaret Hedley | Consett |
| Sat 12th Jul 2025 @ 1:15pm | Durham Name Book’ (First Ordnance Survey of Durham) plus AGM | David Butler | London |
50th Anniversary
| Date | Location | Talk | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 14th June 2025 10am-3:30pm | 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 |
The Test of Time-Norman Cornish, artist of Durham Miners by Mike Thornton
Explosions, Strikes, Riots and Royalty in the Durham Coalfield by John Heckles |
Places are limited to 100 people, so booking is essential. |
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 |
| Saturday 29th March 2025 10am – 2pm |
Bowburn Community Centre, Durham Road, Bowburn, DH6 5AT | County Durham Forum for History & Heritage Free History Fair and AGM |
See HERE for more details. Free admission |
| Saturday 10 May 2025 10am to 3pm |
North Shields Library, Northumberland Square, North Shields, NE30 1QU | Local History Day | See HERE for more details. Free admission |
| Saturday 24 May 2025 10am to 2pm |
Bewick Hall, 2nd Floor, City Library, 33 New Bridge Street West, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AX | Family History Surgery Day | – |
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: 31st March 2025
