Born in Washington, Gertrude Bell was an adventurer, Archaeologist, cartographer, historian, linguistmountaineer, traveller and Writer. During WW1, she became an intelligence officer and then played a major role creating the modern Middle East.
Branch members are invited to share any new “finds” in their family history research
Every parish church used to hold its records, including registers of baptisms, marriages and burials, in a wooden chest. These therefore became known as parish chest records. In addition to the registers, the records collections could include minutes of meetings held by parish officials; rate books; accounts; maps; charity deeds; church seating plans; settlement and […]
The success of the Durham Coalfield and its important role in the Industrial Revolution is attributed to men of influence who owned the land and the pits, and men who worked in the coal-mining industry during the Victorian period. There has been very little written about the importance of the home life that supported the […]
Unfortunately, due to electrical work at the venue, this branch meeting has had to be cancelled
The talk focuses on various occupations of North East women whe were often thrust into an environment of heavy industry. It uses local accounts and includes the dangerous work of the 'munitionsettes' and the challenges of engineering and shipbuilding
The story of the partnership established in 1820 to develop a coal mine below the magnesian limestone escarpment in the east of County Durham and link it to the River Wear by George Stephenson's first steam hauled railway (three years before the Stockton & Darlington Railway). I will be looking at the family and business links […]
The Rise of the Beach Holiday
