A research meeting was held in the studio at Selby Town Hall
News/Reviews
A fair number arrived to research family trees or ask questions relating to sources available
24th March - a good crowd gathered to hear Mary Smith speak to us from Kent about A Schoolgirl's war, especially at Maidstone Girls Grammar School. The time was brought to life by pictures painted and sketched by the Art teacher at the time, who kept a war diary. It was a fascinating talk and we also had visitors joining by zoom to hear and see the talk. A good morning. Thank you Mary!
Just over a dozen members met to continue research or exchange ideas and information. Has anyone else used ChatGPT to enhance photos and make writing more legible? This could be a future meeting topic!
Several contributions to the session, telling us about local people.
David Lewis gave a very informative and entertaining talk about Jonathan Hutchinson, who was born in Selby. He made his name as a surgeon, but contributed to life in many ways, not least setting up two museums, one in Selby.
Slightly fewer members attended the meeting today, but I'm sure it was a useful time.
A well attended meeting heard from some of our members telling us about interesting characters in their family tree, one having very strong views about religion and another having a close relationship with alcohol! it was a very entertaining morning, thanks to all concerned.
One of our own members treated us to a tale of gambling, prostitution and poisoning revolving around York's Knavesmire.
One of our own members spoke about 'High stakes on the Knavesmire', telling us tales of gambling, drinking and poisoning. This was a very good talk and about 25 people attended.
