Devon Family History Society NORTH DEVON GROUP Programme 2018 Sat 20 January The Weapons of the English Civil War: an interactive session - Master Christopher of Swords and Spindles Sat 17 February Smuggling in Devon - Robert Hesketh Sat 17 March Edward Capern Postman Poet - Liz Shakespeare Sat 28 April The Skeleton Army - Peter Christie Sat 19 May * Way of the Wharves - East the Water history project Sat 16 June The hunt for George Thomas Kirby: a family mystery - when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth - Stuart Windsor Sat 21 July Questions and Answers Sat 25 August A session for beginners’, slow starters and the stuck Sat 15 September Teare and Sons ships chandler: * the story of a family business - Mike Teare Sat 20 October Mixed Blessings: The Holloway Family of Shirwell - Paul Scott Sat 17 November Barefoot on the Cobbles: telling Daisy’s Story - Janet Few Sat 15 December Christmas Quiz For further details contact the North Devon Group Leader Janet Few [email protected] 01237 451305 Meetings normally commence at 2.00pm, on the third Saturday of the month. Please note the meeting dates shown with are a change from the usual Saturday. Our venue is The Pollyfield Centre, Avon Road, East-The-Water, Bideford EX39 4BL. http://www.pollyfieldcentre.co.uk/* There is ample free parking. The 21A bus (for those coming from Barnstaple, Bideford Quay, Appledore or Northam) currently runs every 20 minutes and goes to the centre.

Meetings are also held throughout the county in Plymouth, Exeter & South Devon and are open to members of the Society and to the general public. For the latest information on meetings and special events visit the Devon Family History web site at www.devonfhs.org.uk and click the Events button.