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This Issue of the Clock Tower Marks the Four Hundredth Anniversary of the Founding of Jamestown, Virginia, with a Special Series of Features on Pocahontas The Newsletter of the Friends of Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre Issue Number 06: May 2007 ©Stuart Cresswell Lady Rebecka Rolfe, formerly Matoaka, or Pocahontas, of the Algonquin Nation. Kindly supplied from the private archive of her descendant, Mr. Stuart Cresswell. This issue of The Clock Tower marks the four hundredth anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia, with a special series of features on Pocahontas. An exhibition celebrating the founding of the Virginia and American colonies will run from May to September 2007 at the Guildhall Museum, Rochester, Kent; admission will be free of charge. The exhibition will centre on the 1617 burial record of Pocahontas, contained in the first parish register of St George’s church, Gravesend, and held at the Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre. The Clock Tower - Issue Number 06: May 2007 - page 1 From the Chairman Tessa Towner, Chairman. At this year’s Friends’ AGM, Tessa Towner, previously Vice Chairman, was voted to succeed the retiring Chairman, Roy Murrant. My involvement with the Friends of Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre (FOMA) started with the efforts of a few dedicated local people to help Borough Archivist Stephen Dixon raise funds to purchase the Robert Sands letter. The letter is an account of Sands’ adventures as a powder monkey at Trafalgar in 2005. It was from this that the idea for FOMA grew, and thanks to a dedicated group of people became a reality. I have spent my whole life here in the Medway Towns. I was born in Frindsbury where I grew up and still live, and consequently I have found that the wealth of artefacts and documents to be found in MALSC of great use in following the history of Frindsbury – one of my greatest interests. I have now managed to put together a pictorial social history of the Parish, which shows the changing face of the area in which three generations of my family lived, putting flesh on the bones of my other interest, that of family history. Each week spent at MALSC brings to light further fascinating insights into all aspects of our local history. We want to encourage more people to join us, wherever you may live. Please talk to your friends, ask them to join, to help and support us, to visit MALSC and to take part in our various events and trips. If you can, we would love you to get involved in all the wonderful projects Stephen and his staff have lined up for the years to come. If you would like to join the Friends of Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre, please contact Lisa Birch, Membership Secretary, Medway Archives Office, Civic Centre, Strood, Rochester, Kent ME2 4AU. Telephone +44 (0)1634 332238; email [email protected]. News and Events Cindy O’Halloran, Friends’ Secretary Launch of Medway MovieBase The Medway MovieBase was launched on 12th May 2007 at the Civic Centre, Strood, Rochester, Kent. The afternoon was a great success, with a huge turnout by Friends’ members and the general public. The keynote speech by Dr Frank Gray, Director of Screen Archive South East, was entertaining and was followed by a film show by Tony Blake, film collector and historian. This included footage of activities around Kent and the Medway area from 1910 onwards including the Whitstable oyster dredgers, hop picking, Chatham street scenes, the Royal Engineers’ band, a wartime cameo by members of the Royal Artillery based at a local fort c.1940, colour film of Frindsbury Church at Harvest, the River Medway, Dreamland at Margate and a personalities’ golf match at Gravesend. The highlight however was footage of the experimental Short Brothers’ aircraft Maia and Mercury (see http://www.imperial- airways.com/Short_mayo_composite.html). The unanimous opinion was the event should become an annual one, and Dr. Frank Gray suggested afterwards that the next event could possibly be combined with a workshop. The Clock Tower - Issue Number 06: May 2007 - page 2 FOMA Annual General Meeting The AGM was held on Wednesday 18th April 2007 at the Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre and was very well attended. Following the meeting, Stephen Dixon gave a presentation detailing the Volunteer Projects about to be undertaken, for which there was considerable interest. Left : The new committee. Back row from left to right: Cindy O’Halloran, Stephen Dixon, Dr Andrew Hann, Amanda Thomas, Lisa Birch, Jean Skilling. Front row from left to right: Cllr Sue Haydock, Tessa Towner, John Witheridge Below: Stephen Dixon, Borough Archivist (fourth from left, pointing) recruits volunteers for the special projects. Summer 2007 - FOMA Visit to Snodland – book now! A special FOMA outing to Snodland Historical Society and the Snodland Millennium Museum will take place at 2.00 pm on Saturday 2nd June 2007. The tour will be guided by Dr Andrew Ashbee, Honorary Curator of the museum and Chairman of Snodland Historical Society. The tour will begin at the museum which is situated in Waghorn Road, Snodland, ME6 5BQ, Kent. Tickets for FOMA members are £3.00; non members £5.00. For further information please telephone the Friends’ Secretary, Cindy O’Halloran, on 01634 332714, or by email, [email protected] before 31st May 2007, as availability is limited. The Clock Tower - Issue Number 06: May 2007 - page 3 Gun Lane Mortuary On 28th February 2007, builders working on the old mortuary in Gun Lane, Strood, discovered documents (c.1858, and 1870-1921) which had been locked in a safe for over one hundred years. During building works to convert the building to residential premises, workmen needed to remove the ancient safe still sitting in the old office. With no keys, it was broken open and the documents were discovered inside. Despite the length of time the documents had been stored in the safe they had survived in remarkable condition. The building has been the object of vandalism, fires and structural damage to the roof allowing rain water to penetrate, but the quality of the safe was such that the documents have survived in tact. The documents, comprising financial records, paying in books, and list of jurors and letters dating from 1871, and referring to the overseeing of the Poor Law, have been handed to the Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre (MALSC) by Cllr Sue Haydock. Sue said, “Whilst visiting the site as part of my day job working for the Diocese of Rochester, one of the workmen mentioned the papers and showed them to me. Wearing my hat as the Council’s Champion for Heritage Matters, and as a Vice-President of the Friends of Medway Archives, I recognised their significance and offered to take them to MALSC.” Left: the contents of the Gun Lane Mortuary safe are examined at the Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre This is a very important deposit as much of the Strood Parish papers have been scattered about. These will add a few more pieces to the jigsaw – although if anyone knows the whereabouts of any others, we shall be pleased to see them. The overseeing is still carried on today by the Strood in Need Charity, the Trustee of which is Cllr. Jane Etheridge. The Clock Tower - Issue Number 06: May 2007 - page 4 About The Clock Tower The Clock Tower is the quarterly journal produced and published by the Friends of Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre (FOMA). Editorial deadlines The first Monday (or Tuesday when a Bank Holiday occurs) of February, May, August and November. Articles, letters, photos and any information to be considered for inclusion in the journal must be received before this date by the Editor, Mrs Amanda Thomas, 72 Crabtree Lane, Harpenden, AL5 5NS, Hertfordshire; [email protected] The copy deadline for Issue 07 of The Clock Tower is Monday 6th August 2007. Publication date The third Wednesday following the editorial deadline. Copyright The copyright of the contents of The Clock Tower belongs to the Friends of Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre and the authors and owners of any articles and photographs printed. The contents of The Clock Tower may not be reproduced without permission of the Editor and/or the Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre. Front Cover Accreditations and Website Information The logo for The Clock Tower was designed by Bob Ratcliffe. The banner design (incorporating the logo) and the title The Clock Tower were designed by Alexander Thomas. The Clock Tower is also available on: http://ajthomas.com/theclocktower Further Information Further information on the Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre can be obtained on the MALSC CityArk website http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/ or by writing to Medway Archives Office, Civic Centre, Strood, Rochester, Kent ME2 4AU. Telephone +44 (0)1634 332714; fax +44 (0)1634 297060; email: [email protected]. General enquiries about the Friends can be obtained from the Secretary, Cindy O’Halloran, at the above address, or by telephoning +44 (0)1634 332238/332714. Membership enquiries should be directed to the Membership Secretary, Lisa Birch: [email protected]; +44 (0)1634 332238 The Clock Tower - Issue Number 06: May 2007 - page 5 The Committee Patron Rt Rev. Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, Bishop of Rochester President Russell (John) Race, JP, DL Vice Presidents Cllr Sue Haydock (Medway Council Representative), Pat Salter, Brian Kingsley Smith, Bruce Aubry, Professor Sir Robert Worcester KBE DL Chairman Tessa Towner: 37 Ravenswood Avenue, ME2 3BY, Kent. [email protected] Vice Chairman John Witheridge: 28 Greendale Gardens, Gillingham, Kent. Treasurer Jean Skilling: 15 Port Close, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8DU, Kent. [email protected] Archivist Stephen Dixon: [email protected] Secretary Cindy O’Halloran: [email protected] Membership Secretary Lisa Birch [email protected]; +44 (0)1634 332238 Members David Carder: 53 The Ridgeway, Chatham, ME4 6PB, Kent.
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