Items of interest from recent NESIG meetings
March 2012
A new Convenor and a new logo greeted the members as they arrived for morning tea at 10.00am. A short meeting to cover matters of business was followed by a 'stepping stones or stone walls' segment when several members updated us on both research problems and successes. Three short talks followed - one on famines, one on the early history of Leyland Motors, and one on Lindisfarne (Holy Island)
December 2011
A welcome to members and visitors was followed by a short AGM, which saw the election of a new Convenor and re-election of the Treasurer and Editor. It was decided not to purchase Godfrey's maps but to put some money towards a banner for the group. A talk on the Viking history of Britain was followed by a light Christmas luncheon and fellowship.
Minutes to come
September 2011
Some discussion at the meeting surrounded identifying appropriate resources to purchase, relevant to our North of England genealogical research. It was suggested that Godfrey's maps might be a good acquisition, being relevant and inexpensive. It was further suggested that the WAGS Librarian be requested to identify other media that is not currently in the WAGS collection that would be useful for us.
 NESIG Minutes - September 2011 32.80 Kb
June 2011 meeting
The contents of the current issue of the BYGONE TIMES were briefly examined with particular emphasis on the new resources reported, including a good website for details on English counties.
NESIG would have a display as usual at the forthcoming WAGS Open Day, on Sunday 7 August 2011 at the end of National Family History Week.
NESIG Meeting minutes - June 2011 39.31 Kb
March 2011 meeting
Tenth Anniversary Celebration and Welcome to Special Guests
President of WAGS, Liana Fitzpatrick, congratulated the Group on achieving its tenth birthday saying that she believed special interest groups are an important aspect of the Society. Past Convenors, A. John Parker, Maurice Burns and Pauline Pryer were invited to give short talks about their time in office. Stella Short, who had contributed to the Group's success, especially in its early days, was also acknowledged. Thanks and appreciation were extended to all, absent and present, who had assisted and continue to participate in the Group.
The current Convenor commented that some very interesting items had appeared in previous newsletters including, ‘Researching your own family history' which consisted of 16 lessons. Popular consensus was that, if possible, the lessons should reappear in future issues of BYGONE TIMES.
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