We start a new month with a new Chairman and we welcome Brian Airey into that post. He has served the society extremely well for many years as Secretary and now, for the second time, he takes the Chair and we wish him a happy and successful term of Office. We also welcome Dave Milner back for a second spell as Treasurer. At the moment the post of Secretary remains vacant.
The Society was thrilled to learn that our web site had achieved 1st place in the Medium sized Societies category of the annual Geoff Riggs Award for Family History Web sites. We have been concentrating on developing the web site over the past two years – to make it more accessible and of use to our members - but we are still open to suggestions for other changes.
Well, we’ve put our clocks on so it is now officially British Summer Time - surely the weather in this country must soon catch up and behave as it should for this time of the year! Perhaps you have taken the opportunity of the Easter Weekend to catch up with relations and quiz them about the past or are you just enjoying yourself eating chocolate? In writing up our family history it is interesting to look at traditions which have been handed down and how they have changed over the years. As you read this – it is probably April 1st but we can assure you that there is not a practical joke in sight!
During April the Weston Cemetery will re-start its monthly opening on the 2nd Saturday afternoon of each month on the 13th April. The Chapel will be open from 2.00pm and members of the Friends of the Museum and of this society will be on hand to identify where individuals are buried. – For more details about the Cemetery see this site On the following day – Saturday 14th April our Society will be represented at the Family History Day held by the Wiltshire FHS – For more details about this day click on this site where you will can out who else will be there.
Weston Museum is holding two meetings at 12 noon on April 17th and at 7.30pm on April 18th at the Museum to explain the situation regarding Lottery Funding and to get your opinion on what you want from your local museum. As numbers are limited, if you would like to attend please let the museum know email . There is currently a fascinating exhibition at the Museum depicting “The Singing Landscape†and is a photographic celebration of Cecil Sharp. Many of us may have ancestors who sang and some may feature in this exhibition. For more details about the background to this event visit this site . Please note that Exhibitions are free at the Museum.
We are looking forward to our April meeting on Tuesday the 30th April when we will be welcoming Dr Janet Few again who will be telling us about her experiences taking part in “Who do you think you are?†- Janet is a popular, entertaining and informative speaker who has visited us several times.
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