Next Ipswich Group meet 1 April 7:30 pm. Barbara McElroy will talk about "The Castle on the Hill” – History, Stories and characters of Framlingham” Salvation Army Citadel, 558 Woodbridge Rd All welcome admission £3 members £4 non-members. CASH. Free parking behind building

Colneis & Samford Deaneries Baptisms 1538-1649 now available. Covers parishes to the south east, south & south west of Ipswich. Details on cover attached. Order it as a CD or download £15 (plus p+p for the CD) - here's a link to the item in our shop tinyurl.com/ColneisPhase4BP

Three more pubs Suffolk Pubs from Leonard Thompson's "The Old Inns of Suffolk I think 1946. The Bell Inn Kentford, inside and out; and the yard of the White Lion at Eye

Sudbury group meets 31 March Ashley Cooper will talk about "Sudbury in the Sixties While London was Swinging" at Long Melford Village Hall, Hall St, CO10 9JQ. Free parking. Starts 2.30 pm Entry £2.50 SFHS members & £3.00 non-members. Refreshments after talk #FamilyHistory

Lowestoft Group next meet 7 April Dean Parking will talk on "From the Grit to the High Rise"" Venue: St Margaret’s Hall, Lowestoft. Doors open 19:00, talk starts19:30. Lot of free parking. All welcome. Refreshments & chat after the talk

Non-conformity in Haverhill Article from Oct 1989 Roots listing those present at a meeting June 1836 and then the opening of the Market Hill Chapel in 1839. List of church secretaries

Wenhaston - another book we have acquired is this "Curious Parish Records", A nice picture of the church and a list of vicars. There may be more to post,I have yet to read through the rest of it

Suffolk FHS Zooms are now open to non-members. Next is 13 April at 19:30. Chris Turland will present "Alternative Transport In Suffolk " Request to register: tinyurl.com/AlternativeTra… Requests will be reviewed. Registration for non-members closes at 18:00 on 12th April

A month to our fair…..

More stalls for our fair on 9th May @ The Hold, Ipswich Felixstowe FHS - formed in 1986 so celebrating 40 years this year. If your ancestors were from the villages on the Colneis Peninsula between the Rivers Orwell & Deben they would love to see you. felixstowefhs.onesuffolk.net

Another F for our fair on 9th May @ The Hold, Ipswich Fiona Clare Genealogy specialises in UK and Irish family history and house history research. Based in East Anglia, with access to the region’s archives as well as Cambridge University Library. fionaclaregenealogy.co.uk

Bury Group have rescheduled their March meet and now is on 23 April , 19:00 - 20:30 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bury St. Edmunds. Ben Warner will talk about "Confronting Hagiography: Family legends about our ancestors" Free parking and entry

Next exhibitor is Ipswich Maritime Trust (ipswichmaritimetrust.org.uk). IMT promote maritime history of Ipswich & River Orwell, through their Window Museum, research, lectures & local partnerships. An ever-growing collection of local maritime artefacts displayed at Window Museum.

Another snippet from the boolet on Wenhaston A selection of entries from the Parish Chest.

M is for Martlesham Heath Aviation Society (mhas.org.uk). Dedicated to preserving, celebrating, & educating about history of Martlesham Heath. Monthly talks & can provide guided visits. If your ancestor served in air force (UK or US)? Martlesham has hosted both.

New Baptism index: Hartismere Deanery 1538-1649. From our Online shop (£15) as download or as CD. 20% discount for members (not inc p+p). Follow this link (suffolkfhs.co.uk/hartismere-dea…) and make sure you are logged in if a member). See Deanery Map - Hartismere top middle

Quality Maps & More (qualitymapsandmore.co.uk) Maps are a great resource and Quality Maps have accumulated a large stock of’ ‘original’ OS maps [mainly 1947-1990, focusing on colour 2½” editions). + large number of original City atlases & street plans.