March and April meetings
Our Archive evening went very well,
showing how much material has already been donated to the
Archive. Thanks to Lesley Nicholson for organising the
exhibition, to other exhibitors and to Society members who
helped during the evening. The April meeting saw a very local
focus with Roy Taylor’s well-received presentation recounting,
among other things, key events in the development of the
family’s grocery business, illustrated with a fascinating
selection of documents including hand written accounts.
Grant from
Doncaster Age Concern
The local branch of Age Concern (now Age
UK) has awarded the Society a grant to buy a radio microphone
for use at our meetings. This is greatly appreciated. Along with
the loop system installed in the Schoolroom, it should ensure
that all our speakers are fully audible.
New
Occasional Paper
Following
Joe Green’s donation to our Archive of five volumes of newspaper
cuttings written and saved by Jack Burchby (1911-1996), a
selection of Jack’s articles has been compiled for the latest
Occasional Paper: Tickhill in the 1960s. The introduction
gives a brief background to Jack’s enormous contribution to life
here, hinted at by his name appearing on three plaques in
Tickhill. The newspaper articles are grouped in several themes:
Local Government, Schools, Places of Worship, Clubs, Societies
and Organisations, finishing with a brief Miscellany. Thanks to
Linda Mayes at KSM Card Gallery for once again agreeing to sell
this publication for us.
The Laughton Family
For many years, from the 17th
Century, the Laughtons of Eastfield were one of Tickhill’s
leading families, as reflected in the naming of the Laughton
Chapel in St Mary’s Church in the 18th Century. (The
Chapel was rededicated to St Helen in 1996.) Their descendants
have deposited various papers with Doncaster Archives where they
are in the process of being catalogued. This should provide a
most interesting basis for one of our publications. Would anyone
like to help with researching some of this material?
Parish Register of Tickhill Vol. 2
1674-1771
Pamela Lindley has recently completed the
transcription and editing of more of Tickhill’s Parish
Registers; Volume 2 is published by the Yorkshire Archaeological
Society, price £20 + £2.50 p+p.
(Tel: 0113 2457910). Whereas in Volume 1,
covering the period 1538-1674, all baptisms, marriages and
burials were recorded in one register, the second volume
includes later records from that first register and records from
a second one containing baptisms (1719-1771), marriages
(1678-1754) and burials (1674-1771). However, from 1754 a
separate register had to be kept for marriages and this included
more information such as the husband’s occupation, when the
banns were read and who the witnesses were. (The whole point of
all this was to stop clandestine marriages.)
As with
Vol. 1,
this second
volume is
a most
useful aid
to research
which can
be done
at home.
May Day
Local people may well used to have
celebrated May Day with maypole dancing. In Tickhill this year
we saw what could become a new tradition, the Scarecrow
Festival. What a treat it was to see so many variations of
scarecrows; they were photographed by Steve Payne to record an
aspect of life in Tickhill today. The photographs can be seen in
the Gallery section of our website.
AGM on
Thursday 16 September 2010 and Membership Renewal.
The AGM will
occupy the first part of our September meeting. The Agenda and
other details are on a separate sheet. The AGM will be followed
by a talk on the Rockingham Pottery given by The Leader
Brothers.
Membership
subscriptions are due for renewal at the AGM. As last year,
existing members will not need to complete a form. Anyone
wishing to renew their membership who is not able to be present
at the AGM may send their subscription fee (cheque/PO payable to
T&DLHS) to the Membership Secretary (leave in a sealed envelope
at Tickhill Library with a note of your name, address and
membership category). This year your Committee has decided to
increase membership fees by £1 to help meet rising costs. Annual
membership fees will therefore be £7 (Full), £6 (Concessions)
and £10 (Family). Membership for young people in full time
education remains free and meeting fees will be unchanged at £1
per meeting for members and £2 for visitors.
To see the
Programme for the coming year, please
click here.
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