March 2008
Monthly Archive
Editors Notes – April 2008
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Doesn’t time fly – it’s time again for our Annual General Meeting. We traditionally only have the business of the AGM at this regular meeting but to make things a little more interesting for members this year we are going to have a mini exhibition with a large screen show of our old photographs. This feature was very well received at the Annual exhibition and is helpful to members as the images are enlarged on the large screen to assist with the identification of people and places. So if you enjoyed the large screen feature at the annual exhibition or you couldn’t get near to it because it was so busy why not come along. We will also have available our catalogued volumes of photographs and of cause it’s all free to members. Please be aware of the changed date of the AGM, the AGM is now on Thursday 20th March at the Salem School Room at 7:30pm.
Interestingly – 1 May – 31st May 2008 is National Local History Month to help focus on local history and local history groups. This is a chance for you to help us. You have already donated hundreds of old photographs of characters and places in and around the villages – if you have any photos in your own family’s or personal collections why not share them with us and other members. We can arrange to scan copy and return any photographs to you should you wish to retain them or we will gratefully receive them to prevent the being destroyed for the want of a good home. Please have a dig in your old albums and draws and help us to preserve the past for the future.
Please don’t forget that Annual Membership Fees are due for April 2008. We will be accepting new and renewed memberships at the AGM on 20th March. This year’s fees are to be the same as before – £4 Single Member & £6 Family Membership. We will also be publishing the Annual diary of events for 2008/9 for member which will also be available at the AGM.
Why not check out our new look web site – we still have the same features but a much fresher look – have a look next time you go in the internet.
The Editor
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Our Annual General Meeting is on Thursday March 20th in the School Room at Salem Methodist Church at 7.30pm – Including a mini exhibition and large screen show of old photographs.
MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS NOW DUE
Subscriptions for membership to the Society are now due and we are pleased to announce that they remain the same as the last four years – £4 for single membership and £6 for joint membership.
A Walk Down Memory Lane with Pat Everiss
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Holidays, Festivals and Customs – Part Two
In part one of holidays and festivals I concentrated on official holidays, i.e. Bank Holidays. In part two I am going to look at other festivals and customs that we celebrate during the year and the reason why we do so. Continue Reading »
Family History Research
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Lists have always made fascinating reading – particular for family historians – and last Quarter’s list of Family Researchers certainly stirred up some interest. So following up on this theme we are including a list from the researches of local author Tony Hunt with Cheslyn Hay people involved in three gun crimes, including one murder, from the Victorian period. Continue Reading »
From the Cannock Chase Courier 1908
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History of Shareshill (Part 2)
An extract from the Shareshill Parish Magazine
11/4/1908 The church as it now stands was completely overhauled in 1899, re-floored with wooden blocks, a heating apparatus put in, and the pews lowered. Continue Reading »
Interview with Ann Ames – 10th October 2002
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Edited by Trevor McFarlane
There surely can be no more of a tragic family in Cheslyn Hay’s history than Ann’s mother’s family – the Farnells. Continue Reading »
From the Cannock Advertiser 1908
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4/4/1908 – The Isolation Hospital
As medical superintendent of the Isolation Hospital at Cheslyn Hay, Dr. Hosegood shows in his report how useful the hospital has been since it opened in 1904. During the year 56 cases were admitted, 47 of which were Scarlet Fever patients and 9 Diphtheria patients, and out of the total there were four fatal cases. There has been a gradual growth in the number of patients yearly, the figures being: 1904, 28; 1905, 37; 1906, 63; 1907, 96.
From the Cannock Advertiser 1958
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5/4/1958 – Cheslyn Hay Anniversary
Collections at the Mount Zion Primitive Methodist Church, Cheslyn Hay, amounted to £85 at the Sunday school anniversary on Sunday. The Rev. W.R.Kerry was the preacher. Mr L.Hood conducted the choir and children, and Miss Margaret Pee was the organist. Continue Reading »
From the Cannock Chase Courier 1908
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14/3/1908 In connection with Miss Gripton’s dancing class, a long night was held recently in the Britannia Hall. The spacious building was very nicely decorated. Continue Reading »
Society Report
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It’s always a pleasure to receive news of old ‘Bonkers’ – particularly someone who has achieved outstanding success in the ‘outside world’ and yet still remembers his roots with pride. And no-one fits that description more than Tony Read from ‘The Lot’. Continue Reading »