Wednesday 29 August 2018

The summer break that most societies and groups take is almost over so it;s time to look at what September holds.
It should be an interesting month as I've three talks booked to three new venues, the Family History Section of the Yorkshire Archaeological Soc., The Ladies Circle at Overton near Wakefield and the Boothferry Local & Family History Group at Goole.
The last two both want my 'Canals' talk whilst for the Family History Section it's the 1939 Register.

It being the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice at the end of WWI it's perhaps not surprising that October and November are dominated by my talks on both War Memorials and the Armistice itself.

My big news is my new talk, on the discovery in 1922, of the tomb of the 'boy king' Tutankhamun by Howard Carter in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.



Provisionally entitled 'Wonderful Things'  it's a huge subject and the main problem, as with so many talks, is pruning it down to essential elements so as to fit  the one hour slot that most organisations look for in a talk.

More news as this project progresses.

If I've spoken to your group already then thank you for your past support, and if not why not browse my talks and see if there's something there to interest you.