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North West Kent Family History Society
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We are one of Kent's and the UK's premier Family History Societies - if you want to find out more why not take a look at our website:
https://www.nwkfhs.org.uk
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North West Kent Family History Society @nwkfhs.bsky.social · Jun 1
Can you help run our Society? We urgently need to fill a number of volunteer roles within the Society including a Chair, further details can be found on what’s involved below. Please feel free to contact the Society if you are able to help in any way #NWKFHS
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I have just broken through a brick wall of my gt uncle born in Chatham Kent in 1878. The last record I had found was 1911 census. Even my mother who never met her uncle knew what had happened to him.

One by one the brick walls fall
#Familyhistory
December 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Dartford Branch Talk 6 December Cribs, Cards and Christingles with Mark Lewis
The meeting / talk will start at 10.30am and end by 12.30pm.
#NWKFHS #Kent #Genealogy
December 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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The Society is now requesting that all members who pay by bank standing order, should please amend their Standing Order Payee Bank Account details to the following:
Name: North West Kent Family History Society
Sort Code: 20-57-76
Account Number: 23339416

This will take effect from January 2026.
December 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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If you are wondering what to get someone for Christmas who doesn't want more 'stuff', why not buy a Gift membership of our Society? Same low price as normal membership.

Memberships bought now last until 31 December 2026.
#Kent #Genealogy #NWKFHS

www.nwkfhs.org.uk/about/member...
North West Kent Family History Society Membership
Membership is open to anyone, anywhere in the world and you will receive our quarterly journal mailed direct.
www.nwkfhs.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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3 December 10.30am Zoom Discussion Group: What keeps me going? Should I leave that brick wall alone? with Ann Clarke
www.nwkfhs.org.uk/events/overv...
#NWKFHS #Kent #Genealogy
Zoom Discussion Group: What keeps me going? Should I leave that brick wall alone? with Ann Clarke
Discussion Group: What keeps me going? Should I leave that brick wall alone? Log in from 10.15am and chat with other participants before the workshop starts. To Get the Zoom Link A Zoom Register has.....
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December 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Zoom Discussion Group: What keeps me going? Should I leave that brick wall alone? with Ann Clarke

Event Date 03-12-2025 10:30 am
to 12:30 pm
#Genealogy #NWKFHS

www.nwkfhs.org.uk/events/overv...
Zoom Discussion Group: What keeps me going? Should I leave that brick wall alone? with Ann Clarke
Discussion Group: What keeps me going? Should I leave that brick wall alone? Log in from 10.15am and chat with other participants before the workshop starts. To Get the Zoom Link A Zoom Register has.....
www.nwkfhs.org.uk
November 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Kent Archives will be closed from Monday 1st - Sunday 14th December whilst we conduct essential collections work.

During this time, our Search Room will be closed to the public and we will not be accepting enquiries.

Normal service will resume on Monday 15th December.
Shown here is a notice issued by Kent Archives, announcing the following: Notice of temporary closure Kent Archives will be conducting essential collections work from Monday 1st - Sunday 14th December. During this time, our Search Room will be closed to the public and we will not be accepting or answering enquiries by email or telephone. Normal service will resume on Monday 15th December – please send your enquiries to us from this date onwards. For further information, email us at archives@kent.gov.uk or call us on 03000 420 673
November 12, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Yesterday we celebrated the outstanding contributions made by our volunteers in 2025. A special presentation was made to Julia, who has volunteered at Kent Archives for an impressive 20 years.

Our thanks to Julia, João, Gill, Pabitra, Julie and Anne for all their hard work! ✨
Shown here is a photograph of Julia (archives volunteer) chatting to Glyn House (strategic manager – specialist & support services) at Kent Archives' annual Christmas party, held to celebrate our wonderful volunteers. From hosting reading groups to providing customers with IT support and developing resources to aid historical research, the Time2Give scheme offers members of the public the opportunity to volunteer at Kent Libraries, Registration and Archives. For further information and to submit an application, visit: www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/libraries/clubs-and-activities-in-libraries/volunteer-in-libraries-and-archives
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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26 November 10.30am Library Writing Group
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#NWKFHS #Kent #Genealogy
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Now booking: Canterbury Medieval Weekend
Friday 1st - Sunday 3rd May 2026

Join leading historians and writers as they uncover the ideas, people and events that shaped the Middle Ages.

📍 University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU
ℹ️ For details and tickets: history-weekends.org
Shown here is a promotional graphic for Canterbury History Weekend 2026. The weekend offers a fascinating programme of 20 in-person talks at the University of Kent, bring together leading historians, lively discussion, and fresh insights into the Middle Ages. Attendees can create their own itinerary using a pick-and-mix booking system, selecting from a range of talks covering four main themes: Religion and the Arts, Royalty and Nobility, War and Politics, and Social History. Among this year’s speakers include Helen Castor, Marc Morris, Rachel Koopmans, David Carpenter and Caroline Barron. Tickets are priced at £10.00 per person, per event. Discounts for students and bulk purchasing are available – visit history-weekends.org for more information. The weekend is organised by the Canterbury Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CAMEMS) in collaboration with the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at the University of Kent.
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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26 Nov 7.30pm Zoom Discussion Workshop: Breaking down ancestral brick walls with David Cufley
www.nwkfhs.org.uk/events/overv...
Brickwalls to be submitted to David Cufley two weeks before the workshop date via www.nwkfhs.org.uk?location=1#C... marked for the attention of David Cufley).
#NWKFHS
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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26 Nov 7.30pm Zoom Discussion Workshop: Breaking down ancestral brick walls with David Cufley
www.nwkfhs.org.uk/events/overv...
Brickwalls to be submitted to David Cufley two weeks before the workshop date via www.nwkfhs.org.uk?location=1#C... marked for the attention of David Cufley).
#NWKFHS
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Newly acquired & available to read in our Search Room:

'Tilt Boats and Hatch Boats of Gravesend and the London River, 1555–1865' by David Patient, 2024

🔎 To view, request ref. BK/C335180096
📚 For blurb, click ALT ☟
#MaritimeHistory #RiverThames #Gravesend #Kent
Blurb: 'Tilt Boats and Hatch Boats of Gravesend and the London River, 1555–1865' tells the story of two significant vessels that worked the River Thames and served the City of London. In the foreword the Lord Mayor of London, Professor Michael Mainelli, illustrates the manorial relationship over 835 years with the Thames and the craft that sailed upon it. His reference to Winston Churchill's description of the Thames as a 'silver thread' is especially relevant to the narrative. The author, David Patient, is a retired shipwright. He has spent most of his working life restoring craft that sailed the Thames Estuary and has taken a keen interest in maritime history.
November 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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If you are not a Society member now is a brilliant time to join - because joining now gives you membership until 31 Dec 2026. It is still only £10 to join.

www.nwkfhs.org.uk/about/member...
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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19 November 10.30am Zoom DNA Discussion Group with Laura Lincoln
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#NWKFHS #Kent #Genealogy
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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This #MapMonday let us take you back in time ⌛

We've just added first edition 6-inch to the mile Ordnance Survey maps of England and Wales to our website, published from the 1840s to 1880s. These maps are all from bound volumes.

Explore the maps > maps.nls.uk/additions/#188
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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A MONTH LEFT!

Make sure you see our co-produced #Railway200 exhibition, 'The south coast's forgotten railway workers', whilst it's at the University of Portsmouth - until 17 December 2025!

There's more on the exhibition here:

www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/finding-the-...
A poster with the title 'The south coast's forgotten railway workers' and an image of a steam train leaving a station.
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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If you are not a Society member now is a brilliant time to join - because joining now gives you membership until 31 Dec 2026. It is still only £10 to join.

www.nwkfhs.org.uk/about/member...
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Here's a handy guide (Ancestry take note):

1660-1822 The original church on Pancras Road = St Pancras parish church
1822-today The new church on Euston Road = St Pancras parish church
1848-today The original church restored and named Old St Pancras church (no marriages solemnised there until 1859).
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Having just read a refence to a marriage taking place at "St
Pancras’ Old Church in 1854" in an otherwise excellent article about a case of bigamy, I thought it might be worth revisiting my blog about the St Pancras churches.

It's easy; the 'old' church is (kind of) the newer of the two...
You Don’t Know What You’ve Got…
I realise that I’m running the risk of sounding like a broken record here but it seems like there’s always something else to say when it comes to assessing the work of the major commercial genealog…
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November 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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13 November Zoom Talk: Artificial Intelligence and Family History with speaker Andrew Redfern

www.nwkfhs.org.uk/events/overv...

This talk is for everyone who is interested in exploring the exciting possibilities of AI in the realm of family history research.
#NWKFHS #Kent #Genealogy
Zoom Talk: Artificial Intelligence and Family History with speaker Andrew Redfern
This talk is for everyone, beginner and experienced genealogist alike, who is interested in exploring the exciting possibilities of Artificial Intelligence in the realm of family history research,...
www.nwkfhs.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Remembrance Day, a day to remember all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. So take a moment to pause, reflect and honour those who served and continue to serve our country.
We will remember them. Lest we forget #LestWeForget #PoppyDay #RemembranceDay #RemembranceDay2025
November 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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12 November 10.30am Zoom Talk Migration Throughout the UK with speaker Debbie Bradley
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#NWKFHS #Kent #Genealogy
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.’
‘All Gave Some, Some Gave All - We Will Remember Them”
#RemembranceDay #RemembranceDay2025 #PoppyDay
A day of reflection, remembrance and gratitude
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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12 November 10.30am Library DNA and General Family History Discussion Group with Pam Goddard
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#NWKFHS #Kent #Genealogy
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM