Subject: History of Education in 19^th and early 20^thCenturies

Speaker: Edgar Holroyd-Doveton

The Wharfedale Family History Group met at the Salem Church Hall on Thursday 5^th April. Chairman Lynda Balmforth opened the meeting and welcomed guest speaker Edgar Holroyd-Doveton whose presentation on the History of Education in 19^th and early 20^thCenturies included some excellent historic film sequences.

Subject: DNA for Family Historians

Speaker: Carolyn Huston

The Wharfedale Family History Group met at the Salem Church Hall on Thursday 1 February. Chairman Lynda Balmforth opened the meeting and introduced speaker Carolyn Huston, whose illustrated talk was on the subject of DNA for Family Historians. 

Subject: More Deadly than the Male

Subject: Phil Judkins

The Wharfedale Family History Group meeting, held Thursday 2^nd November, was opened by Chairman Lynda Balmforth who introduced our speaker for the evening, Dr Phil Judkins. His illustrated presentation ‘More Deadly than the Male’ concerned the often underestimated role of women in war.

Subject: Bridging the Gap – Tracing Forwards from 1911

Speaker: Jackie Depelle

The Wharfedale Family History Group meeting took place Thursday 5^th October and was opened by Chairman Lynda Balmforth who told us about the 10% discount on Findmypast subscriptions available through our website wharfedalefhg.org.  Lynda introduced our speaker for the evening, Jackie Depelle who presented her talk ‘Bridging the Gap – Tracing Forwards from 1911’.