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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 17
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3. Editorial4. Patagonia - Trevor A. Johnson6. The Significance of Migration - Anita Arcari8. The Highland Clearances - John Easton Law11. Emigration to New Zealand - Rosemary Harvard Jones13. Branch News 15. Jews in Wales - Leonard Mars17. Joe’s Gelato - Lucy Hughes19. Unity in Diversity - Natalie Paisey
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Reading Branch Programme
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Reading Branch Programme 2024-25
Branch Contact: All enquiries to Chris Sexton sexton44@gmail.com 07957 184342.
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Reading School, Erleigh Road, Reading RG1 5LW (gate code essential and obtainable from above contact).
Associate Membership: £10 per annum, Lectures free to national and associate HA members, students and school...
Reading Branch Programme
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 12
Branch Publication
3 From the Editor
4 Wheels in Wales - Ian Smith
7 Civil Aviation - John Ashley
10 Wagons away - Richard Hall
13 ‘Sketty Hall’ - John Law
14 The Bus Museum - Greg Freeman
16 The Mary Herberd - Ralph Griffiths
18 Trolley Buses - Roger Atkinson
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 11
Branch Publication
3 From the Editor
4 Renaissance Art - Carol David
6 Finding My Inspiration - Lucy Dean
10 Sanu's last Voyage - Ray Balkwill
13 Glynn Vivian - Andrew Green
15 A Vision of Angels - Dr John Law
17 Gwen Johns - Kenza Eastwood
18 A Gift of Sunlight...
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Support your branch: FAQs
Volunteering to help your local branch
Our local branches are all run by volunteers. Joining your local branch committee can be a wonderful way to get more involved with history.
What roles are there within each branch?
Each branch has three formal branch officers: the Chair (or President), the Branch Secretary and the Branch Treasurer.
Alongside those...
Support your branch: FAQs
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Become a Branch Officer
Support the HA through this vital role
To begin with the obvious, the life-blood of any branch is its membership. However, that life-blood needs a heart to ensure the vitality of the branch, and that heart is the branch committee: a group of dedicated individuals who regularly give their time and effort to the smooth running of...
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Contact your branch
Information
Bath
Mr M Short
01225 812 945
mikeshort20@btinternet.com
Beckenham & Bromley
Mrs A Wagstaff
020 8777 7742
aj60@dial.pipex.com
Bedford
Mr J Collett-White
01234 266 839
james@simla.org.uk
Bolton
Ms Melissa Wright
07912 369060
MWright@boltonschool.org
Bournemouth
Dr R Hill
0300 100 0223
suzannah.stern@history.org.uk
Bristol
Ms M Feerick
0117 9442896
maryfeerick58@gmail.com
Buckinghamshire
Terry...
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Starting a new Branch
Organising and running an HA branch
The Historical Association and its branches
Branches have been an essential part of the Historical Association since it began. They exist in all parts of the United Kingdom and take a variety of forms.
A branch provides a local forum to bring together all those with an interest in history:...
Starting a new Branch
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Branch Officer Resources
Multipage Article
Branch Events
Create Branch newsletter
Speaker List
Email New Members
Branch Officer Resources
We have a number of resources and guides to help you in these pages, including how to market your branch, membership form for joining a branch, how to create a branch website, and a model branch constitution....
Branch Officer Resources
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Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch Programme
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Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch Programme 2024-25
All meetings are held at 11am on the second Saturday of the month at Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church Observatory Road, Glasgow West End G12 9AR.
For any branch enquiries please telephone Marie Davidson on 0141 956 1172
12 October 2024
Emile...
Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch Programme
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Cardiff Branch Programme
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Cardiff Branch Programme 2024-25
Branch contact All enquiries to Professor Peter Edbury Edbury@cardiff.ac.uk
Venue: All talks are on Zoom and free to all.
Putting Welsh History on Television Wednesday 13th November 2024 Time: 7pm
Venue: Via Zoom
Description: Producer of the epoch-making television history of Wales "The Dragon has Two Tongues"(1985) voiced...
Cardiff Branch Programme
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Swansea Branch Programme
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Swansea Branch Programme 2024-25
Branch Contact: Liz McSloy, Secretary historyliz1565@yahoo.com
Venue: National Waterfront Museum, Oystermouth Rd, Maritime Quarter, Swansea SA1 3RD
All talks take place on the third Saturday of each month (unless otherwise stated) and start at 11am
Associate membership: £10 per year, Concessionary (part time workers, retired, unwaged)...
Swansea Branch Programme
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North-West Ulster Branch Programme
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North-West Ulster Branch Programme 2023-24
chairman: Jim McBride, j.mcbride@talk21.com;
secretary: Emmet O’Connor, pej.oconnor@ulster.ac.uk
treasurer: tba
board members: James McQuillan, Andrew Maguire, Will Burton
Over the academic year 2023-24 the branch intends to organize the following lectures to support AS and A2 level (CCEA) History students preparing for their...
North-West Ulster Branch Programme
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Gwent Branch Programme
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Gwent Branch Programme 2024-25
All meetings start at 7pm and we meet from September to March, no meeting in December. In the summer months visits are arranged (usually just a month or two in advance).
All branch enquiries to Tessa Merrett tessamerrett@gmail.com 01495 225752 or mob 07929 369513
Branch Associate...
Gwent Branch Programme
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Central London Branch Programme
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Central London Branch Programme 2024-25
President: Vacancy
Honorary Vice-Presidents: Professor David Stevenson, Mrs Chrissie Ganjou
Vice-Chairs: Jill Kilsby, Hedley Sutton
Programme Secretary: Thabo Stuck
Treasurer: Jill Kilsby
Lectures start at 14:00h (2pm) on Saturdays at St. Anne’s Church, 55 Dean Street, W1D 6AF, Allen Room, first floor...
Central London Branch Programme
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Essex Branch History
Branch History
Essex Branch - Early DaysEssex Branch was founded in 1920 or earlier and was active continuously until 1936. In 1920-1 the president was H. de Havilland of The Manor House, Great Horkesley, and the secretary Mr. E.T. Baldwin of Earls Colne Grammar School. There were 56 branch members and 8...
Essex Branch History
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The Norfolk and Norwich Branch History
Branch History
The Norfolk and Norwich Branch - a short historyThe branch was founded in 1920, at the instigation of two local teachers, W. J. Blake (the father the famous historian, Robert, Lord Blake) and Walter Stephenson, the father of our most long-serving (1941-1962) president, Andrew Stephenson, who was himself a distinguished...
The Norfolk and Norwich Branch History
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Canterbury Branch History
Branch History
Although active between the wars, the Canterbury Branch had faded into oblivion by the 1960s.The arrival of the University of Kent at Canterbury brought about the Branch's revival in 1971-1972, led by Peter Roberts, Grayson Ditchfield and Donald Read, and a programme was arranged for 1972 -3. Among those on...
Canterbury Branch History
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Northampton Branch Programme
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Northampton Branch Programme 2024-25
Leicester & Northampton Branches Joint Programme of Online Talks & Activities 2024-25
Leicester Chair: Annabelle Larsen leicesterha@gmail.com
Northampton Chair: David Waller david@davidwaller.org.uk
Most talks will be on the second Tuesday of the month, 18.00-19.30.
10th September 2024. Dr Lubaaba Al-Azami, University of Liverpool. ‘In Conversation: Writing Travellers...
Northampton Branch Programme
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Mid-Trent & Mercia Branch Programme
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Mid-Trent & Mercia Branch Programme 2024-25
Further details can always be obtained from Trevor James on 01543-258434 or Sylvia Clifford on 01283-536250
Venues and times are listed with each meeting.
30 September 2024, 10.30am -12.30pm at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall B73 6DA
Very Modern History: Further Insight into Modern-day Belarus
presentation...
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Hull & East Riding Branch Programme
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Hull & East Riding Branch Programme 2024-25
Branch Contact: Sylvia Usher (Branch Secretary) usher@usher.karoo.co.uk
Venue: The Nordic Centre, aka Danish Church, Osborne Street, Hull HU1 2PN. Small car park at the church. No charge for those attending meetings. On street parking also possible. Meetings are held on Thursdays, starting at...
Hull & East Riding Branch Programme
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Hertfordshire Branch Programme
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Hertfordshire Branch Programme 2024-25
Meetings are held at the Backhouse Room, 116 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL8 6SZ at 3.00pm
Meetings are free for members, £3 for visitors. Associate branch membership £15 per season.
For more information contact Barbara Wiltshire barbarag.wiltshire@btinternet.com or telephone 01438 716020
Saturday September 14th 2024
John...
Hertfordshire Branch Programme
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Hull & East Riding Branch History
Branch History
The origins of the Hull branch of the HA go back to 1921. However the branch really came to life when Dr Fred Brooks arrived as Reader in Medieval History at the new University College of Hull. From 1930 to 1977 he was the mainspring of the activities and growth...
Hull & East Riding Branch History
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Swansea Branch History
Branch History
History of the Swansea BranchThe first Swansea Branch of the Historical Association was established in 1923. Unfortunately, the activities of the branch are unknown as no local documentation from that time has survived. All that is certain is that by 1925 it had ceased to meet.Following a suggestion by the...
Swansea Branch History
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Exeter & District Branch Programme
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Exeter & District Branch Programme 2023-24
All enquiries to Suzannah.Stern@history.org.uk
Tuesday 14 November 2023 4.15 p.m.
Event in association with Exeter School
Exeter School, Exeter, Andrews Hall 4.15 p.m.
Speaker: Dr Claire McCallum, Senior Lecturer in Twentieth Century Russian History, College of Humanities, University of Exeter
Topic: Everyday...
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