Lectures on local history

Great Yarmouth Local History and Archaeological Society have published their 2012 Lecture Programme.  Lectures are held in the Northgate Room at the Central Library, Great Yarmouth, at 7.30 pm.

January 20th.  Six 10 minutes talks on various topics by Society Members
February 17th Harbour Branch Railways of Norfolk, talk by Graham Kenworthy
March 16th Milestones and Signposts in Norfolk, talk by Carol Haines
April 20th The East Anglian Manuscripts, talk by Margaret Forrester
May 18th AGM and a talk on Great Yarmouth Speedway by David McDermott
June 15th Village Visit
September 21st The Paston Letters, inc. the Siege of Caister Castle, by Dr. Helen Castor
October 19th First Cast Your ASP, the pathology of the death of Medieval Kings, by Dr. Philip Stone
November 16th The Find of a Lifetime, stories behind buried treasure in East Anglia, by Mark MItchels
December 21st  Concrete Cockrill by Ann Dunning, followed by Christmas Social

The Great Yarmouth and District Local History and Aechaeological Society was founded in 1888.  The President is Andrew Fakes, Chairman Paul Davies and Secretary Margaret Gooch.  Annual membership is only £10.  The Society is now on Facebook as Great-Yarmouth Local-History & Archaeological-Society or to find out more go to the website by clicking here.