Diss Family History Group

Next Meeting
Wednesday, 19th August, 2026 : “Settlement & The Poor Law”, SimonPawley. Venue: doors open at 1.45p.m. and meeting starts at 2p.m. at Diss Bowls Club, Fair Green, Diss, IP22 4BE. Large free car park. For more information please contact Betty Morley.
Future Meetings
Monday, 21st September, 2026 : “Charity Schools”, Pip Wright. Venue: doors open at 1.45p.m. and meeting starts at 2p.m. at Diss Bowls Club, Fair Green, Diss, IP22 4BE. Large free car park. For more information please contact Betty Morley.
Friday, 2nd October, 2026 : “Rorke’s Drift”, David Hedges. Do you remember the film “Zulu”? Venue: doors open at 7.00 p.m. and meeting starts at 7.30 p.m. at Diss Bowls Club, Fair Green, Diss, IP22 4BE. Large free car park. (Cost £5, pay at the door.) For more information please contact Betty Morley.
Wednesday, 21st October, 2026 : “Beyond Hatches, Matches And Despatches”, Sarah Doig. Venue: doors open at 1.45p.m. and meeting starts at 2p.m. at Diss Bowls Club, Fair Green, Diss, IP22 4BE. Large free car park. For more information please contact Betty Morley.
Wednesday, 18th November, 2026 : “Music Hall”, Bryon Thurlow. Venue: doors open at 1.45p.m. and meeting starts at 2p.m. at Diss Bowls Club, Fair Green, Diss, IP22 4BE. Large free car park. For more information please contact Betty Morley.
Wednesday, 16th December, 2026 : “The History of Diss Fire Brigade”, Chris Wisken. Venue: doors open at 1.45p.m. and meeting starts at 2p.m. at Diss Bowls Club, Fair Green, Diss, IP22 4BE. Large free car park. For more information please contact Betty Morley.
Wednesday, 20th January, 2027 : “What Did The Victorians Do For Us?”, Simon Partridge. Venue: doors open at 1.45p.m. and meeting starts at 2p.m. at Diss Bowls Club, Fair Green, Diss, IP22 4BE. Large free car park. For more information please contact Betty Morley.
Wednesday, 17th February, 2027 : “Tempests, Turnips and Tithe Feasts”, Stephen Poulter. The Lost Diary of a Waveney Parish clerk. Venue: doors open at 1.45p.m. and meeting starts at 2p.m. at Diss Bowls Club, Fair Green, Diss, IP22 4BE. Large free car park. For more information please contact Betty Morley.
Past Meetings
15.07.2026 : “Tall Tales or Real History”, Andy Stuart.
17.06.2026 : “The residents of Jacobean Harleston”, Stephen Poulter.
20.05.2026 : “Suffolk Smugglers”, Pip Wright.
16.05.2026 : “Who Dares Wins”, Graeme Cooper.
16.04.2026 : “It appears I’ve lost my Jewels in the Wash!”, Nick Woods.
18.03.2026 : “From Workhouse to Gallows”, Nick Woods.
18.02.2026 : “Trends of the decades”, Amanda Sutherland.
21.01.2026 : “Dick Turpin - Myth or Man?”, Stephen Poulter.
17.12.2025 : “Christmas Meeting - An afternoon with Nick
19.11.2025 : “Little known Treasures in Norfolk Churches”, John Vigar.
19.11.2025 : “Using the Computer for Family History”, Richard Ashberry.
15.10.2025 : “Norfolk in the Great War”, Steve Smith.
17.09.2025 : “Milady Chalotte Atkyns – the Norfolk Pimpernel”, Stephen Poulter.
20.08.2025 : “Bringing the Census up to date”, Simon Pawley.

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