Diary of Events
| Date | Time | Meeting | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 13:00 | NRO Event - Safeguarding Norfolk's Archaeological Heritage - The Norfolk landscape we enjoy today has been shaped by thousands of years of human interaction and contains traces of all periods, from our earliest footsteps to the most recent construction. | NRO HYBRID Event - see NRO website for more information. |
| Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 14:15 | NRO Event - Norfolk Archaeological Trust: Past, Present and Future- Exhibition Walkthrough - Join Robin Sampson, curator of the Norfolk Archaeological Trust exhibition, to learn about the history of the trust and its founders. Discover the sites it manages and how you can support its work. | NRO IN PERSON Event - see NRO website for more information. |
| Friday, May 10, 2024 | 11:00 | Massacre at Le Paradis - On May 27th 1940, as the evacuation from Dunkirk became a reality, 99 members of The Royal Norfolk Regiment, The Royal Scots Regiment and others surrendered to German troops in the small Northern French village of Le Paradis. They were marched into a farmyard and massacred. Only two soldiers survived-Private Bert Pooley from London and Private Bill O’Callaghan from Dereham in Norfolk. Members of the Le Paradis Commemoration Group, John Head, Dennis O’Callaghan, and Nick Smith look at the lead up to the massacre, the massacre itself, how two soldiers survived and how the German officer who gave the order to fire was brought to justice after the war. Dennis O’ Callaghan is the son of one of the survivors. | Zoom will be open to members a short while prior to talk start time of 11.00am BST. The talk will be recorded and placed on our events page for 2 weeks. - Alternatively, to be part of the live audience and attend this free talk email [email protected] |
| Wednesday, June 12, 2024 | 13:00 | Bring Your Family History Back To Life Family history is addictive. But if your family tree has stalled then this talk should provide the inspiration you need to add new life back into it. Our Editor, Alan Harper, and Secretary, Richard Ashberry, look at ways you can reignite your tree, with easy-to-use techniques to place your ancestors in the context of time and place. In this fully illustrated talk, Richard reviews some resources and Alan takes us through the life story of two people from his own family history. Handouts will be available for 'in-person' attendees. | In person at Norfolk Record Office, Norwich and online. Please book in advance for free at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/norfolk-record-office-4418147045 (scroll down the page to the event details) |
