Lewes History Group

A Coffee Time Zoom talk for Friends of Lewes Members

Diana Wilkins: How to use the 1921 census to explore your family history

Diana will look at easy ways to find out how your ancestors lived and worked using recently released information from the 1921 census.

She will give top tips on how to:

• Find your family in the census
• Explore the history of an area or an institution
• Find information for free

Diana is an art historian who supports communities to research their history through the census.

These talks are for members of the Friends of Lewes. If you would like to join FoL, and attend their talks, please find details on their Membership page. They send Zoom links to their members a few days before each talk, so please join in time! You can contact their Membership Secretary via email.

If you are looking for Christmas gifts, how about some books about Lewes, published by the Lewes History Group, or by the Friends of Lewes?

These would be ideal for a friend or family member who grew up here but who has moved away, or for a newcomer, who has yet to learn what a truly special place it is.

Lewes History Group has published two new books in the ‘Lewes Street Stories’ series: ‘Mill Road, South Malling’, by Chris Taylor, and ‘Lewes Street Stories: Chapel Hill’ written by Mary Benjamin, Meg Griffiths and Shân Rose.

The Friends of Lewes book list includes Marietta Van Dyck’s latest collection of Lewes drawings, Kim Clark’s The Twittens, and her update of Leslie Davey’s The Street Names of Lewes. The Friends are offering seasonal discounts to their members: see details.

A Sussex School of Archaeology and History Event

The first Sussex History Symposium run by the Sussex School of Archaeology and History takes place at King’s Church, Brooks Road, Lewes, BN7 2BY.

Programme

Abstract of talks, and speakers’ biographies

Entry: Symposium fee for the day is £30 (£20 for full-time and award-bearing students). Please book using Eventbrite.

The fee includes coffee/tea at the start of the day and during the morning and afternoon breaks​. You are welcome to bring your own lunch, or there are a variety of shops in the area where you can purchase refreshments.