For our April 2023 meeting we welcomed Gill Marchant who shared with us some research that she and her husband had been doing into the history of the Stowmarket National School. The Victorian era saw the birth of the educational system as we know it. Stowupland's first purpose built school for the education of its local children was built in 1865, though Sunday Schools had been instructing children and possibly…
As you read this we have enjoyed our March meeting when we welcomed Elspeth Rushbrook . She shared her research about a lady who retired to her home village of Great Ashfield after having survived not just the sinking of the Titanic but also the sinking of her sister ship the Britannic. You will have to wait for a later newsletter for more on that.You can read in our Newsletter…
As you read this we have had our first meeting of 2023. Hannah Salmon shared some of her research on aspects of medieval manorial courts especially relating to a dispute as to who had the right to hold a market in Stowmarket. Dastardly underhand deeds indeed. You will have to await a later newsletter for a report on this But for now you can read our Newsletter 13 (Telstar…
