Nonconformists in the family? You have to admire their independent spirit - but regret the effect on information, since they don't figure as much in parish registers. Get to know all the various alternativesources you can use NONCONFORMISTS & THE FAMILY HISTORIAN by Alan Ruston, author of a number of books on the subject, talking to the Bucks Genealogical Society on Saturday 9 September at the Mandeville School, Ellen Rd, AYlesbury at 3pm. Make for Stoke Mandeville Hospital (signed all the way round town), turn left at Entrance 2 into Churchill Ave, go to small roundabout, turn left into Ellen Rd and left again immediately into school drive. Ample parking (on left of drive). Nonmembers £1. Doors open at 2pm research hour, various resources plus expert advice. Tea/coffee at 4.15pm. Bookstall, library for members. Further details from Eve McLaughlin 01844 291531 or [email protected]