Non members are welcome to attend the any or all of the following meetings:- East Surrey FHS - Croydon Group Meetings are held on 3rd Tuesday of Month, except August & December at 8.00pm in the small hall, which opens at 730pm, of the East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, CR0 5LP. Google maps will give directions. 21st June - The Hearth Tax - Peter Seaman A general history of the Hearth Tax, also looking at surving documents and there use to family historians. Peter read history at St. Catherine' College Oxford. From 1982 to April 2010, when he retired, he worked for TNA as an archivist. He has published three volumes on the Norfolk Hearth Taxand is still a volunteer at TNA. He was recently made an Honorary Research Fellow of Roehampton University. 20th September - Forgotten Heroes of WW1 - Geoff Bridger War memorials are as much part of our heritage as cricket ot tea. And yet, how often do we pause to examine one and reflect upon the individual sacrifice made by each man or woman named upon it. With over 750,000 killed from the British Isles alone in the Great War (and over 400,000 in World War 11, nearly every family lost a loved one. Their names adorn the memorials we pass by in our daily lives. Many questions surely require an explanation as to how they came to be there. Who are these people? When and where did they come to join the armed forces, and what unit were they in? Exactly where did they face danger, and how did they come to die for King and Country? This profusely illustrated talk provides a insight into the techniques of wrestling the names of the deadfrom the cold stoneand restoring them as human beings to their rightful places in society. It demonstrateshow to trace the lives, military careers and untimely deaths of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We learn how to locate and visit their last resting place or memorial generally situated on, or near the field of battle. 18th October - Adoption and Fostering circa 1850-1930 - Louise Taylor 15th November - John Whitgift & his legacy to Croydon - Sue Turnbull Not much theology, more genealogy, local history and personal experience. Sue is a retired nurse who has spent the last eleven years or so working for the Whitgift Foundation. Genealogy is a passion and she also has a great interest in local history, especially Medieval Croydon. Maureen Burton -- Maureen Burton Member ESFHS