Meetings

 

All Meetings take place on the First Wednesday of Every Month at 7.00pm for 7.30pm at the Quaker Friends Meeting House, White Rose Avenue, New Earswick, YORK YO32 4AD.   To help locate us What3words:  ///grant.jacket.placed

The meeting house is 2 miles north of York, direction of Haxby.
Located at far end of New Earswick Folk Hall car park.
Meeting house visible from entry.


Buses: First Bus No. 1 from York to New Earswick 

The venue has full wheelchair access, hearing loop, free car parking and refreshments are available.

 

NOTE There is not usually a meeting in January.

As well as a Speaker at each Meeting, see below, there is a Book and CD Stall where it is possible to purchase books, CD’s, pamphlets and maps from a large selection of Family History Publications.

Date of Meeting
Title
Speaker
November 4thGeorge Hudson - Hero or Villain?Gillian Waters
December 2ndChristmas Themed TalkTBA
February 3rdEdna Chrichton York's First Female Lord MayorDorothy Nott
March 3rdOur Ancestral Home - ancient woodland and trees of York and Yorkshire.Alan Hunton
April 7thAGM followed by a talkAlan Powell
May 5thThe Retreat ProjectCarolyn Donohue
June 2ndThe post Roman Kingdoms of YorkshireAlex Harvey
July 7thTBADavid Rigby
August 4thTBATee Bylo
September 1stThe story of Blossom StreetSusan Major
October 6thThe Foundling children of Low Catton - my ancestral connectionsStephen Barrett
November 3rdTBATBA
December 1stTBAGlennis Whyte

 

Please note there is a small admission charge of £2.00 for members and £4.00 non-members at our meetings.

Members of the Society may be asked to produce Membership Cards before entry into the Meeting.