Congratulations to Keith Walker on being the 2016 Jerrard Award runner up for his article in the 2016 New Regard – second only to Nick Herbert who has been a professional historian and writer all his career. Congratulations to Nick too (who will be our November speaker).
Additionally, for the first time, we won the best display award. This means our display will be the first one featured at the new Gloucestershire Archives Hub when it reopens .
We will also show the display to members and visitors at our indoor meeting in Bream next month.
And of course, the day will be featured in our next members’ newsletter.
Treasurer, Cecile Hunt with Secretary, Chris Sullivan and Vice Chair, Mary Sullivan by the winning display.
Keith Walker receives the runner up prize from Bryan Jerrard.
Mary is congratulated by GLHA Chairman, Steve Blake
The Society’s next indoor meeting will take place on Friday 24 March at 7.30 pm at the Blakeney Village Hall.
Peter Strong will talk to us about the murder of Kymin Bet, which took place in Monmouthshire in 1828. Not for the fainthearted, he tells us. For more details and directions to the Hall (sat nav won’t get you there), go to our events page
British Association for Local History (BALH).
Former Chairman and long term member of the History Society, Ron Beard, has won an Award for Personal Achievement in Local History in recognition of his many years of contribution to our knowledge of the history of the Dean.