Programme of WHO lectures for 2009
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Local history articles
Wymeswold census returns 1841 to 1901
Wymeswold parish registers 1560 onwards
Wymeswold marriage registers 1560 to 1916
The Wolds Historical Organisation
The Wolds Historical Organisation (WHO) was founded in 1987 to promote interest in the local history of the villages of Wolds area, specifically Wymeswold, Burton on the Wolds, Hoton, Prestwold and Cotes.Photographs of Wymeswold around 1900
now available to buy
A selection of about forty of the wonderful photographs of Wymeswold taken by Philip Brown between about 1895 and the 1920s are now available to buy as prints – or table mats or jigsaws if you feel so inclined. Apart from two hand-coloured images all the rest are available as both black-and-white or sepia prints.
Chris and John Brown kindly made these photographs available for copying. The wonders of digital technology have enabled the original glass plates to be scanned and the worst of any damage to be repaired so that high-quality prints can be ordered online from Photobox.
These historic and exceptionally attractive photographs appeal to everyone who knows the village. So you can solve your Christmas present problems and simultaneously support Macmillan Cancer Support as ten percent of the total price (excluding postage) will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Support.
Grateful thanks to Chris and John Brown for making these photographs available.
East Road and Wysall Lane by Philip Brown
See the photos! Read the books!
Ellen Smith's books vividly describe life in Wymeswold from the 1920s to the 1980s. All four volumes are available:- MEMORIES OF A COUNTRY GIRLHOOD (2ndedn £5.50)
- SEVEN PENNIES IN MY HAND (2ndedn £5.50)
- MANY FINGERS IN THE PIE (1st edn £2.95)
- NEVER TOO LATE (1st edn £3.95)
At least 50p from each copy sold will be donated to the Nottinghamshire Leukemia Appeal; remaining profits will go to the Wymeswold Church Appeal Fund for preservation of the building.
For details of how to obtain phone 01509 881473.
The WHO has published five booklets:
- A Portrait of Wymeswold Past and Present (1991)
- A Walk Around Wymeswold (1994)
- Wolds Reflections (1997)
- 2000 Years of the Wolds (2003)
- The WHO's What, When and Where (2007)
In addition, between 1991 and 2002 an annual WHO Newsletter has recorded details of the organisation's activities and research by members. All articles relating to Wymeswold from the WHO Newsletter are included in this Web site (see articles about Wymeswold's history). Starting in 2004 the WHO Newsletter was replaced by The Wolds Historian.
New! Download back issues of The Wolds Historian
The principal activities of the WHO are lectures on the third Tuesday of September, October, November, February, March, April and May. Except where stated these take place in the back room of the Windmill Inn, Brook Street, Wymeswold and start at 7.30 pm. In June there is a trip to a local place of interest. In December we have a Christmas meal and in January the AGM, usually followed by a short lecture.
For further information about WHO activities or how to obtain copies of Wolds Reflections, The WHO's What, When and Where, The Wolds Historian 2009 and Ellen Smith's books please phone 01509 881473.
Programme for 2009:
| 20th January | Neil Paterson |
An Unfortunate Incident in 1670 Wymeswold
Preceded by brief AGM |
| 17th February | Dr Paul Cullen | Nottinghamshire Place Names |
| 17th March | Jo Carter | Between Stairs, Life of a Lady's Maid |
| 21st April | Chris Stone | Industrial Archaeology of Notts, Leics and Northants |
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19th May |
Roger Bradley | Photography and the Film Age |
| 16th June | guided walk |
Shepshed Watermill Meet 7.00 pm. Coffee/tea and biscuits provided. |
| July and August | no meetings | |
| 15th September | Gareth King | Life in a Mediaeval Village |
| 20th October | Dr Kinsey Dart | Cholera, Dr Snow and the History of Sanitation |
| 17th November | Neil Paterson | The 1715 Leicestershire Election |
| 8th December | Christmas dinner |