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March 2026
Wed 25History Talk - Exploring the Landscape of Mousehold Heath Aerodrome
Time: 13:00

by Reuben Harvey
FREE HYBRID EVENT

Booking essential in-person https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982185862273
Booking essential Online https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982186009714

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Sat 28Watton: A Market Town Through Time

Andy Reid (Freelance Researcher; Retired Teacher, LEA Adviser & Schools Inspector)

April 2026
Sat 18Caistor Roman Town (preeded by AGM)

Will Bowden (Professor of Roman Archaeology, University of Nottingham)

Tue 21Behind the Scenes Experience at the Norfolk Record Office
Time: 10:00 - 11:30

Join us for our popular visit behind the scenes at the Norfolk Record Office. Find out what how the conservators repair both parchment and paper documents, have a sneak peak at our Strongrooms, and see a display of original documents.
£7 Federation members can get £1 discount by using the code FEDWS
Book essential https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1981180818159

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Wed 22Reminiscence Session - Talking Sport
Time: 14:00 - 15:30

Join us to see some documents and have a chat about your sporting memories.
Book here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982179325722

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May 2026
Wed 6History Talk - Last Royals of the Punjab: The Duleep Singhs
Time: 13:00

by Peter Bance
FREE HYBRID EVENT

Booking essential in-person https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982185032792
Booking essential Online https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982185586448

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Tue 19Quick Guides - Quarter Session Records
Time: 10:00 - 10:45

FREE online event
Discover the documents created by the precursor to the Norfolk County Council and how you can make use of them in your research.
Booking essential https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982008562966

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June 2026
Wed 10History Talk - Researching the Workhouse - 1945
Time: 13:00

by Rachel Kidd
FREE HYBRID EVENT

Booking essential in-person https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982186226362
Booking essential Online https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982186399881

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Thu 11History in Focus - Manorial Records
Time: 14:00 - 15:00

FREE in-person event
Find out how to trace information about individual pupils, the school building and the staff.
Booking essential https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982180655700

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Mon 15Reading from the Archives - Transport Tales
Time: 10:00 - 10:30

Listen to readings of a variety of documents all linked by the theme of transport.
FREE online event

Book online https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982179557415

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Tue 16Taking Family History Further- Tracing First World War Ancestors - Online Workshop
Time: 10:00 - 11:00

If you have found that your ancestors were in the military, this session is for you. We will look at how to access and use the census, absent voter lists, medal cards and attestation papers.
Book here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982009576999

NRO
July 2026
Sat 25Seely Suffolk : A conference-style all-day event on aspects of Suffolk history
   

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Price & ISBNTitle and Author
£19.95 (pbk)
£29.95 (hbk)
978-1-909796-45-4
Taverham: The Story of a Cathedral Priory Manor
Judy Sims
£19.95
978-1-909796-95-9
An Angel Amongst Strange Bears: John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, Blickling Hall, Norfolk
Joy Beresford Frye
£20.95
978-1-909796-99-7
Sir James Neville: War and Peace, A Norfolk Soldier at Home and Abroad
Sara Barton-Wood
£10.95
978-1-869831-10-3
Ketteringham: A Norfolk Country Estate
Robert Sharpe
£10.95
978-1-869831-11-0
Doodlebugs and Rockets, Norfolk and Suffolk 1944-1945
John Bridges