Talks 2020 - 2021
Because of COVID-19 (coronavirus), our normal evening cannot take place, but we are arranging on line talks for our members - details below. Please note that we are making each talk available a couple of week before the meeting date, then holding a one hour Zoom meeting with the presenter to answer questions and enjoy a discussion at the normal time of 7.30pm on the scheduled date.
Updated 13 September 2020
Updated 13 September 2020
Dereham Heritage Trust
Trinity Methodist Church, Dereham
When we can again hold physical talks, they will be held at Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Theatre Street, Dereham, NR19 2EP at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated. See below for details of an interesting variety of talks.
Admission for each evening talk is £1 for members and £3 for non-members. Visitors are always welcome, with the fee payable on the door.
Please see our provisional programme below
Admission for each evening talk is £1 for members and £3 for non-members. Visitors are always welcome, with the fee payable on the door.
Please see our provisional programme below
Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Theatre Street, Dereham, NR19 2EP
Programme of Events 2020 - 21
From September to December, we are presenting talks on line. Members will receive details of how to access these (see the note at the top of this page).
Wednesday 14 October
Norwich at Work
A 90 minute video of Sarah Doig’s book “Norwich at Work”, which was published by Amberley earlier this year. The video in words and images is narrated by Sarah and the words are accompanied by a slide show of relevant images to illustrate the text.
Presenter: Sarah Doig
Wednesday 11 November
Armstrong’s Dereham
Benjamin Armstrong was vicar of Dereham from 19850-1888 and while here kept detailed diaries not only covering all aspects of his family and religious life, but also the development of Dereham in the years following the arrival of the railway. This lecture will use the diaries to illustrate the many changes in the town and some of the notable characters who lived here during Victoria's reign.
Presenter: Susanna Wade Martins
Wednesday 9 December
Thatchers and Thackers, Larwoods and Fleggs: surname maps as windows on the past
Surname maps can give interesting insights on where our medieval ancestors came from; they can give surprising clues on how the names originated, and even on the distribution of medieval dialects. There are a few well-known common names, but most names are astonishingly rare. We hope that in this talk people will be able to investigate the distribution of their own surname.
Presenter: Trevor Ogden
From January onwards, our programme remains provisional.
Wednesday 13 January 2021
Maud’s Story – the life of a Norfolk Trading Wherry
The talk covers the early history of the Norfolk Trading Wherry Maud, her rescue, restoration and current use. During the talk you will learn about the part Norfolk wherries played in the transport history of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads and you will hear how volunteers get involved in preserving and sailing these boats today.
Speaker: Linda Pargeter
Wednesday 10 February 2021
Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 10 March 2021
Digging Sedgeford: 25 years of archaeological research in a typical Norfolk parish
The Sedgeford Historical & Archaeological Research Project (SHARP) was formed in 1996 and is now one of the country’s longest-running archaeological projects. Over the past 25 years, SHARP has been excavating and researching all aspects of human settlement activity within the parish; from a Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age burial through to a First World War aerodrome. The main focus of the project has been an Anglo-Saxon settlement and associated cemetery, to which we can now add the exciting discovery of a complex of Anglo-Saxon malting houses.
Speaker: Gary Rossin
Wednesday 14 October
Norwich at Work
A 90 minute video of Sarah Doig’s book “Norwich at Work”, which was published by Amberley earlier this year. The video in words and images is narrated by Sarah and the words are accompanied by a slide show of relevant images to illustrate the text.
Presenter: Sarah Doig
Wednesday 11 November
Armstrong’s Dereham
Benjamin Armstrong was vicar of Dereham from 19850-1888 and while here kept detailed diaries not only covering all aspects of his family and religious life, but also the development of Dereham in the years following the arrival of the railway. This lecture will use the diaries to illustrate the many changes in the town and some of the notable characters who lived here during Victoria's reign.
Presenter: Susanna Wade Martins
Wednesday 9 December
Thatchers and Thackers, Larwoods and Fleggs: surname maps as windows on the past
Surname maps can give interesting insights on where our medieval ancestors came from; they can give surprising clues on how the names originated, and even on the distribution of medieval dialects. There are a few well-known common names, but most names are astonishingly rare. We hope that in this talk people will be able to investigate the distribution of their own surname.
Presenter: Trevor Ogden
From January onwards, our programme remains provisional.
Wednesday 13 January 2021
Maud’s Story – the life of a Norfolk Trading Wherry
The talk covers the early history of the Norfolk Trading Wherry Maud, her rescue, restoration and current use. During the talk you will learn about the part Norfolk wherries played in the transport history of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads and you will hear how volunteers get involved in preserving and sailing these boats today.
Speaker: Linda Pargeter
Wednesday 10 February 2021
Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 10 March 2021
Digging Sedgeford: 25 years of archaeological research in a typical Norfolk parish
The Sedgeford Historical & Archaeological Research Project (SHARP) was formed in 1996 and is now one of the country’s longest-running archaeological projects. Over the past 25 years, SHARP has been excavating and researching all aspects of human settlement activity within the parish; from a Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age burial through to a First World War aerodrome. The main focus of the project has been an Anglo-Saxon settlement and associated cemetery, to which we can now add the exciting discovery of a complex of Anglo-Saxon malting houses.
Speaker: Gary Rossin
When normal meetings can recommence, all talks are at 7.30pm at Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Theatre Street, Dereham NR19 2EP, unless otherwise stated.
Admission is £1 for members of Dereham Heritage Trust and £3 for non-members. Refreshments are included. Visitors are always welcome, with the fee payable on the door.
Admission is £1 for members of Dereham Heritage Trust and £3 for non-members. Refreshments are included. Visitors are always welcome, with the fee payable on the door.
