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17th Century Congleton *New Group*
11.15 - 12.45 Fridays at Scout HQ, Worrall St, fortnightly starting 19th September
Catherine Haworth
Using information from contemporary documents especially the Borough Order and Accounts Books, to throw light on subjects such as: local outbreaks of plague, the story of “Little Bess”, the personnel of the Council and their responsibilities, daily life - work, housing, enjoyments, punishments, treatment of the poor, Congleton trades, etc, the place of women, the evidence to be gained from wills, religious belief, farming practices, the effect of the Civil War and Bradshaw’s political ideas.
Family History On-Line
10.00 - 12.00 am Tuesdays at New Life Church or Congleton Library
Brenda Leech and Jane Wynne
A beginner’s course using on-line resources. Group members can work at home, contacting us if they have queries, and, or join us at Congleton Library for a demonstration and practical session using their computers.
Further Information
Historic Journeys and some Notable Travellers
9.30 - 11.00 am Mondays at St Mary’s Church Hall, 11 weeks
Alan Self
Following from last year’s Historic Voyages, we shall broaden the scope to include journeys by land, on water and by air, from Hannibal and Marco Polo to R L Stevenson and L T C Rolt. More about travellers and what they did, and a bit less about technology than last time.
Information on the provisional syllabus.
Historical Topics
11.15 - 12.45 Mondays at St John Headquarters: October to December 2008, starting Monday13th October.
Reg Waite
Having been running this group for 10 years, count has been lost of the dozens of different topics covered. The short list for the sessions up to the end of 2008 will be Tudor History – particularly Thomas More, Cardinal Wolsey and The Last Days of Henry VIII; The Diaries of Lady Anne Clifford, a formidable Stuart noblewoman; The History of Coffee – depending of course on how it pans out in the time available.
History of Medicine
11.15 - 12.45 Tuesdays at St John Headquarters
Lyndon Murgatroyd
Covering a broad history of medicine starting in pre-historic time, taking in all aspects of ancient world wide medicine, disease, surgery, anatomy, etc and showing how the techniques have even influenced present day western medicine. Not for the faint hearted!
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