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Family & Local History Open Day
INTERESTED IN FAMILY OR LOCAL HISTORY ?
WANT TO TRACK DOWN THAT ELUSIVE ANCESTOR ?
OR DATE YOUR OLD FAMILY PHOTOS ?
Following on from last October’s highly successful event, the Alde Valley Suffolk Family History Group will be hosting another Open Day on Saturday 27th September 2025, but this time at the Long Shop Museum in Leiston. At least a dozen other groups and individuals will be taking part, with displays including wartime memories, farming in the 19th century, and aviation heritage, to name but a few. Among other attractions, to celebrate 200 years (to the day!) of Train Travel, there will be a special display of stations & trains on the East Suffolk Railway line.
Adding to the attractions, this year’s event will also include a couple of talks; the first full of tips on using Ancestry to best effect; the second designed to help you understand how Ancestry DNA testing can help with Family History research. There will also be free advice and assistance with personal family history research, using computers and Internet.
Have you got any old family photos that you can't put a date to? Bring them along and let our expert Janet Huckle advise you – her help with dating photographs is always in demand.
Forever popular, Peter Drew has kindly agreed that his historic local postcards will be on display, and we also plan to have books by local authors for sale - after all, the Open Day is not only about promoting family history but also serves to highlight the rich heritage of the beautiful part of the world in which we live, and the talented people who help bring it to life.
Light refreshments available. Free Parking at the Waterloo Centre, IP16 4HE.
Visitors to the event will also gain free entry to the museum on the day.
WANT TO TRACK DOWN THAT ELUSIVE ANCESTOR ?
OR DATE YOUR OLD FAMILY PHOTOS ?
Following on from last October’s highly successful event, the Alde Valley Suffolk Family History Group will be hosting another Open Day on Saturday 27th September 2025, but this time at the Long Shop Museum in Leiston. At least a dozen other groups and individuals will be taking part, with displays including wartime memories, farming in the 19th century, and aviation heritage, to name but a few. Among other attractions, to celebrate 200 years (to the day!) of Train Travel, there will be a special display of stations & trains on the East Suffolk Railway line.
Adding to the attractions, this year’s event will also include a couple of talks; the first full of tips on using Ancestry to best effect; the second designed to help you understand how Ancestry DNA testing can help with Family History research. There will also be free advice and assistance with personal family history research, using computers and Internet.
Have you got any old family photos that you can't put a date to? Bring them along and let our expert Janet Huckle advise you – her help with dating photographs is always in demand.
Forever popular, Peter Drew has kindly agreed that his historic local postcards will be on display, and we also plan to have books by local authors for sale - after all, the Open Day is not only about promoting family history but also serves to highlight the rich heritage of the beautiful part of the world in which we live, and the talented people who help bring it to life.
Light refreshments available. Free Parking at the Waterloo Centre, IP16 4HE.
Visitors to the event will also gain free entry to the museum on the day.
Saturday 27 September
Long Shop Museum, Leiston, Suffolk IP16 4ES
11am - 4pm. Free entry
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