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January
January 12th - A Ship for the Australian Gold Rush
Speaker: Tony Moss
The story of 'The Sussex' built in 1853
February
February 9th - Tudor Housewives
Speaker: Robina Hodgson
A look at how housewives coped with life in Tudor times
March
March 8th - Impington's Missing Treasure
Speaker: Stephen Harper-Scott
History of Impington Hall, former home of Samuel Pepys' uncle
April
April 12th - Cambridge Past, Present and Future
Speakers: Carolin Göhler and Anthony Cooper
The history of the Cambridge Preservation Society
May
May 10th - A Cambridge Grocer: Matthew's of Trinity Street
Speaker: Judy Wilson (née Matthew)
A history of this well known family of Cambridge grocers from 1832-1962
June
June 14th - The Woman who Saved the Children
Speaker: Clare Mulley
The story of Eglantyne Jebb and the Save the Children Fund
July
July 19th - Visit to St John's Gardens, Cambridge
August
No Meeting
September
September 20th - Annual General Meeting
Your chance to find out what's been happening behind the scenes and to suggest speakers for the next year's programme
October
October 11th - The Story of a Village History Book
Speaker: Colin Limming
A talk about Melbourn's Millennium Book compiled by Colin
November
November 8th - East Anglia Properties of the National Trust
Speaker: Victoria Bennett
Hear about the varied properties and parks in our wider area
December
December 13th - The Story of Punch & Judy
Speaker: John Savil
John traced the origins of puppetry from earlier centuries