What we’re about
This meetup advertises events in Surrey about history. It promotes meetings of its own and of local history groups, some online, some physical and some hybrid (both online and physical). During the Corona virus crisis we organised the Lockdown Lectures, a series of online talks delivered via Zoom.
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•OnlineTALK: “Clandon and the Onslows” by Martin Ellis (Surrey National Trust)
OnlineThe Onslow family bought Clandon Park in 1641. Three members of the Onslow family became Speakers in the House of Commons; more recently, Sir Cranley Onslow was chair of the 1922 Committee for 18 years. Sadly Clandon Park House, an early 18th-century grade I listed Palladian mansion, was gutted by fire in 2015. Come along and learn more.
Zoom-register at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Zvo67T9yTgGSzCKtPx5YAw13 attendees
•OnlineTalk: "The wartime canal volunteers who called themselves ‘Idle Women’"
OnlineThe work women of the Land Army in World War 2 is well known. This talk tells the story of the less well-known women who volunteered in the 1940s to keep traffic flowing on Britain’s canals. However they may have referred to themselves, they were far from “idle women”.
Our speaker, Alastair Clark, has a career background working in research, management and delivery of Adult Education at local, national and international level. His public talks have been bringing out his passion for the outdoors and for discovery of new places and people. He’s been delivering live talks for many years, and has been Zooming since Covid.
Please Zoom-register at
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xwtA2-tKRkyWG5xUONvLDQ8 attendees
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