Fairs & Other Events

Here are the 2012 events planned so far, including the AGM. At these you can browse our bookstall, purchase books and Society publications and chat to representatives of the Society.

2012	Time	Event	Location & Other Details
Friday 24 Feb - Sunday 26 Feb	10am - 6.30pm variously	Society of Genealogists fair @ 'Who Do You Think You Are Live'	The National History Show, Olympia, London. See www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.co.uk
Sunday 11 March	10am - 5pm	Sussex & South London FHS Fair	K2 Crawley, Pease Pottage Hill, Crawley, RH11 9BQ
Sunday 22 April	10.30am - 4.00pm ??	Crossness Open Day	Crossness Engines Trust, The Old Works, Crossness Sewage Treatment Works, Belvedere Road, Abbey Wood, London SE2 9AQ. This is a "steaming day". See www.crossness.org.uk and click the Visit button for further information.
Saturday 28 April	9.30am - 5.00pm	Society AGM	Sevenoaks Community Centre, Otford Road, Sevenoaks, TN14 5DN. [Dedicated page to be added]
Sunday 20 May	10.00am - 5.00pm	Kent Family History Fair	Market Hall, Barker Road, Lock Meadow, Maidstone, ME16 8RG
Saturday 8 September	10am - 12 noon & 1.00pm - 4.00pm	Family History Drop-in Session	Townley Road Library, Bexleyheath, DA6 7HJ
Sunday 23 September	10.30am - 4.00pm ??	Crossness Open Day	Crossness Engines Trust, The Old Works, Crossness Sewage Treatment Works, Belvedere Road, Abbey Wood, London SE2 9AQ. This is a "steaming day". See www.crossness.org.uk and click the Visit button for further information.

Here's what the Society attended in 2011:

2011	Time	Event	Location & Other Details
Sunday 30 January	10am - 5pm	Bracknell FH Fair	Bracknell Sports Centre, Bagshot Road RG12 9SE
Sunday 13 February	10am - 5pm	Sussex & South London FHS Fair	K2 Crawley, Pease Pottage Hill, Crawley, RH11 9BQ
Saturday 19 February	10.00am - 12 noon & 1.00pm - 4.00pm	Family History Drop-in Session	Bromley Central Library, High St., Bromley, BR1 1EX
Friday 25 Feb - Sunday 27 Feb	10am - 6pm	Society of Genealogists fair @ 'Who Do You Think You Are Live'	The National History Show, Olympia, London. See www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.co.uk
Saturday 21 May	9.00am - 5.00pm	Society AGM	Sevenoaks Community Centre, Otford Road, Sevenoaks, TN14 5DN. Read more...
Sunday 22 May	10.00am - 5.00pm	Kent Family History Fair	Market Hall, Barker Road, Lock Meadow, Maidstone, ME16 8RG
Sunday 26 June	10.30am - 4.00pm	Crossness Open Day	Crossness Engines Trust, The Old Works, Crossness Sewage Treatment Works, Belvedere Road, Abbey Wood, London SE2 9AQ. This is a "steam transport" day where they will have many types of steam engines/vehicles present. The other steaming days are 27 Mar, 1 May, 26 June, 18 Sep (part of London Open House), 23 Oct. See www.crossness.org.uk and click the Visit button for further information.
Thursday 7 July	2pm - 4pm	Sevenoaks - FH drop in session	Sevenoaks Library, Buckhurst Lane, Sevenoaks, TN13 1LQ
Saturday 30 July	10am - 1pm	New Ash Green Library - FH drop-in session	Central Shopping Area, New Ash Green, DA3 8QT
Saturday 20 August	10am-12 & 1pm - 3pm	Swanley Library F/H Drop in Session	Swanley Library, London Road, Swanley, BR8 7AE
Saturday 24 September	10am - 12 noon & 1.00pm - 4.00pm	Family History Drop-in Session	Townley Road Library, Bexleyheath
Sunday 16 October	10am - 4.30pm	Hastings & Rother FHS fair	Horntye Park Sports Complex, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1EX
Saturday 29 October	10am - 12 noon, 1-4pm	Bromley Library F/H Drop in Session	Bromley Central Library, High Street, Bromley, BR1 1EX. To co-incide with library trial of Find my Past
Saturday 12 November	10am - 1pm	New Ash Green Library F/H Drop-in Session	Central Shopping Area, New Ash Green, DA3 8QT
Thursday 17 November	10am - 1pm	Sevenoaks Library F/H Drop in Session	Buckhurst Lane, Sevenoaks, TN13 1LQ

Information provided by Barbara Phillips (Dartford Branch Programme Secretary and Bookstall & Events Co-ordinator). For further information about Family History Fairs/Events in general, see www.geneva.weald.org.uk.