Dartford Talk: Journals of Victorian Kentish Lady with Helen Allinson (Talk will be preceded by the Branch Annual Meeting)

Helen, a retired teacher, is an accomplished speaker who is a regular visitor at Dartford. She has written several books including one based upon the journals of Louisa Thomas.

Journals, along with letters, form a unique type of historical source but were often vetted by a parent or governess.

This was not so in the case of Louisa Thomas who lived to be a hundred and kept a journal for most of her life. We see her as a spinster in Brighton, married and on the Grand Tour, establishing a household in Kent and socialising with the county families.

Using the journals, Helen will give us an insight into the daily life of a Victorian lady.

Doors open 9.45am. Talk will be preceded by the Branch Annual Meeting.  The meeting and talk will start at 10.30am and end by 12.30pm. 

The Talk venue has a large, free car park but it is shared with other users and can be busy at times.

No booking, just turn up.

The Society is a registered charity and membership fees and donations are an important part of our income. The Talk is free to members but guests and visitors are asked to make a donation towards hall hire and speaker's fee. There will be a donations box at the venue.

But Society membership only costs £10 a year (£12 joint members) and if you join now (ie after 1 October 2024) your membership lasts until 31 December 2025.