Family history speaker: Sadie McMullon

Talks

• 'Agnes Loomes – Fletton’s Welfare Pioneer'
  
  

  The development of Mother and Baby Clinics are explored, alongside the pioneering women who worked tirelessly to literally save babies. 

• ‘What the Pill did for Us’
  
  

  Sixty- six years old, but has the contraception pill given women a hard-won freedom, or tied us more tightly to social expectations?

• ‘I incite this meeting to rebellion’
  
  

  1918 was a pivotal year for women. This talk will explore the woman’s suffrage movement, it’s aims, and it’s strategies, which culminated in all women having the right to vote.

• 'Building the Local Population: Early sixteenth century to 1939'
  
  

  Using case studies, this talk explores the sources which allow us to build the population of a parish, from the early sixteenth century to 1939.

• ‘Discovering the ??? Family’
  
  

  A step-by-step guide to starting your family history research, looking at basic sources, keeping track of your progress, and next steps.  

• ‘The Solid Trade – Researching your Brickmaking Ancestor’
  
  

  An exploration of the diverse records that will enable you to identify and trace your brickmaking ancestor and learn more about the brick industry.

• ‘Putting the Meat on the Bones – when dates aren’t enough’
  
  

  Dates don’t tell the whole story. Place your ancestor in the context of where they lived, worked and socialised, using a range of local sources.

• 'Building the Brickopolis - The Expansion of Fletton, a story of Railways, Brickyards and People'
  
  

  The railways and the brick industry drove population growth in the village of Fletton, Huntingdonshire. What was the ‘Fletton effect’ and how did it transform this once rural area into a ‘Brickopolis’?

• ‘Troubles Brewing – Unrest in the Brickmaking Industry’
  
  

  Mechanisation brought unrest to the brickmaking industry. This culminated in the death of a policeman and the hanging of a brickmaker. Explore these troubled times.

• ‘The History of the Fletton Brick Industry and the London Brick Company’
  
  

  Fletton, known for one product – the brick. Journey back in time to trace the origins of the London Brick Company.

• ‘The Bricks that made Britain’
  
  

  Trace the history of brickmaking from the jobbing brickmaker, though mechanisation, takeovers and mergers, to a global industry.

• ‘Lily Violet Bryant – Peterborough’s First Female Mayor’
  
  

  On the eve of WW2 Lily was elected. Drawing on a range of public and private sources her personal life, family life and political interests are explored.

• ‘A House Through Time’
  
  

  Discover a world of philanthropy, horse racing, tragedy, brickmaking, and preparation for WW2, behind the doors of a group of houses in Fletton, Huntingdonshire.

• ‘The Hartleys of Fletton Tower’
  
  

  Visit members of this family to discover a solicitor, brickmaker, deerhound breeder, author, and entrepreneur.

• ‘Hereward the Wake – The Man, the Myth, the Legend’
  
  

  Hero of the Chronicles, lawless villain, Fenland outlaw, worthy of a movie? Let’s explore the evidence.