Life as a Genealogist

Brighton & Hove Meeting Centre

Work as genealogist is rarely dull.  Matthew Homewood’s research over the past twenty years has revealed an incredibly diverse collection of life stories, from mining communities in Wales to circus entertainers in Russia.

Matthew Homewood will provide an informative and entertaining talk, revealing the fascinating documents he has discovered and some of the more unusual and amazing family stories he has uncovered.

Sussex during the First World War

Using period photographs, a look at aspects of daily life in Sussex. A county within the sounds of the guns on the Western Front. A time when Sussex became a warfare supply depot for the front line and a reception centre for the wounded.