Welcome to the blog of the High Country History Group covering the parishes of Greensted, Stanford Rivers, Stapleford Tawney and Theydon Mount in Essex, England. We meet most fourth Thursdays in the month at Toot Hill Village Hall from 8.00pm.
Programme
Our 2023 programme:
23 Feb: '1926' - our speaker is our Chairman, Martyn Lockwood.
23 Mar: Annual General Meeting.
27 Apr: 'John Ray' - Jennifer Rowland.
25 May: Napoleonic Invasion Plans - Neil Wiffen.
22 Jun: 'Jersey under the Jackboot: the occupation of Jersey during WW2' - Patrick Griggs.
27 Jul: 'The Life and Times of William Byrd (c1540-1623): A Local History' - Andrew Smith.
26 Oct: 'The Prison at Hill Hall' - Anne Padfield.
23 Nov: Pre-Christmas meeting. Talk to be confirmed.
Admission: Members £1, Non-members £5
Annual Membership: £15 (Family: £30)
Sunday, 31 January 2016
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Essex Record Office: 'Essex Archives Online'
New look for ERO's online catalogue
Users of the Essex Record Office
online catalogue, Seax, will notice a big change on Thursday 21 January.
We have been busy working on an
updated version of the site, which is going to be renamed Essex Archives Online.
We have tidied the site up to give it
a cleaner look, and make it easier for you to find what you are looking for.
See below for a sneak preview of how the new site will look.
The main changes you will notice will
be in how the site looks rather than how it works. The changes will not affect
any subscriptions or information you have saved on the system.
You will still be able to access the
service through the existing web address but can now also reach it directly via
www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk
The site will include user guides
should you need any help in navigating it, and as always you can contact us on ero.enquiry@essex.gov.uk should you need any assistance.
To allow the
changes to take place, the site will not be available 9.00am-10.00am GMT on
Thursday 21 January; we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Happy searching!
The ERO Team
Tuesday, 5 January 2016
ESAH160: Theft of Coins from Chelmsford Museum: Urgent
ESAH160: Theft of Coins from Chelmsford Museum: Urgent: I regret to advise you that the Chelmsford Museum have suffered a theft in the course of which 14 of a display of 16 late Roman coins were...
Saturday, 2 January 2016
Journal No. 58 (December 2015)
Members of the High Country History Group receive a quarterly journal. In this edition are the following items:
- Ogborne's History of Theydon Bois and Theydon Mount
- White Bear Public House, Stanford Rivers
- Essex Excavations: The Fenwick Treasure found at Williams and Griffin, High Street Colchester, and the mansion at Marks Hall
- 16th Century Greensted Wills
- Craven Ord, FRS, FSA, of Greenstead Hall, Antiquary and Brass Rubber
- News In Brief
- National Library of Scotland maps
- Essex Witch Trials
- Programme for 2016.
- Ogborne's History of Theydon Bois and Theydon Mount
- White Bear Public House, Stanford Rivers
- Essex Excavations: The Fenwick Treasure found at Williams and Griffin, High Street Colchester, and the mansion at Marks Hall
- 16th Century Greensted Wills
- Craven Ord, FRS, FSA, of Greenstead Hall, Antiquary and Brass Rubber
- News In Brief
- National Library of Scotland maps
- Essex Witch Trials
- Programme for 2016.
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