As heard on BBC Radio Solent, Angel FM, Jack FM, The Breeze FM and seen in the Portsmouth News and on Brittany Ferries:
Forthcoming talks and events
September 2013: ‘Portsmouth’s World War One Heroes’ – Gosport Branch, Hampshire Genealogy Society
Previous talks:
19 November 2012: ‘Portsmouth’s World War Two Heroes’ – Portsmouth Grammar School History Club
18 September 2012: ‘Portsmouth’s World War Two Heroes’ – Portchester Civic Society, Portchester Parish Hall, Castle Street, Portchester
11 July 2012: ‘Portsmouth’s World War Two Heroes’ – Gosport Branch, Hampshire Genealogy Society, Alverstoke Parish Church Centre
4 July 2012: ‘What my family did during the war: the perspective of a young person’ – Portsmouth Women’s Institute
13 June 2012: ‘Portsmouth’s World War Two Heroes’ – The Gosport Society, Explosion Museum
28 May 2012: Special talks on ‘Portsmouth’s World War Two Heroes’, on Brittany Ferries from Portsmouth to France, and then back again!
12 May 2012: ‘Portsmouth’s World War Two Heroes’ – Portsmouth Central Library, as part of Adult Learning Week
24 April 2012: ‘Portsmouth’s World War Two Heroes’ – Portsmouth U3A Local History Group, Southsea Community Centre.
7 April 2012: I will be signing copies of my book ‘Portsmouth’s World War Two Heroes’ at Waterstones in Commercial Road, Portsmouth from 11am until 3pm.
18 March 2012: a short talk about my new book, ‘Portsmouth’s World War Two Heroes’, before signing copies at the D-Day Museum in Portsmouth.
16 February 2012: ‘Portsmouth’s World War Two Heroes’ – Portsmouth Museums and Records Society, D-Day Museum.
13 November 2011: Special Remembrance Day talk at the D-Day Museum on Portsmouth’s World War Two Heroes
24 February 2011: ‘What my family did during the war: the perspective of a young person’ – Waltham Chase Village Hall, Solent Overlord Executive Military Vehicle Club
17 November 2010: ‘What my family did during the war: the perspective of a young person’ – Ringwood Branch, Hampshire Genealogy Society
27 April 2010: ‘What my family did during the war: the perspective of a young person’ – Waltham Chase Branch, Hampshire Genealogy Society
18 February 2010: ‘What my family did during the war: the perspective of a young person’ – Portsmouth Museum and Records Society, D-Day Museum
26 January 2010: ‘What my family did during the war: the perspective of a young person’ – U3A Portsmouth Branch Local History Group, Southsea Community Centre
November 2008: ‘George Stebbing: an instrument maker in Portsmouth Society’ – U3A Portsmouth Branch Local History Group
March 2008: ‘George Stebbing: an instrument maker in Portsmouth Society’ – Portsmouth Museum and Records Society
February 2008: ‘Joseph Rankin Stebbing’ – the Southampton Local History Forum
November 2005: ‘George Stebbing: an instrument maker in Portsmouth Society’ – The Historical Association, Portsmouth Branch
i would love to see one of your talks but i am a bit of a distance away im afraid
I guess I could always get one recorded or something…
what is your name i need to cite this page that im doing and i need the author
Interested in your talk to Fair Oak Branch, Hants Genealogy Soc’y. Grateful to know details of date, place and time when known.
Ian Taylor
Hi Ian thank you for your interest, I will let you know as soon as I have more information. If you do a google search you should be able to find the Branch’s section on the HGS website.
James
I’m researching a meeting at the Victoria Rooms, SOuthampton, in March 1870. The meeting was in regard to the extension of the Contagious Diseases acts to Southampton and an Aldermna Stebbings is said to be heckling the speaker (who is in favour of reform). Would this be the same man, do you think?
Hi Dave, I think it’s quite likely that it was Joseph Rankin Stebbing. He did die in 1870 – I’m not sure on the exact date, so you might want to double check that. It certainly does sound like him, heckling at a public meeting – I get the impression that he liked being involved in anything that was going on.
James
These talks look excellent, it seems as though there could be some nostalgic memories here perfect for the Jubilee. When are you next on the radio so I can tune in?
Hi Liz, thank you for your kind words. I’m going to be on Angel FM this coming tuesday some time after 9.30am.