Journal No. 301 – March 2025

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A Visit to Ripley Museum Claire Hitchcock………………………………… 3

Amateur Dramatics Clare McCann……………………………………………… 4

Three Roundabouts Ditz Brown ………………………………………………….. 9

40 Years Ago Cameron Brown ………………………………………………….. 10 Detective Work with Ancestry and Find My Past Alan Cooper ……… 12 Obituary – Mindi McLean (1951–2024) ……………………………………… 15

50th Anniversary Dinner……………………………………………………………. 16 Women of the Wey Emma Goodwin …………………………………………… 18 50th Anniversary Quiz Answers Alan Cooper ……………………………… 21

The Life and Ancestry of Talbot Bashall – Part Two Alan Cooper….. 24

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