The Derby Probus Club
| January 14th | An Englishman’s England – “Constable Country”
Peter Amour Peter is an enthusiastic, experienced photographer, living in mid-Derbyshire, He travels around the UK and beyond in his photographic missions, during which he looks into the character, characters, nature and history of the regions he visits. These are then brought to life in his illustrated talk. Peter was an auctioneer for almost sixty years, specialising in Antiques and Fine Art and he was involved in the production of “Going for a Song”. He appears regularly on local and national radio and television shows and hosted a guest spot on the BBC Roadshow bus. Since retiring he retains a full diary, heading the Three Counties Art and Antiques History Society and is a regular guest speaker on Fred Olsen and Saga cruises as well as giving talks to clubs such as Probus around the country. |
July 8h | TBA |
| February 11th | Genealogy
Vanessa Morgan Vanessa has lived all her life in Worcestershire and has spent 34 years researching family and local history in the county and also in Birmingham and Warwickshire. She has written a number of articles and books about the subjects and also about murders and crime in the same areas. |
August 12th | TBA |
| March 11th | Just
Desserts
Mark Dawson Mark gained his PhD from the University of Nottingham for his study of the food and drink in a gentry household in the 16th Century and has continued to research, write about and give talks about the history of food and drink for the last 20 years. He is on the organizing committee of the Leeds Symposium of Food History and Traditions, regularly speaking at the Symposium. |
September 9th | TBA |
| April 8th | October 14th | TBA | |
| May 13th | What
Is It? - Vintage Household Items Gay Evans Gay has been conducting genealogical/family history research for over 38 years. During that time she has also built up a collection of vintage household items, which we are invited to try and identify. |
November 11th | TBA |
| June 10th | Almshouses:
Past, Present and Local Robert Mee Robert holds an MA in English Local History and has conducted several research projects around Heanor and along the Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire border. He writes for local magazines and newsletters, has written two books on the Heanor/Langley Mill area and manages the website for a Local History Society. |