Cobbold & Kin, Life Stories from an East Anglian Family
The Trust’s book by Clive Hodges has gone to the publishers which is a great relief all round; the work involved has been enormous. We decided on ‘Life Stories’ rather than ‘Biographies’ but it may yet be changed again by the publishers. It will be launched in October (£25 + postage) so please start saving your pennies!
Talks
To confirm that the Trust is going about its business vigorously the Keeper has accepted 2 speaking engagements in Ipswich this year.
1. Ipswich branch of the Suffolk Family History Society at Red Cross Hall, Chevallier St. at 7.30 pm on Thursday 17th April, and
2. Ipswich Arts Association at Museum Street Methodist Church (entrance in Black Horse Lane) at 1.0 pm on 10th July.
Thanks…
are due to the donors for the following gifts to the Trust archive…
to Maj. Philip Hope-Cobbold for a Glemham Hall Estate silver Millennium Medal, the estate having been bought by the family in 1923,
to Stuart Wolfendale for a copy of his book ‘Imperial to International’ a history of St. John’s Cathedral, Hong Kong where Rowland Francis Cobbold (1857-1945) was Senior Chaplain from 1892 to 1902,
to Isobel Hutchison who is a painter for a wealth of family tree information and no less than 20 pictures for the tree,
to Dorothy Maxwell, again for family tree information on the Cooke-Yarboroughs whose name is (as often happens) the result of an inheritance-related marriage. She relates a nice little anecdote in which the family lost all its money as a result of 18th century gambling debts and to this day a hand of cards without court cards is known as a ‘Yarborough.’
News from Sylvia Stoltz
In February last year, under the heading ‘I’ve Still Got my Marbles’ I reported on our nonagenarian correspondent in Australia. In confirmation that she is still at it, we hear that she has just won 2nd prize in a ‘True Wartime Experience’ competition. The event has been running for 51 years and encourages Veterans to write about their experiences. Sylvia is very knowledgeable on the history of Chemical Warfare in Australia and her recent contribution is published in BRAVO! Recollections and Reflections of the Veteran Community by the Australian Government. Congratulations, Sylvia from us all.