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MEETING & TREE HOUSE OPENING INFORMATION

Welcome to the Acorn Club

ARE YOU AGED 18-25? DO YOU HAVE DEVON ORIGINS?

IF YES THEN CLICK HERE FOR SOME EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES

 

How can you join the Acorn Club?

If you are interested in your family history, particularly in Devon, you are automatically a member of the Acorn Club. Welcome!

  • Welcome to the exciting world of family history. This is a special kind of history because it is all about you. Only your brothers and sisters will have the same story to tell, because it is all about your family.
  • Family history is discovering the names of your ancestors but it can be much more. You can find out about the jobs they did, the places where they lived and what their lives were like.
  • Searching for your family history is a bit like being a detective. You have to search for clues in many different places to try and find out answers to your questions. You have to be careful because sometimes you will find red herrings (false leads and information).
  • It is rather like doing a jigsaw puzzle, except with family history, there are always some pieces missing. Some of the information may be in your own house, or in the houses of your grandparents or your aunts, uncles or cousins.
  • Look at the Getting Started (link) and Activities (link) pages to see what Acorn Club member Martha found for her own family history, then discover if your families have anything like this.
  • If you have anything you would like to add to the Acorn Club pages, perhaps stories, puzzles or things you have found out about your family history, email acornclub@devonfhs.org.uk (Please ask your parents’ permission first)

Simone helps with the Acorn Club, providing help and advice to set up after school and lunch time clubs. She provides resources and support within schools to use family history to enhance the curriculum. If you see her at a Family History exhibition say “Hello”, ask her for an Acorn Club badge and let her know what you have discovered about your family.

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We regret that the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic means that we have had to make the following changes to our activities
until further notice


MEETINGS

All Group, committee and most face to face meetings are still suspended. We are maintaining contact electronically using ZOOM, including a programme of regular well attended talks/meetings. See the What's on/Events calendar for details, BUT to receive the links needed to access these meetings please join this mailing list http://eepurl.com/cF1G8n

TREE HOUSE

It is no longer necessary, to book an appointment at Tree House.
We will still have some measures in place to ensure the safety of both visitors and volunteers
We are open on Mondays (except Bank Holidays) from 10.30 - 4.00
Tuesdays from 10.30 - 4.00
Thursdays from 10.30 - 4.00 (closed Thursday 2 June 2022)

Feel free to contact us at home using the link here. This includes research enquiries, and we will assist as far as we are able.

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