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A step back in time

Professor Carl Chinn’s visit on Thursday 21^st Oct to the Willenhall Social Club was the high point of the Willenhall Local History Group’s calendar this year. The resulting talk was a hugely successful evening of reliving memories and entertainment from Carl. Even the younger ones who attended had to smile when he explained the roots of the famous teenage saying: ‘I’ll do it later!’ Professors of History sometimes have to cope with lazy adolescents too.

 As well as making us laugh, Carl took us on a nostalgia trip as he recalled the days when LSD meant pounds, shillings and pence, when we cribbed our times tables from the back of shiny red exercise books, and went to the corner shop for two pennyworth of kali and a packet of Spangles. It was funny and heart-warming, but Carl also made the serious point that we need to know where we come from in order to have a sense of identity. Above all, we need to listen to the stories people in our community have to tell us, and write them down for posterity.

 The guests, who enjoyed the Social Club’s superb facilities and generous hospitality, included His Worship the Lord Mayor Councillor Gazey and his wife the Lady Mayoress, and two long- distance visitors all the way from Sweden who came with the Federation of Family History Societies’ administrator, Maggie Loughran. 

Following on from the popular BBC programmes about researching family History the WLHG will be holding as part of its meetings a help session for those trying to start or hit the brick wall.

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