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June 2005 News

Douglas Baker of Bungay was the speaker at our June meeting and he gave a very interesting talk entitled ‘Sisters in the Canadian Wilderness’. Katherine Strickland and her sister Susannah were born in Bungay in 1802 and 1803 respectively. They enjoyed a comfortable childhood with their parents and siblings until their father was made bankrupt at the end of the Napoleonic wars. They both married returning soldiers who were given grants of land in the colonies, and set off in 1832 for Quebec. The life they encountered there was very different from what they had been used to, and both endured many hardships along the way without much help from their husbands. They had a great interest in botany and all aspects of the natural world and wrote books and articles which became very popular. A film has been made by a Canadian company of the lives of these intriguing sisters but it has yet to be seen in this country.

Secretary	Dorothy Anderson	01440 820376
Events Secretary	Gillian Cooper	01440 820052

Next Meeting

An outing to Culford - Park, Hall and Village - with Clive Paine. Wednesday 20th July 2005. Meet at MSC Car Park at 5.45pm or at 6.30pm at Culford. Please contact Gillian (820052) about parking arrangements if you are going straight there.

On Weds 13th July, all members are invited to Wickhambrook Primary School for the Opening of the History Society Library. Please be at the School House for 2.30 pm. This will be followed by refreshments and a tour of the school.

New Members are very welcome.
Contact the secretary or have a look at the Local History Society page

The History Society