Honorary Member: Lord Robert Roden (Ireland)
President: Richard Joscelyne (38 USA)
Vice President: Bill Joscelyne (02 England)
Chairman: Peter Walter Joslin (29 England)
Treasurer and Membership Secretary: Ben Joscelyne (09 England)
Minute Secretary: Simon Gladas (141 England)
Committee:
Michael Brill (82 England),  Brenda Humphries (90 England),  
Brenda Joscelyne (95 England), Paul Joscelyne (136 England)
Auditor Melvyn Joscelyne (08 England)
Journal Editor: Dr. Averil Snodgrass (103 England)
'Joslin Research': Peter W. Joslin (29 England)
Website: http://www.peterjoslin.co.uk

Anyone interested in joining the Society should contact
The Membership Secretary :
Mr Ben Joscelyne,
29, Thistley Green Road,
Braintree.
Essex. CM7 9SF
England.
E-mail benjos@btinternet.com
Membership is still only £10 a year.

New Years message to our members in 2007

Your Josselin Society committee wish you all a very
Happy, Healthy and Productive New Year
And we look forward to meeting you in 2007

 By now, you should have received your Christmas issue (36) of our journal,
I think most of you will agree that the 'Josselin Journals' are now our best ever;
they contain a good cross section of Colour Photos, Stories, Family History
and news of our 'Josselin Gatherings' Our journal doesn't just happen;
it's the product of some hard working members under our editor Averil.
Please continue to send Averil any items that you think will be of interest to our members.
(Stories, Photos & Research Requests)

Your committee met in November and finalised details for meetings in 2007.
The historic city of LINCOLN and the ancient site of SEMPRINGHAM
is to be the location for our summer meeting which will be over the weekend of
JUNE 16^th - 17^th 2007
http://www.lincoln.gov.uk/  and  http://www.peterjoslin.co.uk/new_page_2.htm

The September meeting will be at BRAINTREE, Essex and we will be visiting the
'Warner Textile Archives' prior to the societies AGM and a family history session.
This date will be Saturday September 22^nd 2007
http://www.braintree.gov.uk/Braintree/leisure/Warner+Archive
Full details of these events are to be found at the foot of this page

Other places of interest are under consideration for 2008 and I am listing a few below,
your views on these would be welcome, as would any suggestions from YOU.
A website address is included so those of you with access to the internet:

'Cambridge'
for an organised tour of the Colleges, Libraries and City Centre.
http://www.visitcambridge.org/
'Bletchley Park'
(WW2 Enigma fame) Possible venue for the AGM 2008
http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/
'Flanders Fields'
a weekend by coach or Euro Star based on Lille/Ypres  
http://www.cwgc.org/ 
'National Memorial Arboretum' in Staffordshire.
http://www.nationalmemorialarboretum.org/
'Church Crawl' with Roy Tricker (this would be our third crawl with Roy)
South Suffolk Churches of the Josselyn's of Sproughton, Copdock & Belstead etc.
'Chateau de Josselin in Brittany'
the committee will seek more options if there is a continued
interest for a third visit to Josselin by our members.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/holiday/destinations/josselin_ssb/

 The Josselin society has a lot of hits to its website www.josselin.org.uk and it is from the internet
that most of our new members find us, this year I would like you to make an effort to introduce a friend
or a contact who may be interested in joining the Josselin society.
New members are vital for our future and most of them will also make a contribution
to our research of Josselin family history.

A new Josselin publicity letter based on the recent 'Who do you think you are' TV programs has been produced,
if you would like us to send one to someone who you think would be interested;
then just let me have their address or email.
My best wishes to all of you, feel free to contact me with any queries you may have,
both for family history and the Josselin Society.
One of my New Year resolutions is to make more use of the free phone link on my Computer
so I now have an additional phone number 05602194657 which is free to use when on the computer.

                                                                   
Peter Walter Joslin (chairman)

   
Our 2003 AGM was held at
Braintree Museum on Sunday the 12th October
and was organised by
Ben & Mary Joscelyne.
The morning of the day was spent at
Cressing Temple
a few miles from Braintree on the Witham Road,
Cressing has been a part of 'Joslin' history for many years.

The AGM 2004 was held at Bocking Windmill and then at Braintree Museum on 10th October 2004
this was a very successful meeting organised by Ben & Mary Joscelyne

The 2005 AGM was held on Sunday the 9th of October at Kelvedon Hatch, Essex
The meeting was at the secret cold war nuclear bunker near Brentwood.
the visit was organised by Paul Joscelyne (Thank you Paul, it was a great day)
members can make a virtual tour of the bunker by going to the website:
 www.japar.demon.co.uk

   
Josselin's entering the hidden bunker,
Some of our Josselin group;
Peter Joslin, Margaret Joslin & Karen Joslin were ex Royal Observer Corps personnel
they manned theses bunkers and underground posts during the cold war
when this was part of the nations Nuclear reporting and Warning role.

The 2006 AGM included a visit to Earls Colne Church in Essex.
RALPH JOSSELIN was the 17th century vicar of Earls Colne who wrote the famous diary.
For our visit to the Church and the new Heritage centre we had a guided tour by: David Brown
Our meal and AGM was at 'The Lion' on the High Street at Earls Colne

       reputed to be the image of Rev. Ralph Josselin

click here to see the Earls Colne page for the Ralph Josselin Diary & the Heritage Centre

JOSSELIN SOCIETY 2007
Weekend at Lincoln and Sempringham
Saturday June 16^th - Sunday June 17^th
Day one SATURDAY 16th June 2007

Meet 10.30 a.m. for a guided tour of the magnificent Lincoln Cathedral 1072
or other may wish to visit the Lincoln Castle situated next to the Cathedral or both!
This area of Lincoln is at the top of a large hill and to explore the other parts of the beautiful city it is all downhill!!
Lots of interesting tea-rooms and small shops on the walk to the main city centre and the bigger department stores,
Riverside, Railway and Bus Station etc. If a number of our members are staying at the Travel Inn;
a mini-bus will be used to take us to the Cathedral to start the day.

Suggested accommodation at the Premier Travel Inn at Lincoln
Phone 08701 977 156. Lincoln Road, Canwick Hill, Lincoln.
For the 'Josselins' staying over night in Lincoln we will be able to dine together
Lots of suggestions for accommodation at
http://www.lincoln.gov.uk/tourism
Brochure Requests Tel: 01522 873800
9, Castle Hill, Cathedral Quarter, Lincoln. LN1 3AA
Tel: 01522 873213
21, The Cornhill, High Street, Lincoln. LN5 7HB
Tel: 01522 873256 or email us at tourism@lincoln.gov.uk
 
Cathedral Quarter Tour / Da Vinci Code Film Trail
This tour takes in and interprets the sites around the Cathedral Quarter,
in particular the Roman sites and the magnificent Cathedral and Castle.
It gives an interesting insight into the City and the opportunity to discover some local anecdotes from our accredited Blue and Green Badge guides.
The guide will also be able to point out some interesting facts about the recent filming in the City of the Hollywood movie,
The Da Vinci Code. (Please note that the tour does not include entry into the Castle or the Cathedral)
This tour takes place each day at 11am and 2pm during;
Weekends in June, Tickets are available on the day from the Guide £3.00 adults £1.50 child
  
Downhill History Tour
This incorporates the Brayford Waterfront, the High Street, The Stonebow, High Bridge and Medieval Churches.
This tour can include the Guildhall and viewing the City’s unique collection of civic insignia
(there is an extra charge involved)

 Pub Tour Not a pub crawl but a convivial and sober walk around the pubs of Lincoln.
Hear about their history, ales, signs and traditions. www.lincolntourguide.com 

Medieval Tour A tour that concentrates on medieval Lincoln from its magnificent cathedral,
Mighty castle and merchant’s timber framed buildings.
This tour reveals the medieval life in Lincoln and some of the personalities including Bishop Hugh,
Katherine Swynford and Nichola de la Haye.    

Welcome to Lincoln Castle
By Norman times, Lincoln was the third city of the realm in prosperity and importance.
In 1068, two years after the Battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror began building Lincoln Castle
on a site occupied since Roman times. For 900 years the castle was used as a court and prison with many being executed
on the ramparts. Many original features still remain and the wall walks provide visitors with magnificent views of the Cathedral,
the City of Lincoln and the surrounding countryside. Contact Information: Lincoln Castle, Castle HIll, Lincoln, LN1 3AA
Tel:+44 (0)1522 511068  Email: Lincoln_Castle@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Opening Times Monday - Saturday - 9.30 am to 5.30 pm  Sunday - 11.00 am to 5.30 pm

Day two Sunday 17^th June 2007 SEMPRINGHAM

A.M. leave Lincoln for SEMPRINGHAM via Sleaford (1 hour drive)
12.30 Sunday Lunch at 'The Old Ship Inn' 
22, High Street, Pointon Nr Sleaford.
Tel: 01529 241400 (Gail)

click here to see our Gilbertine web page Sempringham & the Gilbertines
St. Gilbert Gocelin of Sempringham, born1083, died 1189
 Afternoon at St Andrews Church for Guided tour and talk about Sempringham Abbey and
St. Gilbert who in about 1139 founded a home for his white-robed Gilbertian order,
the only purely English monastic order and the only one which catered for men and women.
We will also hear about Princess Gwenllian, daughter of Llewellyn, the last true-born Prince of Wales,
and the only grand-daughter of Simon de Montfort  
Mrs. Nan Davenport will be our guide phone 01529 240260
We can also use St Andrews Church for a Josselin meeting in the Afternoon

If you are coming to join us at this Josselin Gathering in Lincoln please let the
membership secretary know,
 he can then keep you updated with arrangements and name tags etc.

The only pre booking will be for the Sunday Lunch at Sempringham.
'The Old Ship Inn' at Pionton
will supply a menu closer to the time and a full Sunday roast two course meal will be available at £10.00.
(Highly recommended)

Membership Secretary:
Mr Ben Joscelyne.
29, Thistley Green Road,
Braintree,
Essex CM7 9SF
England

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