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The Romford and District Historical Society was founded in 1956, and since 1968 has produced an annual publication, the Romford Record. Meetings are held once a month (excluding July and August) on a Monday evening, and visitors are very welcome (admittance £1.50). Here is the 2008 programme:
| Date | Title | Speaker |
| 28 January | Hill Hall and its Inhabitants | Ann Padfield |
| 25 February | Warley Place, Past and Present, and the Story of Miss Wilmot and her Garden | Olive Baldwin and Thelma Wilson |
| 31 March | AGM followed by Voices from the Past | |
| 28 April | Annie Besant and the Matchgirls' Strike | Jeff Page |
| 19 May | Beneath London's City Streets | Peter Lawrence |
| 30 June | Thurrock's Two Ports | Brian Burton |
| 29 September | Brunel's Thames Tunnel - 8th Wonder of the World | Robert Halse |
| 27 October | Romford Pubs | Pat Pound |
| 24 November | Taking a Trip round Old Hornchurch | Richard Moorey |
| 8 or 15 December | TBA |
The meetings will be held in Trinity Methodist church hall, Angel Way (see map), starting at 8.15 p.m. (with the hall open from around 7.30 p.m.).
For more details please contact the Hon. Secretary: Mrs. J Raggett, 14 Thames Close, Rainham, RM13 9HP, (01708) 520673.
Please note that although I am a member of the Society, Romford Now & Then is not an 'official' Society Web site - therefore, please contact me rather than the Hon. Secretary with any matter relating to the site.
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