The Isle of Wight Family History Society produces 4 Journals a year for Society members. In it there are articles about places and people on the Island. Here is a list of the contents of the journals for 2003.

Contents of November 2003 Journal

Article	Page No.
Royal Navy and Royal Marines Account of a talk given by Mike North on some history of the RN & RM and their presence on the IOW during the World Wars.	3
Treasures of the Archives Talk by Alison Drew, archivist at the Portsmouth Record Office of their holdings there.	7
Ventnor from Century to Century Talk and slide show by Fay Brown.	9
My First IWFHS Coach Trip to the Family Records Office Description of what Eric Griffin found at the FRC.	11
Chale Parish Marriages 1900-1910. Omitted from the Edwardian Marriage Index. Missing records found.	15
News from the Society News of Annual dinner and Resource room.	17
Continued story of Colin Weeks. Fireman in WW1	18
MOORE meeting at the Hare & Hounds. An account of the MOORE family reunion.	23
Simple rules for Sea-side enjoyment. Copy from IOW Chronicle of Thursday 20 July 1876 with its (for us) amusing recommendations.	24
Help Wanted. A plea for help on nautical matters from a member with an answer from the editor.	25
Royal Yacht Squadron Archive. Information Leaflet No 7 - Yacht Crew.	26
Isle of Wight BMD Index Information about the BMD Index for the Isle of Wight which is now being put on the Society Website.	28
ISLE-OF-WIGHT-L@rootsweb.com Monitor's Report on this valuable Email list.	29
ISLE OF WIGHT RECORD OFFICE A report from Richard Smout, IOW Record Office Archivist, on holdings at the Record Office.	35
How I Found the Silver Family on the Internet An account of Hilary Lloyd's problems and successes in using the Internet for her family history.	40
IWFHS Heraldry Group A report on the activities of the Heraldry Group.	42
The RACKETT Family Some information and unanswered questions concerning this family.	43
Island Parishes: St Helens Continuing the reports on Island Parishes,	46
Thomas ATKEY (1826-1857) A Royal Marine and the Indian Mutiny of 1857 A comprehensive account of the life and times of Thomas Atkey.	49
Guest Writer - Patrick Nott Patrick Nott, retired college lecturer, has chosen as his subject THOMAS WHYTEHEAD 1815-1843, A sometime curate at Freshwater and translator of hymns into Maori.	53
Bookshelf New books added to the Society's library.	56
HELP WANTED Members' pleas for help in their research.	57
New Members New Members listed with their research names.	59
The Parish Chest New method of paying subscriptions by credit card.	63
Useful Webistes	64

Contents of August 2003 Journal

Article	Page No.
One Day Conference Report and pictures of the One Day Conference with the theme of "Upstairs, Downstairs".	2
Garrets, Grooms and Gardeners Report of talk given by Richard Smout, IOW County Record Office archivist, at the One Day Conference on the lives of domestic servants through times past up to 1920.	4
Beatrice of Kingston Lacy Report of talk given by David Smith at the One Day Conference on the life of Beatrice, a servant at Kingston Lacy.	7
How we used to live - 1851 A very comprehensive talk at the One Day Conference made by Janet Few of different aspects of life in England taken from the 1851 Cenus.	10
Brenda James An obituary for Brenda James, our founder.	15
New Members A list of new members to the Society since May 2003.	15
Curt Cuttings Some amusing snippits from past newspaper notices.	20
WEA Family History Course An article giving information about a course to be run on Family History this coming winter.	23
HERALDRY GROUP Information about the future programme and activities of the Heraldry Group.	24
"French plan tip on 1488 British war grave." An account of the fight by Britons living in the are of St Aubin du Cormier, Britany to preserve the site of a battlefield where 500 English bowmen were slain in 1488.	25
Interesting Ancestors A report on a talk given by Robin Thornton.	27
Ventnor Heritage Museum Information about an exhibition entitled "From Cottage Door to Castle Gate" being hosted by the Ventnor Heritage Museum.	31
Letter to the Editor A suggestion by a member for a change of venue for the Society's annual dinner.	32
Buckingham 1851 Census Strays for the Isle of Wight	33
Musical Strays from London to Freshwater	35
Colin Weeks A continuation of the diary of Colin Weeks, a fireman in WW1.	37
A History of Burials and Cemeteries A report on a talk given by Malcolm Houghton, manager of the Isle of Wight Crematorium.	43
A Barrowload of Stones An account of a member's research into her Lale/Leal ancestry.	47
Island Parishes - Ryde Part of a series on the Parishes of the Island.	51
"Who is E.L.M.?" - Mystery Solved The identification of a memorial in Freshwater made.	54
Help Wanted Members requests for help in their research.	55
An Island Dream A light hearted poem using Island names.	59
Charles Tarrant Bloom The history of an Island man.	60
Members' Interests List Information about the Members' Interests List on our Web site.	63

Contents of May 2003 Journal

Article	Page No.
Little Jane - A History of her Story Jane, was a young girl from Brading who caught the imagination of a young clergyman, the Rev. Leigh Richmond, who wrote about her in a series of stories that he wrote about the Island. Her grave is now mentioned in guide books on the Island.	2
American Civil War A Member's reply to the account of a talk given in the February journal.	14
An addition to "On the Study of Isle of Wight Surnames: A Retrospective" Silvio Brendler adds information about Island surnames in a previous article of his published in August 2001.	18
Fireman Colin Weekes of Ryde. Colin Weekes was a fireman in WW1 who wrote of his experiences in the fire service. This is part 1 of a series.	20
The Story of the WI House from 1921 - 1991. A conclusion of the history of the Women's Institute house from the February journal.	24
The Atkey Family of Cowes. A continuation of stories of the Atkey family.	26
Island Parishes - Northwood. Part of a series on the Parishes of the Island.	32
Memories of Emma and Frank Toogood of Freshwater A transcription of the memories of a Freshwater couple recorded in 1961.	34
Social Evening An account of the Society's annual social evening on 6th January.	43
Letters from Palestine Two letters written by William John Bazley, B. Coy, 1st Garr. Batt, Devon Regt. to his sister in 1918 from Palestine.	44
Shanklin Auction Rooms A Write up of a talk given on this subject to the members by the auctioneer and Valuer of the Shanklin Auction Rooms.	48
Hugh de Morville - A Legend The legend of a Knight who was alleged to have murdered Thomas a Becket.	51
I.W.F.H.S. Heraldry Group An account of the activities carried out by the Heraldry Group.	52
Computers for Family History Reported account of a talk on this subject given by Tony Elgar.	54
New Members New members to the Society since February 2003.	58

Contents of February 2003 Journal