David Annal

David is an experienced speaker and author with a large repertoire of talks, covering a variety of family history-based topics. He has spoken at RootsTech, Who Do You Think You Are Live? and other major Family History events and has also given talks at The National Archives, London Metropolitan Archives, The Society of Genealogists and numerous Family History Societies around London and the South East.

Felicity Brimblecombe

She is an amateur family historian researching for nearly 40 years. She continues the family tradition of recording family details started by this branch of her ancestors in the early 19th century. She is also interested in Garden History and Military History (particularly World War One).

Janice Brooker

Janice is a Senior Librarian at Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies.

Dr Mark Carrol

For 35 years he was a biochemistry lecturer in one of London’s premier medical schools. His talks on aspects of human biology are aimed at a non-specialist audience. His other passion is family history. He puts his family’s ancestors into the historical context of their day – social, economic, geographic – so that they come alive. His interactive talks reflect that meaningful approach, which everyone can relate to.

Tom Doig

Teacher and historian from Newsell in north-east Herts. Tom has been giving entertaining talks on many topics of history for many years in this area and much further afield.

Heather Falvey

Heather teaches local history from Cert. to Masters level at the ICE Madingley Hall, Cambridge and at Oxford University DCE Covering everyday life in Tudor and Stuart England, her main interests are social unrest and discord in early-modern communities.

Dr Janet Few

Janet is an experienced and qualified family, social and community historian who lectures regularly on these subjects throughout the UK and overseas. She has spoken at many national and international genealogical events and is also a well known author.

Helen Gibson

Retired teacher and member of East Herts Archaeological Society.

John Hanson

A long-time member of the GOONS and Trustee of the Society of Genealogists, John has been a genealogist for over 30 years. He has lectured for over 10 years, including at WDYTYA exhibitions and has written frequently for FTM and many other journals.

Ronald Koorm

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Antony Marr

A police officer in London for 30 years now has second career in Genealogy and Family History Research. Qualified with Universities Strathclyde and Greenwich. Council member of AGRAC. Chair of AGRA board of assessors. Member and regular visitor to Society of Genealogists. Deputy Registrar in Bucks. dealing with all aspects of B,M,D essential in tracing living or missing relatives.

Jon Mein

Well known historian and leading member of St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural & Archaeological Society.

Paul Nixon

Paul has a keen interest in military history, in particular British Army and campaigns between 1850 and 1920. He has researched British soldiers for over 40 years and delivered many talks. He has worked for Findmypast in a licensing role since August 2010.

Robert Nurden

Robert is a writer and journalist who has worked on the Guardian, Independent on Sunday and Daily Telegraph, as well as many other national newspapers and magazines.

Sue Paul

Recently retired after many years as a senior project manager in the IT industry, Sue has had a number of articles published in a wide variety of specialist magazines and journals.

John & Janet Pearson

Janet and John have been researching their own families for over 40 years — even BC (before computer). They have also served on the committee of HFHS since 1991 and each has given talks on general and specific ancestor studies.

Alan Ruston

Herts FHS Member since the earliest days: former chairman, former HP editor, President since 2018. Alan is our expert advisor on most Family History topics, particularly Nonconformity.

Donna Rutherford

A New Zealander with English, Scottish and Irish ancestry. Many of her family were NZ pioneers. Member of ISOGG, GOONS, NZSoG. Currently works in the Technology Industry as a Global Business Operations Manager, mostly in the Cloud Technology Professionally an Accountant but worked mostly in IT Management during career.

Adam Smith

Adam Smith worked as a Museum curator for 15 years, including seven years at Normanby Hall. Lincolnshire, until 2006 when he married and moved to Hertfordshire, where he is now a part time lecturer and house husband. He is an Honorary research fellow for the Centre for Archival Practices and a co-educator on “Literature of the English Country House", an open online course run by the School of English.

Paul Stickler

Paul is a former UK police officer with background in murder investigations. During his service he was seconded to the FBI National Academy in Virginia where he graduated with a diploma in International Law Enforcement. Paul now spends his time researching British historical murders and lecturing.

Alan Thomson

Taught history at the University of Hertfordshire and has written a number of books and articles on Hertfordshire history. Chairman of the Hertford and Ware Local History Society and the Hertfordshire Record Society

David Turner

Gained his PhD in Railway Studies in 2013. Taught on a University of York Online Diploma Course on Railway Studies. Currently a Transport Historian at Aston University and Honorary Fellow of the University of York.

Ian Waller

Prior to retirement Ian was a professional genealogist with over 30 years experience in English research. He is currently chairman of AGRA (Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives) which represents professional genealogists in England and Wales.