The Hon. Secretary is Laraine Hake, Tollgate Cottage, The Turnpike, Bunwell, NORWICH NR16 1SR Telephone
01953 788320
to whom you may send all enquiries relating to genealogy, the Alabaster family tree, requests for back
issues of the Chronicle, and all organisational and administrative matters. She also is the Editor of the Alabaster
Chronicle.
Hon. Treasurers: James and Eileen Alabaster, 10 Elmwood Drive, Bexley, Kent, DA5 3PS to whom please send
subscriptions and donations.
Australian Representative: Beryl Neumann, 12 Eames Avenue, Baulkham Hills, NSW 2153 Australia.
American Representative: Robbin Churchill, 10 Palisades Road, Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia, 30309, USA. Tel:
404-873-3334.
Our General Meeting in Hadleigh, April 2005
From left: Shirley Alabaster, Hon. Treasurer; Ron Alabaster West, Chairman of the Meeting; Laraine Hake, Hon. Secretary
Donations are always welcome, both for the Society`s general purposes and for the Society`s Special Projects Fund,
which has in the past funded Alabaster research at the College of Arms, and assisted in purchasing for the Society Dr
William Alabaster`s book. When sending a donation, you can say for which purpose you wish the money to be used.
How to join
The subscription year for the Society starts on 1st September.
Members outside the UK may save on bank charges by using the services at Genfair, at a slightly increased rate to
cover Genfair`s charges. It may be possible to use PayPal: contact the Hon. Sec. (address above) for details.
For 2009-2010 it remains at £8.00 per household (UK); £8.00 overseas, but £9.00 if you use Genfair www.genfair.com
The 2008 Gathering has come and gone, and we are not yet able to take bookings for the 2011 event. A date has been
chosen: it is the Easter weekend, the last-but-one weekend in April, 2011. Do not book any travel or accommodation
until this date is confirmed. It is given here so that you can "pencil it in" to your diary. Details of what you may have
missed in 2008 are on the Gathering page.
You can print out a membership form to accompany your cheque: (printer friendly): Membership Form
Please do print extra copies for your relatives!
If you wish to pay for more than one year at a time, or include a donation, you are very welcome to do so, but please
make it clear how the money is to be divided. The Treasurer`s contact details are in the section above.
Also, please make especially sure that your membership number is included as there are many people with the same
surname!
Standing orders and internet banking (UK): The amount to pay is £8.00 per year on 1st September.
If you use internet banking, after logging in to your current account click "Payments and Transfers", then "Manage
Payments". Click the Society`s standing order entry, then "Edit Details". Sort code and account details are available
from the Treasurer or fromLaraine. Again, do please quote your membership number as several members do have the
same surname!
Please email the Hon. Secretary to make sure your contact information is kept up-to-date, if you are not sending the
form by post.
The Alabaster Chronicle
After several issues edited with style and panache by Sheelagh Alabaster, the Alabaster Chronicle is now edited by
Laraine Hake, whose address is given above. Unfortunately, the Chronicle does not write itself -- it would be nice if it
did -- so the Editor certainly welcomes your articles, news, pictures, and information.
The Chronicle contains a popular "letters" section (which appears on this site as "News from Around the World") for
which Laraine Hake also welcomes your own Alabaster-related correspondence and pictures.
Data protection: authors and correspondents are advised that material and information they provide is deemed to be
for publication unless clearly stated otherwise, and that they should be aware that all contents of the Chronicle and the
website are visible to non-members of the Society. Apart from that, we do not sell on or pass your contact details to
anyone outside the Society.
This website needs information too! it has been put together by Ray Williamson
to whom please send your digital
ideas, literary contributions and pictures for the website. Digital pictures should be in .jpeg or .gif compression format
and no larger than 800 x 600 pixels. Text should preferably be in plain text or html. "Email"-type format is fine.
Australian Representative: Beryl Neumann, P O Box 787, Baulkham Hills, NSW 2153
Things to Buy
Alabaster Society lapel badge: Shirley Rowe, 26 Aberdeen Garden, LEIGH-ON-SEA, Essex SS9 3RH £6.50 plus 50p
p&p to UK or £1.00 overseas.
Solid Silver or Gold crossbow brooch: Alabaster & Wilson Ltd., Goldsmiths, 0121 236 2356
http://www.alabasterandwilson.com/
Alabaster Chronicle binder, available from Laraine Hake, £6.00 inc p&p UK; add 50p elsewhere.
Back issues of the Alabaster Chronicle are available from Laraine Hake. The cost is £1.50 per copy post paid to UK
addresses; £2.00 overseas (sterling). Prices correct January 2010.
For a list of contents of the various issues, please click the Chronicles link.
Laraine Hake can also provide a list of books written by members on Alabaster history and related matters, or click
the Publications link.
When buying items from Laraine Hake, it is possible to pay for items using PayPal, without incurring extra charges. |
