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Last Updated 25/3/08
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| About our town Gallery | Frequently Asked Questions.... | |
| Your Question | The Museum Replies | |
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I am doing some research on an aspect of Sittingbourne's history, can the museum assist me ? |
Please give details and we will advise. Contact Us | |
| My organisation would like to invite a speaker and/or to have a display. | We are happy to arrange this. Please contact the Secretary | |
| I now live in another part of the world, but I would like to trace friends or relatives who may still live in the area. Can you help me ? | We will put your contact details on our website. Please email us | |
| Can I get hold of some past copies of your membership journal ? | Please tell us what you are looking for. Past copies can be made available. | |
| Is there an index of earlier articles in the Journal ? | Yes. Contact us for details or have a look at the journal page. | |
| I would like to visit the museum, can you tell me how to arrange this ? | See our home page for opening times. For group and other special visits by appointment please contact the Secretary | |
| I live in Sittingbourne and can offer a couple of hours a week in support to the museum. Can I be of assistance ? | Your help would be most welcome. There are opportunities to work on our archives, on research, as a Museum Guide, on Publicity and Secretarial work and in other ways. Please contact the Secretary. | |
| What benefits do I gain from becoming a member of the museum ? |
You are helping to maintain and preserve a record of our town's history and to support further research. We will keep you in touch through our website and our Journal as well as local events. We welcome your active participation. All our workers are volunteers. There is no public funding for this work. |
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| When is the next "lecture" or event given by the museum ? | See our Members' page for forthcoming events. | |
| I have completed a study of an aspect of Sittingbourne's history, would the museum like to have this for either the web site or for public exhibition ? | Local studies are an important part of our archive material. Please contact us to discuss. Including possible publication e.g. in our Journal, if desired. | |
| What other people or resources can you put me in touch with regarding local history ? | See our links page. | |
| I have an old artifact/document which the museum might be interested in, would you like to have it ? | Please give details by email or otherwise so that we can discuss. | |
| I am a teacher in Sittingbourne, and I am looking for a resource for my pupils who will be studying local history in the coming term. Can the museum help me ? | Please contact the Secretary to discuss the period etc. We can arrange mobile displays | |
| I am interested in the genealogy of my family, can you give me anything you may have on my family ? | We are unable to undertake detailed family history research. Limited enquiries from readily available local sources can be considered. See also our links page. No professional researchers please. | |
| Can you tell me where the name "Sittingbourne" comes from ? | Have a look at the page on the origins of the name of our town. | |