Before 1997, Newsletters were produced between 1968 and 1974. These contained only news items and short articles, and the table below mentions a selection of those with historical content. There are many more intriguing snippets.
Contents of later Newsletters and Journals here, and complete list of all Newsletters and Journals here.
| Series | No. | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | December 1968 | Closure of Queen’s Head pub |
| 1 | 2 | March 1969 | Reminiscences of Market Hill |
| Short article of the history of the area from the Iceni tribe onwards | |||
| 1 | 3 | June 1969 | The Hamilton Family at Easton (by Brig. Packard) |
| 1 | 4 | September 1969 | The Tocsin – raising the alarm for help to fight a fire |
| More on the Hamilton Family at Easton (by Brig. Packard) | |||
| Two descendents of Nicholas Danforth, of Framingham, MA in the US visit Framlingham | |||
| 18th Century Smugling | |||
| Framlingham Commonwealth of Nations – Fram residents who emigrated | |||
| 1 | 5 | December 1969 | Prof Charles Danforth Saggus (descdent of Nicholas Danforth) visits Framlingham from Georgia, US |
| This issue also contains mention of other emigrants from Framlingham to the far corners of the world, including Australia. There is a “Framlingham” in Queensland, possibly named by a Governor-General, the son of a Rector of Dennington. Further description in March 73 issue, below. | |||
| “Framlingham the Second” – article about the first Framlingham, a 7th Century settlement razed by the Norman Roger Bigod. | |||
| 1 | 6 | March 1970 | Some details of the 1851 census of Framlingham |
| More information on Framlingham links with New England | |||
| 1 | 7 | June 1970 | Visit from Mr. Louis Varrichione of Framingham, MA |
| 1 | 8 | September 1970 | The Carley & Webb paper bag – “a superb piece of Victorian copperplate” |
| 1 | 9 | January 1971 | Article on WWII Framlingham Airfield (at Parham) |
| Story of “Countess Anna”, a local farmer’s daughter who became Countess de Geloes in the Dutch East Indies. | |||
| Article about “A Book of Recollections”, a two-volume book by John Cordy Jeaffreson, son of William Jeaffreson, notable surgeon of Framlingham. | |||
| Recollections of Harold Lanman, a Framlingham antiquarian whose collection formed the basis of the Lanman Museum. | |||
| 1 | 10 | April 1971 | Dennington Ghost (story from 1885) |
| Canadian Pioneer – Asa Danforth, grandson of Nicholas Danforth of Framlingham | |||
| 1 | 11 | September 1971 | Mid Suffolk Railway – an early map for what became the Mid Suffolk Light Railway showed a route through Framlingham (item title “Fleet Street”) |
| More recollections from Harold Lanman (see also January 1971 above) | |||
| 1 | 12 | December 1971 | “Our Daughter Town” – Information on Framingham, MA, USA |
| The Elms Site – council dwellings proposed by Blyth RDC. Framlingham History Society objected both to the flat roof design and that the site is prone to flooding. Unfortunately Blyth RDC did not agree! | |||
| “The Alde Head” and “The Julia Stone” – two stories about the Iceni and Boudicca’s rebellion | |||
| 1 | 13 | March 1972 | Where did that “L” come from? – suggestion that the original spelling of “Framlingham” did not contain the letter “L”. |
| Rural poverty – article about poverty created by the enclosures of the early 19th Century. | |||
| 1 | 14 | June 1972 | “Loot” – History of Wisteria Cottage, Hacheston |
| “EA’s influence on the US” – article about Nicholas Danforth, who emigrated from Framlingham to New England in 1634 | |||
| “A painstaking and hardworking surveyor” – Isaac Johnson, 1754-1835 | |||
| Article about the Flodden Helm | |||
| 1 | 15 | October 1972 | Merry England – brief article on Sir Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, whose tomb is in St Michael’s Church |
| Further recollections from Harold Lanman | |||
| 1 | 16 | January 1973 | Framlingham nearly obliterated? – story of the mid-air explosion near Fram of a WWII bomber containing Joe Kennedy, brother of JFK |
| 1 | 17 | March 1973 | Some Local Drapers – article |
| A Century Ago – court reports from 1876 | |||
| Further article about Framlingham, Victoria, Australia. See December 1969 above. | |||
| 1 | 18 | June 1973 | The Typical Village – article about the layout of Dennington |
| Ship Money – the “Ship Money” levy imposed by Charles I, notionally to build ships for defence of the realm. | |||
| Extracts from the Suffolk Chronicle, May 1876 | |||
| International Danforths – article about the Danforth family of Framlingham | |||
| Fell Oak with Butterknife – article about use of iron tools by the Iceni prior to the Roman invasion using technology brought here by Belgae tribes | |||
| Pet Lawyer – article about John Fastolfe (1378-1459) of the Framlingham area, on whom was based Shakespeare’s comic character Sir John Falstaff (in three plays). | |||
| 2 | 1 | April 1974 | Craftsmanship – article about clockmaking in Framlingham |
| Alarms – local volunteers and raising alarms in the event of invasions | |||
| 2 | 2 | October 1974 | Colourful Characters – including Archibald Rose, last Charge d’Affaires for the British Government at the Imperial Palace, Peking (now Beijing) |
| The above article also mentions Dr William Jeaffreson and his son, also a doctor, Cordy Jeaffreson. The latter is thought to be the first owner of a motor car in Framlingham |
To the best of our knowledge there were no Newsletters after October 1974 until the Journal was launched in August 1997. Please let us know if we have missed some.