peter@bailey718.fsworld.co.uk
FIBIS Spring Open Day is to be held on Saturday, May 23rd 2009. Lectures will include:

1. “Wrecked or Captured – The East India Company Ships that failed to Arrive” by Andrea Cordani. Andrea is a FIBIS Member and an acknowledged authority on wrecks of East Indiamen. She has her own website devoted to these at
http://www.eicships.info/index.html

2. “The Railways of India”
by High Wilding. Hugh is a Trustee of FIBIS and is currently compiling the very comprehensive data on the Railways of India which may be found on the FiBiWiki at
http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Category:Railways

We are expecting a bumper meeting once again and although there will be no charge to attend, we regret that it will be necessary to register your intention to do so with our Membership Secretary, Emma Sullivan on Membership@fibis.org Alternatively, you may register by writing to her at
40, Poulton Avenue, Sutton, Surrey SM1 3PY.

Registration should be made before Sunday, 17th May. As usual, the meeting will be held at Friends House, Euston Road in London – directly opposite the main entrance to Euston Main Line Railway Station.

Doors will open at 1.00 p.m. for a start at 1.30 p.m. Also, as usual, there will be an oportunity to ask questions on British India Family History Research and to talk to others who may be researching the same subjects as yourselves. Looking forward to welcoming you to the meeting
Pter Bailey, Chairman
Families in British India Society — www.fibis.org