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Our magazine, Kith and Kin, is published three times each year, in autumn, spring and summer. It is free to all members.

The magazine contains news and information and a number of articles, the majority of which are from members. If you would like to submit anything to the magazine, please contact the Editor (see contacts).

A list of articles published in Kith and Kin is available in the Members Area.

The Harry Batchelor Award is presented annually for the best article printed in the magazine. This is in memory of the founder and first Chairman of Rugby Family History Group who died in 2003.

The first winner in December 2005 for articles in Issues 60 to 62 (Autumn 2004 to Summer 2005 was Ann Luntley, a long standing member of Rugby Family History Group and former Secretary. Her article called Encouraging Lateral Thinking 

The second winner, in December 2006, was John Chard for the third article in a series of three on Thomas the Lamplighter.

The winner in 2007 was Sid Masters for 26/27 Sheep Street.

The winner in December 2008 was Joyce Latham for an article called Missing – presumed taken prisoner.

The 2009 winner was Christine Hancock for an article called Patience is a virture.

Also this year a new system was started in which some entries were awarded Highly Commended or Commended. These were:

Highly Commended:
"Questions from the Past"    Bill Petrie
"Ezekiel"                            Peter Duffy
"A Tale of two wives"          Christine Hancock
"Courage under fire"            Peter Duffy

Commended:
"825 squadron"                   John Chard
"DNA & family History"          Peter Davies

Specially Commended for a commissioned article:
"Rugby retrospectively in 2009"      Pat Webb

The 2010 winner was Linden Osborn for Canada Comes Up trumps which was published in Kith and Kin in two parts.

Highly Commended:
"In search of William" by Val Jones
"John Luntley, brewer and grocer of Southwark, c.1610-1671" by Ann Luntley

Commended:
"What's in a (fore)name?" by Sid Masters
"Elizabeth Who?" by Ann Luntley

2011's winner was Christine Hancock for Three Sisters and a Lunatic

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Commended:

In 2012 the winner was Ann Luntley for A Tragic Event at Anzio, Italy in 1944 

Highly Commended:
"The Beatty Bible" by John Frearson
"Mud house to opera house" by Charles Partington-Tierny 

Commended:
"Hunting for Grandad's war" by Linden Osborn
"Early photographers in Rugby" by John Frearson

2013 winner was John Frearson for The Walbrook Glee Singers

Highly Commended:
"I died in Hell- they called it Passchedaele" by David Bluestein

Commended:
"Dr Richard Rouse Bloxham DD" by Mike Beare

In 2014 the winner was Christine Hancock for "Researching a photo album"

Highly Commended:
"Beware of Postcards" by Gillian Allan

Commended:
"Two faces of World War 1" by Freda Griffiths

The latest winner is Anne Rogers for Maundy Charles Rodgers Rodgers – Indian Ancestry

Highly Commended:
“George Hobby Bootmaker to the Aristocracy” by Ann Luntley
“In Search of Grandad” by Rachel Andrews

Commended:
“A Convict in the family – Maybe?”  by Maurice Green
“The Black Sheep” by Janet Potter