Your committee is mindful of the need to occasionally support those organisations and projects that actively promote local history. Using primary historical sources, The Victoria County History is writing the history of the counties of England. The series was begun in 1899 and to date fourteen county sets have been completed. The set for Essex is partially complete with Volume X, covering Dedham, Earls Colne and Colchester, having just been published. The volume containing the Ongar Hundred was published as Volume IV way back in 1956.
Following a proposal at the recent committee meeting of 11th November, the committee approved a donation of £50 to the Victoria County History of Essex Appeal. Two letters were received in reply; Patricia Hermann, Secretary and Treasurer to the Appeal Fund, wrote:
“On behalf of all our Trustees, may I ask you to convey our thanks to the members of the High Country History Group for this handsome donation to the Fund. We are so very grateful not only for the financial assistance but, perhaps even more, for the support it shows for the Editor and her team. In spite of continuing financial worries, we are all determined that the great work will be completed, and our optimism is much boosted by your faith. . . ”