Rotary District 1050

THE DISTRICT 1050 HISTORY

Prepared by the district and not verified by Rotary Global History

Rotary International District 1050 Club Genealogy

(updated by PDG Mike Payne and RGHF member DG 12/13 Robert Strachan, 2010. All dates are in dd-mm-yyyy format)

The credit for this “family tree” goes to PDG Bernard Needham who originally developed it in response to a request from Chris Boyes when he was DG in 2003-04. In his notes with the original tree Bernard mentioned, “It involved some interesting research. For example, it revealed a sort of immaculate conception experienced by R/C of St. Helens (this whilst determining the mother club of R/C of Knutsford). St. Helens, you see, had no mother and current members could not shed any light.

However, in the early 1920s a good many Clubs formed themselves, usually guided by a single Rotarian, and then sought affiliation to The British Association of Rotary Clubs (BARC), the forerunner of RIBI. So the chain of St. Helens, Warrington, Knutsford, Congleton, Biddulph and Congleton Dane has a beginning shrouded in mystery.”

1050 includes one of the first 100 clubs: Rotary Club of Manchester 66

READ THE ENTIRE PDF HERE

Provided by D1050 DG 12/13 Robert Strachan and posted 7 February 2010 by Jack Selway

SOURCE http://www.rotaryfirst100.org/districts/districts/1050.htm