Upcoming Events
Workshop
Parish Registers for Family Research Sale has ended
Webinar
Webinar
Zoom Video Conference
Branch Meeting
Let’s Meet Our Criminal Ancestors
Reading Branch
Reading Branch
The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, 280 The Meadway, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4PE, Berkshire
Advice session
Online Family History Advice Clinic Sale has ended
Webinar
Webinar
Zoom Video Conference
Talk
World War Two Talks Series
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BQ
Advice session
Drop In Advice Session
Bracknell Central Library
Bracknell Central Library
Town Square, Bracknell RG12 1BH
Talk
Early Closing Day – Air Raids on Reading in WW2
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BQ
Workshop
Enclosure Maps for Family Historians Workshop
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BQ
Branch Meeting
Coffee, Cake & Chat
Abingdon Branch
Abingdon Branch
Long Furlong Community Centre, Boulter Drive, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1XP
Walk
Walk Around Woodley
Woodley
Woodley
Woodley, Berkshire - meeting point will be confirmed by email beforehand
Advice session
Face-to-Face Family History Advice Clinic
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BQ
Workshop
WW2 Navy Records Workshop
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BQ
Tour/Visit
Reading Old Cemetery Tour Sold Out
Reading Old Cemetery
Reading Old Cemetery
London Road, Cemetery Junction, Reading RG1 4LS
Advice session
Drop In Advice Session
Wokingham Library
Wokingham Library
Carnival Hub, Wellington Road, Wokingham, RG40 2AF
Combined Branches' Meeting
Researching at The National Archives
Webinar
Webinar
Zoom Video Conference
Talk
A Potpourri of Social History Talks – Spring Series
Webinar
Webinar
Zoom Video Conference
Branch Meeting
Quaker Family History
West Berkshire Museum
West Berkshire Museum
The Wharf, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5AS
Advice session
Drop In Advice Session
Bracknell Central Library
Bracknell Central Library
Town Square, Bracknell RG12 1BH
Talk
Britain’s Railways in World War Two
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BQ

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