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In 2025, Berkshire Family History Society celebrates its 50th birthday.

Over the course of this year, we will be celebrating this milestone in a number of ways. We held a celebratory conference on Saturday 7th June.

It was our first conference since 2014, so we aimed to make it a very special experience.  A Conference Report and photo gallery will follow.

But we’re not done yet, we have a some special Jubilee Visits planned throughout the year.

Founded in 1975, Berkshire Family History Society works to meet the needs of those researching their ancestry across the UK and overseas – as well as those looking for former relatives in historic Berkshire

A registered charity, we exist to help you in your research … WHEREVER your ancestors are from. You do not need to be a member to benefit from our public resources although we have many exclusive member benefits

Our programme of talks, walks and courses is the largest of any family history society in the UK and our family tree facility – YourTrees – enables you to create an online backup of your research and display it online, forever – for free

Talks - Walks - Workshops - Courses - Meetings

With over twelve events per MONTH, our events programme is probably the largest of any family history society in the UK!

A mix of In-person or Zoom meetings –  most are public, some are for members only

Members have free/discounted access to the full programme and our video catch-up service.  Join now to gain immediate access.

Family History Advice Sessions

Don’t know where to start?  Hit a brick wall?

We offer free family history advice sessions that are open to everyone.

You can book a one-to-one session with an experienced researcher either online or face-to-face at our Research Centre.

We have regular drop in advice sessions at Bracknell and Wokingham Libraries – no booking required.

The next nine sessions are listed below.  For later dates see our What’s On page.

You can can also drop in to our Research Zone in Reading – no booking required

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Members are entitled to 10% discount on products published by the Society. 

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