Upcoming Events
Advice session
Drop In Advice Session
Wokingham Library
Wokingham Library
Carnival Hub, Wellington Road, Wokingham, RG40 2AF
Branch Meeting
Irish wills and testamentary records + BAM
Windsor Branch Webinar
Windsor Branch Webinar
Zoom Video Conference
Advice session
Drop In Advice Session
Bracknell Central Library
Bracknell Central Library
Town Square, Bracknell RG12 1BH
Talk
Tilehurst 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
Branch Meeting
A practical introduction to tracing WW1 soldiers
West Berkshire Museum
West Berkshire Museum
The Wharf, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5AS
Branch Meeting
More than Biscuits, Beer and Bulbs – Reading’s Other Industries
Bracknell Branch
Bracknell Branch
The New Priestwood Community Centre, Priestwood Court Road, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 1TU
Branch Meeting
Crime spree 2: Law enforcement
Computer Branch Webinar
Computer Branch Webinar
Zoom Video Conference
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
Talk
A trip around the Inner Distribution Road in Reading – Before and Afterwards
Webinar
Webinar
Zoom Video Conference
Tour/Visit
Reading Abbey Tour and cream tea Sold Out
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
Wokingham Library
Wokingham Library
Carnival Hub, Wellington Road, Wokingham, RG40 2AF
Branch Meeting
Ethical Dilemmas in Genealogy
Windsor Branch Webinar
Windsor Branch Webinar
Zoom Video Conference
Branch Meeting
Was your ancestor a public servant?
Reading Branch Webinar
Reading Branch Webinar
Zoom Video Conference
Walk
Walk Around Woodley Sold Out
Woodley
Woodley
Woodley, Berkshire - meeting point will be confirmed by email beforehand
Talk
Houses & Estates 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
The History of Coley House & the Coley Park Estate
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
The Centre for Heritage & Family History
2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BQ
Walk
Caversham Road Walk: an area shaped by Victorian aesthetics and innovation
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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