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Upcoming Events

Branch Meeting
The West Berkshire Museum Collections
Newbury Branch Webinar
Newbury Branch Webinar
Zoom Video Conference

Branch Meeting
Sex, Violence & Alcohol: after-effects of WW1
Abingdon Branch Webinar
Abingdon Branch Webinar
Zoom Video Conference

Branch Meeting
Criminal Ancestors?
Woodley Branch Webinar
Woodley Branch Webinar
Zoom Video Conference

Branch Meeting
Making the most of a Will
Bracknell Branch Webinar
Bracknell Branch Webinar
Zoom Video Conference

Branch Meeting
Mistranscriptions
Reading Branch Webinar
Reading Branch Webinar
Zoom Video Conference

Branch Meeting
Autosomal DNA and One Name Studies
Windsor Branch Webinar
Windsor Branch Webinar
Zoom Video Conference

Talk
A Potpourri of Social History Talks – Spring Series
Webinar
Webinar
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All Branches Meeting
The Lloyd George Domesday and National Farm Surveys
Webinar
Webinar
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Workshop
Getting more out of Ancestry and Findmypast Workshop Last Few Tickets
Webinar
Webinar
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Branch Meeting
My Ancestors came from Hampshire (Newbury BAM)
Newbury Branch Webinar
Newbury Branch Webinar
Zoom Video Conference

Branch Meeting
Marriage Laws and Customs
Woodley Branch Webinar
Woodley Branch Webinar
Zoom Video Conference

Talk
The Abbey & the Castle – Reading in the Middle Ages
Webinar
Webinar
Zoom Video Conference

Branch Meeting
Adoption in England & Wales (Bracknell & Wokingham BAM)
Bracknell Branch Webinar
Bracknell Branch Webinar
Zoom Video Conference

Branch Meeting
How to Lose an Afternoon to a Photograph (Reading BAM)
Reading Branch Webinar
Reading Branch Webinar
Zoom Video Conference


Branch Meeting
Organising your research with Evernote
Newbury Branch Webinar
Newbury Branch Webinar
Zoom Video Conference

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News
As England once again goes into lockdown to try and contain the spread of Covid-19, archive repositories have announced that […]
Hard on the heels of the last announcement about the Society of Genealogists, we have another new Journal Exchange arrangement […]
After a brief sabbatical while we updated the website, Member Interests are back online. Collaborate with other members who are researching the same ancestors.



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