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September 2026
Heritage Open Days – Open Day
An in-person drop-in open day for family historians and local history enthusiasts to explore our research centre and get expert genealogy advice.
Heritage Open Days – Open Day
An in-person, drop-in open day for anyone researching their family history, featuring expert advice and free access to major genealogical databases.
Heritage Open Days – Open Day
An in-person drop-in open day for family history beginners and researchers to explore our archives, use premium databases and get expert guidance.
Make your research manageable
How to organise your genealogical research data so you extract information for your family and local history.
Opulence and neglect: the changing fortunes of the Vachells of Coley House, 1638-1705
Dr Margaret Ounsley reveals everyday life in one of Reading's 'great houses' in the 17th and early 18th centuries. And also the massive social and economic changes going on during this time and the changing fortunes of the Vachell family.
Beyond the Trenches: Britain and the Great War outside the Western Front
The Great War is best remembered for the trenches of the Western Front.
Heritage Open Days – Open Day
An in-person open day drop-in session for family history beginners and experienced researchers to explore archives and get expert guidance.
Online Family History Advice Clinic
Are you just getting started in family history and wanting guidance as to how to proceed? Or are you stuck at a particular "brick wall" and need some help?
Everyday Life & Fatal History in 16th Century Oxfordshire
An in-person talk for family historians exploring everyday hazards and accidental deaths in Tudor Oxfordshire, using 16th-century coroners' reports.
Online records: share your experiences
An in-person talk and interactive workshop for family historians looking to maximise their use of major genealogy websites and databases.
A walk along the Thames Path: Marlow to Runnymede
Bill King returns with another section of his popular "Walk Along the River Thames" series. In this talk, we continue downstream through the leafy and most historic parts of the middle Thames valley via Cookham, Maidenhead & Windsor to Runnymede, site of the signing of the Magna Carta.
Parents at War
This presentation started when David was drawn on a journey of discovery after finding nearly 150 letters that his parents had exchanged between 1942 and 1945 before they were married. With the help of the letters and extensive research he has been able to piece together a detailed picture of their wartime experiences through his […]
Tracing Your WW2 Army Ancestors Workshop
Whether you’re starting from a single photograph or already have a bundle of documents you’re struggling to make sense of, this workshop will equip you with practical methods, research pathways, and the confidence to push your family’s wartime story further.
Drop In Advice Session
Bring your questions, problems and ‘brickwalls’ … and get some new ideas and advice from members of the Berkshire Family History Society.
The Clewer House of Mercy
An online talk for family and social historians exploring the Victorian rehabilitation of women at the Clewer House of Mercy and its links to Broadmoor.
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