Finding your ancestors starts here
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, Berkshire Family History Society exists to help you in your research … WHEREVER your ancestors came from... and you do not need to be a member to benefit
The society offers:
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Become part of the largest Berkshire-focused Family History Community |
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Extensive website with exclusive Research Wizard and an online shop packed with books, maps, CDs, data downloads and more to boost your research |
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Free or reduced-price admission to society online talks, specialist workshops and courses, natter group and DNA special interest group |
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YourTrees – we will host a backup copy of your family tree for free – to help you create an enduring legacy. You can include media and we also have a ‘Boomerang Tree’ service where we’ll scrub your tree to sort out some common data issues and send it back to you |
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Heritage Research Centre –giving all visitors free access to Ancestry Worldwide, Findmypast Worldwide, The Genealogist and The British Newspaper Archive, plus friendly expert advice – if you would like it |
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Local Branch meetings – giving members across the World access to experts in local, social and family history |
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Member discounts on society products |
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Member discounts on Findmypast membership |
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Award-winning quarterly journal Berkshire Family Historian packed with news, reviews and features |
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Exclusive member-only website content |
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Forum – enabling you to share research problems with like-minded family historians across the world |
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Free online help and advice about Berkshire-specific family research |
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Active and popular Facebook site – run by experienced society volunteers |
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Email newsletter – to bring you the latest news, events and research ideas, direct to your inbox |
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Projects – your chance to join with others in society project work – wherever you live in the world. It’s your chance to give something back to family history – for researchers of today and tomorrow |
The society has around 1,200 members worldwide. It is a registered charity (Number 283010) and subject to the provisions of charity law in England and Wales.
Objectives of the society
- to advance education of the public in research into family history and genealogy, primarily but not exclusively within the boundaries of the pre-1974 Royal County of Berkshire; and
- to work to promote the preservation, transcription, indexing and ready public accessibility of related records and information
An Executive Committee and a 100-strong volunteer team run day-to-day operations and activities. All are unpaid.