Summaries of meetings held by our Bracknell and Wokingham local team
Our July talk, given by the popular speaker Mike Cooper, was entitled "Finding (Great) Grandad: Army Records for the Great War
'Finchampstead and its Lords of the Manor' by Christine Cox; and Michael Rea`s talk entitled 'An odd Fyshe'
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Read our Bracknell & Wokingham Branch report featuring festive trivia, family history quizzes, epitaph hilarity, and member discussions.
Discover the history of Britain's waterways, the lives of barge families and navvies, and modern canal restoration in this talk report.
Discover how a WW2 letter from Colditz Castle launched a fascinating investigation into the wartime lives and letters of two RAF brothers.
Explore social contrasts, royal scandals and cultural shifts in early 20th-century Britain in this summary of Tony King's insightful talk.
Discover how Berkshire researchers tackled brick walls, DNA matches and unusual records during lockdown to uncover fascinating ancestral stories.
Discover how the Montague, Heelas and Walter families shaped Wokingham's history, architecture and prominent local businesses over four centuries.
Read how society members uncovered family history truths, from French civil records and complex wills to debunking curious family legends.
'Heroes of Woodley Airfield' talk by Joy Pibworth. Many key figures in aviation history have ties with Woodley and this fascinating talk used the names of streets as the basis of their stories.
Explore the social shifts, royal scandals, and cultural innovations of early 20th-century Britain in this summary of a presentation by Tony King.
