Women in Georgian Newbury
From 1714 to 1837 women experienced significant disadvantages by comparison with men in legal status, education, employment and social life.
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15 Jan 2022
Summaries of meetings held by our local teams
Lost, Stolen Away or Strayed
Susan Ellis described a number of search tricks which enabled her to find missing ancestors.
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10 Sep 2021
Organising your research with Evernote
Evernote is an app which allows you to collate and store your family history research findings in a variety of formats, and access via a powerful search engine on several synched devices.
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14 Jun 2021
Researching ancestors in Hampshire
Les Mitchinson outlined Hampshire archives and what might be found in them.
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21 May 2021
Treasures of West Berkshire Museum
Founded in 1908, West Berkshire Museum holds 35,000 items of local interest.
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08 Apr 2021
Women and the Victorian army
Women who married Victorian soldiers joined the regiment and, if they were lucky, might follow their husbands around the world.
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27 Feb 2021
Monumental Inscriptions – Talk
We undertake these inscriptions to publish for family history research and allow access by distant and overseas members
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15 Jan 2021
Breaking down brick walls
Chris Broom, a professional genealogy tutor, gives some helpful hints on breaking down those brick walls
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13 Jan 2021
Christmas Crackers – Members’ Evening
Read our Bracknell & Wokingham Branch report featuring festive trivia, family history quizzes, epitaph hilarity, and member discussions.
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11 Dec 2020
Canal People – Joint meeting with Bracknell & Wokingham
Discover the history of Britain's waterways, the lives of barge families and navvies, and modern canal restoration in this talk report.
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20 Nov 2020
The Mansion House of 1742, demolished for William Adey's town hall
The Mayors of Newbury
Newbury has had 422 mayoral elections since 1596, and the office holders have included businessmen, bankrupts and ballerinas.
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12 Nov 2020
Great Amber Concert Hall in Liepājā, designed by one of Dr Pihlens' family
Who do you think you are? A Latvian FH story
Hugh Pihlens' grandfather lived in rural Latvia until 1905 when he had to escape for his life. What happened to him, and to Latvia, afterwards?
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12 Nov 2020