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July 2025
Pendon Museum Booking closed
This visit to the Pendon Museum is organised by Abingdon Branch as part of the special events to celebrate the 50th birthday of Berkshire Family History Society. It is open to members and non-members alike. The visit includes a private guided tour of the museum. Light refreshments can be purchased at the museum’s café.
Mapping Alchemy for Genealogists
Maps help us navigate – and that’s equally true in our family history research. In this session, prepare to be persuaded that maps really are genealogical gold!
Create an enduring family tree in YourTrees Sold Out
Create a comprehensive enduring family tree, that is relevant to the digital generations, and store a copy on YourTrees. The workshop is aimed at those who have already saved versions of their tree(s) on YourTrees, those that are thinking of doing so, or wondering whether they should.Â
Online Family History Advice Clinic Booking closed
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?
Summer Potpourri Talks Series
This all series ticket covers all three talks in the Summer "Potpourri of Social History" talks series, for a discounted price. You may alternatively book each talk individually - see each separate event page. All three talks are on Thursdays at 2pm and last about an hour. This is an online talk series using Zoom.Â
From Log Cabin to the Palace of Westminster… and other true stories
This is the first of three talks in the Summer Potpourri Talks Series. Helen Baggott is a passionate collector of postcards and meticulously researches the stories behind them. This talk shares some of those stories, beginning with a man born in a log cabin in America who became a UK Member of Parliament.
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.
Cookham Abbey Tour and Holy Trinity Church
A rare opportunity to visit the archaeological site of Cookham Abbey for a tour, before a visit to the nearby Holy Trinity Church where the artist Stanley Spencer is buried in the churchyard. This is a family friendly tour and children are welcomed.
August 2025
Face-to-Face Family History Advice Clinic Sold Out
Just beginning your family history research and need some advice? Baffled by so many competing research websites? Banging your head against a brick wall? Or struggling with some other issues? In this one-to-one session, one of our seasoned advisors will help you make some progress
Thames Valley Police Museum, Sulhamstead, Tour & Talk Last Few Tickets
This visit to the Thames Valley Police Museum is organised by Newbury Branch as part of the special events to celebrate the 50th birthday of Berkshire Family History Society. It is open to members and non-members alike. The museum's collections include items from the Great Train Robbery, the Amelia Dyer baby farming murders, and uniforms, equipment etc. The visit includes a tour of the museum followed by a talk by Dave Stubbs.
August Natter Group
Informal discussion group, facilitated by Chad Hanna and Gillian Stevens. Topics are chosen by the group on a monthly basis. End time varies. Free to attend, but pre-booking required.Â
Katesgrove Walkabout
Join Terry Dixon for this walk through Katesgrove. We will cover its history, culture, heritage, industry, people, places, Victorian brickwork, schools & so much more!
VJ Day Anniversary Lunch and Talk
We begin with a fish and chips lunch, after which Dr Richard Marks will give a talk "Over the Kwai: The Story of the Burma-Siam Railway in World War 2".
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.
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?
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