Modern Marriages
Sadly, we have to change the programme for this meeting at short notice.
John Dunne’s demonstration of Family Echo has been postponed to at least September.
Gillian Stevens will summarise where you can find very recent General Registry Office indexes for marriages, but also births and deaths.
Chad Hanna has recently upgraded to Family Tree Maker 2024 and will give his first impressions and give examples of recording partnerships that aren’t marriages. A few of us may be confused about how to deal with partnerships and their offspring, particularly in the last half century, where marriages are often delayed. What evidence can we find of the start of a partnership? Or its end? How do we record little Johnny, the ring bearer at his parent’s lavish delayed wedding? What marriages that took place on the beach at Paphos? Or at Las Vegas? Your insight is welcome.
The meeting will start with the Branch Annual Meeting, where we carefully select the branch chairman, treasurer, secretary, representative and committee to take the computer branch into the future. Gillian Stevens, the current chairman will present her last report of the branch’s activities. Nominations are invited for all positions before and at the meeting.
Sorry, this meeting first posted with a date of 20th May. It has now been corrected to the usual third Wednesday.
This talk is free to members of Berkshire Family History Society and we request a donation of £5 from non-members. Pre-booking is now essential, because the meeting link will emailed in advance. Booking ends one day before event.
To join in this branch meeting, you will need a computer device which has a microphone and speakers. Ideally, also a webcam. You also need to be able to access emails from this device. First time users will be asked to download a small piece of software to join the meeting. The meeting link will be emailed to you in advance. Technical help is available for those who need further assistance, please contact bookings@berksfhs.org
Date
- Wed 21 May 2025
- Expired!
Time
19:15 for a 19:30 start- 19:15 - 21:30
Tickets
- £5.00
Location
- Zoom Video Conference
Category
Organiser
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Computer Branch - Berkshire FHS
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Email
computerbranch@berksfhs.org.uk
Speakers
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Chad HannaChad is a highly experienced family historian, having been in and out of Record Offices since the 1970s. He has honed his understanding of family history at conferences in both the UK and the USA. Chad has a one-name study of his mother’s Failes family who arrived in England as the Fenlands were being drained in the late 17th century. He has also made some headway with his father’s Irish ancestry.
Chad has a particular interest in both probate and electoral records, and also has a deep understanding of records produced by family history societies, having worked professionally for the Federation of Family History Societies for eight years using his skills as a computer professional. He holds a BSc(Eng) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Imperial College and a City and Guilds Certificate in High Education teaching.
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Gillian StevensA veteran family historian, Gillian has worked closely with the Federation of Family History Societies, Findmypast and The National Archives enabling her to build an impressive experience of archives and their accessibility. She is an experienced tutor of beginner family history courses and also runs workshops for more experienced researchers on family history websites and wills and probate, to name but a few.
Gillian has a degree in Business Studies and a City and Guilds Certificate in Further Education teaching. She has served regular five year terms as a trustee of Berkshire Family History Society since 2007 and chairs the society’s Computer Branch. She also facilitates discussion in an informal monthly natter group and helps researchers who require more technical assistance with their family history research as part of a ‘Tuesday evening team’.